India, Jan. 30 -- Karun Nair remains hopeful of reviving his Test career despite being overlooked for the Champions Trophy 2025 earlier this month. The Vidarbha and India batter, who last played a Test match in 2017, has been in sensational form in domestic cricket and believes he still has a chance to don the whites for India again.

BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar confirmed that Nair's name was discussed during squad selection meetings, but he ultimately did not make the cut for the marquee tournament. Despite this, Nair remains focused on his long-term goal of returning to the Test setup.

"If I'm being honest, before the tournament, I wasn't thinking about that. At least for me, it felt quite far away. But like I said, you have dream...