“It will be unfair…” - Karun Nair on comparisons with Rohit Sharma

Karun Nair had a lukewarm outing in the recently concluded Test series against England. Though the batter scored only one half century and rest remained the below 50-run mark, the fifty came in a crucial juncture of the fifth Test and was applauded by many fans and pundits alike.

One picture from his outing in England going viral as people are drawing parallels between him and India ODI captain Rohit Sharma. Karun unleashed a straight drive which mirrored the same as Rohit’s from one of his innings. Speaking of the same, the Karnataka batter refrained from taking the likening as compliment, rather he avoided the resemblance as saying that Rohit is much bigger player than him and he is just starting his career.

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"Everyone these days watches everything that goes around on social media, but you know that Rohit Sharma is a legend of the game & I don't really know what to say, it's nice to see but I would like to not compare myself with someone who is a legend of the game. It will be unfair to be compared to the legend, whereas I am just starting my career,” Karun said to Sports Yaari.

I’m going to work on it very soon: Karun Nair

Karun reflected on his maiden England tour by saying that he got to good starts but could not convert those starts into big scores. His highest score of 57 came in the final Test of the series and his other scores read, 40, 31, 26 and 21. He further added that though the outing was not what he imagined it to be, he has learnt the lesson.

I was batting really well throughout the series and I was getting starts in most games. But I was just not able to convert it, which was frustrating for me more than anyone else. The one lesson I’ve reflected upon is making sure that I convert the start that I get. I’ve spoken to a lot of people about it, and I’m going to work on it very soon,” he added.