IND vs ENG 3rd Test: Karun Nair's 'brain fade' at Lord's - Who said what

The 3rd Test of the five-match bid betwixt India and England is shaping up to beryllium a fiery affair. From heated comments to cheeky jabs and passionate celebrations, the bid has kept fans connected edge.

While Indian batters volition instrumentality to the crease connected Monday, they request 135 runs to instrumentality a 2-1 pb successful the series.However, contempt their champion efforts, Jofra Archer, Brydon Carse, and past Ben Stokes ensured that India mislaid 4 wickets, including important players similar Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, and Karun Nair.

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Of each the wickets that India mislaid aft coming successful to bat connected Day 4, the astir regrettable remains that of Karun Nair.

The No. 3 batter’s 'brain fade' infinitesimal was highlighted connected societal media arsenic fans lamented the 33-year-old's 'bad luck.'After initially appearing assured astatine the crease, a seemingly 'ordinary' transportation from Brydon Carse ended his innings astatine conscionable 14 runs from 33 balls. After the umpire promptly raised his digit for LBW, the batter didn't adjacent see a review.Reacting to his dismissal, erstwhile India spinner and seasoned Ravichandran Ashwin voiced his concerns.

Speaking to Vimal Kumar connected his YouTube transmission "Ash ki Baat," the 38-year-old discussed however Nair should not person mislaid his wicket truthful cheaply.

"I truly was hoping for Karun (Nair) to travel good. He has batted good successful pockets but hasn’t truly enactment that spot to bed. Today arsenic well, helium near a alternatively consecutive delivery. It is astir pressure. These mistakes volition lone travel due to the fact that of pressure."Several others were disappointed with Nair’s showing, including the likes of Dinesh Karthik and Michael Atherton.

Reacting to his wicket, Karthik said: "I don’t cognize what helium was thinking. Karun Nair expected the shot to astir apt plaything away, but it didn’t—it conscionable held its line, kept coming straight. Pretty mean leave. Brydon Carse loving it, it’s an important wicket."

Adding to Karthik’s observations, England fable Michael Atherton said: "It’s a precise unusual permission from Karun Nair. Particularly astatine the extremity he’s batting—the pavilion end—so you cognize people the shot is going to tally backmost successful astatine you, down the slope.

So it’s an unusual leave.""To marque matters worse, he’ll person a large bruise determination successful the greeting due to the fact that it deed him connected the wrong of the pad, truthful helium had to hobble off," Atherton observed connected air.After an breathtaking instrumentality to the Indian Test broadside pursuing an eight-year hiatus, the batter has failed to marque the No. 3 spot his own, often struggling to get the runs flowing—as reflected successful his numbers truthful acold this series.