India, Oct. 27 -- BCCI's chief of selectors Ajit Agarkar all but shut the door on Karun Nair's Test career earlier this month, saying the veteran batter failed to meet the team management's expectations during the England tour. But Nair isn't giving up. He not only hit back at Agarkar's statement but also vowed to keep piling up runs in domestic cricket to force selectors to keep him in contention for an Indian team spot.

On the back of his magnificent run in the Ranji Trophy 2024/25 season, and amid India lacking experience in the top order after the sudden Test retirements of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, Nair was added to the squad for the tour of England. He instantly vindicated the selection with a double century in the pre-series I...