Karun Nair became the most trending topic after his triple-hundred against England in the first innings of the ongoing fifth Test match in Chennai. Nair batted out of his skin and became only the second Indian batsman to score a triple-hundred in Test cricket, after Virender Sehwag.
Karun Nair, who plays for Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League, showed great skills and temperament to achieve such a massive milestone so early in his career. With this triple-hundred, he has not only joined Sehwag in India’s 300 club, he is now at number 3 position in the list of highest individual scores in Test cricket by Indian batsmen, and this list includes the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and other Indian legends.
This is how Twitter reacted to Karun Nair’s triple hundred:
A brilliantly paced knock by a really talented young batsman! Congratulations @karun126 on a truly splendid knock! #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/qm2nXbv9yd
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) December 19, 2016
Congratulations on the historic triple century @karun126! We all are delighted & proud of your remarkable feat.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 19, 2016
Welcome to the 300 club youngster @karun126 ????? #Super
— Chris Gayle (@henrygayle) December 19, 2016
What an effort 300? @karun126 ?????? keep rocking..His first test hundred and that’s 300 not out.God bless @BCCI #INDvENG looks like 4-0?
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) December 19, 2016
Waiting for someone to replace this fellow’s face with @Karun126‘s. pic.twitter.com/ASGkhl9LxH
— Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor) December 19, 2016
Karun Nair…
Yesterday: 71 in 136 balls (S/r 52.21)
today: 232 in 245 balls (S/r 94.69)#IndvEng— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) December 19, 2016
Now that’s what we call amaze balls!! ?????? well done kulla @karun126 !! Amazing stuff pal!! Super proud of you!!??????
— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) December 19, 2016
https://twitter.com/DennisCricket_/status/810805725110747136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Naam mein hi run chupe hain Ka’RUN’ Nair #INDvENG
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) December 19, 2016
Yay ! Welcome to the 300 club @karun126 .
It was very lonely here for the last 12 years 8 months.
Wish you the very best Karun.Maza aa gaya!— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) December 19, 2016
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