Overview
- On Day 3 of the Guwahati Test, India slid from 95/1 to 122/7 in reply to South Africa’s 489, with key wickets tumbling through the top and middle order.
- Karun Nair posted on X, “Some conditions carry a feel you know by heart — and the silence of not being out there adds its own sting,” during the collapse.
- Multiple outlets noted the message was interpreted as frustration over selection, though the target of the remark was not explicitly stated.
- Ravichandran Ashwin reacted publicly to Nair’s post by replying with laughing emojis, drawing further attention to the episode.
- Nair was dropped after scoring 205 runs in eight innings on the England tour, even as he has since amassed 602 Ranji Trophy runs at 100.33 while India trial choices such as Sai Sudharsan at No. 3 and Dhruv Jurel at No. 4.