India, Aug. 6 -- Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan didn't hold back while criticising Karun Nair for his underwhelming show on the England tour. The middle-order batter failed to get going on his comeback series and scored just one half-century in the four matches he played. He got a call-up in the Indian team after eight years, after he proved himself in domestic cricket with a plethora of runs.

He piled up 863 runs in the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy at an average of 53.93, notching up four centuries and a couple of fifties, including a crucial knock in the final that steered his team to victory. But it was in the Vijay Hazare Trophy where he truly turned heads, racking up 779 runs in just eight innings at a staggering average of 389.50 an...