Rishabh Pant ne Shubman Gill ko No. 4 par bitha diya, lekin No. 3 ka faisla abhi bhi latka hua hai. Karun Nair ya B Sai Sudharsan? Ek aath saal baad wapas aaya hai, doosra abhi tak Test cap ka intezaar kar raha hai. Yeh kya tamasha hai, BCCI?
Karun Nair, yaad hai? 2016 mein Chennai ke MA Chidambaram Stadium mein England ke khilaaf 303* banaye the. Lekin uske baad kya? Team se bahar, bhoola-bhala naam! Phir bhi, Karun ne haar nahi maani. 2024 Ranji Trophy mein Vidarbha ke liye 863 run banaye, chaar shatak ke saath. England Lions ke khilaaf India A ke liye 204 run ki padi bhi maari. Yeh wapas aane ka junoon hai!
Dusri taraf, B Sai Sudharsan, ek nayi kahani. 23 saal ka yeh Tamil Nadu ka batsman IPL 2025 mein 700 run banakar sabka dhyan kheench chuka hai. First-class cricket mein bhi uska record solid hai. Ravi Shastri aur Harbhajan Singh jaise legends uske No. 3 par khelne ke samarthan mein hain. Lekin kya ek uncapped player itne bade stage par tik paayega?
| Player | First-Class Runs | Average | Centuries | Recent Form Highlights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karun Nair | 6,199 | 42.46 | 15 | 204 vs England Lions, 863 in Ranji 2024 |
| B Sai Sudharsan | 3,012 | 45.63 | 8 | 700 runs in IPL 2025, consistent in FC |
Yeh dono hi apne aap mein kamaal hain. Karun ka experience aur County cricket ka anubhav usko ek mazboot ummeedwaar banata hai. England ke swinging conditions mein uska technique kaam aa sakta hai, jaise KL Rahul ne 2018 mein Oval par 149 banaye the. Sai, doosri taraf, naye zamane ka batsman hai—josh se bhara, aur left-hand batting se England ke bowlers ko pareshan kar sakta hai, jaise Sourav Ganguly ne 1996 mein Lord’s par debut pe shatak maara tha.
Lekin sochne wali baat hai—kya India ke selectors in dono mein se kisi ko sahi mauka denge? Karun ka comeback ek kahani hai jo dil jeet leti hai, aur Sai ka debut ek naye adhyay ki shuruaat ho sakti hai. Dono hi England ke khilaaf chunauti ka saamna karne ke liye taiyaar hain, jahan India ne 2007 mein Rahul Dravid ki captaincy mein aakhri baar Test series jeeti thi.
Par yeh India hai, jahan talent toh bharpoor hai, lekin faisle kabhi-kabhi adhoore reh jaate hain. No. 3 ka slot abhi bhi ek sawaal hai, aur shayad match ke din tak bhi yeh raaz rahe. Kya Karun ya Sai ko mauka milega, ya phir selectors koi aur chaal chalenge? Bas, intezaar kijiye, aur dekhte hain yeh natak kaise khatam hota hai
