Manchester, July 22 -- Ahead of the fourth Test in Manchester, England, Indian skipper Shubman Gill feels Karun Nair is batting well, despite some challenges like not playing at his usual position in the first match and the difficulty of a comeback series.

The runs that flew briskly from Karun's bat in the domestic circuit seem to have dried up in England. After a swashbuckling 204 for India A in the first unofficial Test against England Lions, he raised the expectations around him.

However, in three Tests, he has mustered only 131 runs at average of 21.83.

"Yes, we have had conversations with him [Karun Nair], but we think he is batting well. Sometimes it's not, first match he didn't really play at his number. It's difficult when a pl...