Karun Nair`s historic triple ton |
Fourth and penultimate day of the fifth and final Test between India and England belonged to a man who is just three matches into his Test career. An unknown on the international prior to this, he is now not just a centurion but a triple centurion. Karun Nair – don’t forget the name. Test series between India and England coming up in Chennai. India will look to overtake England’s first innings total of 477.He paced his innings perfectly to remain unbeaten on 303 alongside Ravindra Jadeja. He later said he was nervous during his first hundred and in a perfect case of “gloves were off”, his second hundred came in 121 balls and the last in a mere 75 balls. Test series between India and England coming up in Chennai. India will look to overtake England’s first innings total of 477. Helped by his remarkable innings, India also brought up their highest ever Test score to declare for 759/7 and take a 282 run lead. By close of play, England had reduced that to 270 runs with the opening duo unscathed.
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