Leeds, June 20 -- "Life has come full circle" is how Karun Nair sees his return to the Indian team. He declared he is "ready" for the five-match gruelling Test series against England, which will kick off on Friday at Headingley.

In 2018, Karun boarded the plane that flew to England but couldn't earn a spot in the final XI throughout the tour. In the aftermath of the series, Karun was dropped from the Test fold and put in the hard yards in the domestic setup to climb his way back to the team.

After dazzling in the last Ranji Trophy season, Karun returned to the side seven years later for a tour of England, the same venue that marked his exit from the team. The retirements of batting bigwigs Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli opened enough spac...