Overview
- Nair finished day one unbeaten on 142 to take Karnataka to 319/3 against Kerala in Thiruvananthapuram.
- He shared an unbroken 183-run stand with Ravichandran Smaran after a 123-run partnership with wicketkeeper Krishnan Shrijith.
- The hundred was his second in succession this Ranji season, following 174* against Goa, after an earlier fifty versus Saurashtra.
- By reaching three figures he surpassed 9,000 first-class runs, becoming the sixth Karnataka batter to achieve the milestone.
- His form strengthens a case for recall after a modest England tour and omission for the West Indies series, with selectors yet to name the squad for the South Africa Tests.