Karun Nair plans to get dinner with his old mates in the Karnataka camp in a couple of days. But for now, it is pure business.
Kinship was set aside on Saturday, as Karun’s classy 90 gave Vidarbha the upper hand against his former team on the second day of their Ranji Trophy quarterfinal outing here on Saturday. Vidarbha posted an imposing 460, before Karnataka moved to 98 for two at close of play.
Karun, who spent the first decade of his career in the Karnataka side, put on a driving exhibition. Anything full or on length was met with crisp forward movement and a flowing bat. With timing and elegance, Karun collected boundaries aplenty in the ‘V’. The 32-year-old looked on course to score his third hundred of the season, until he received an unplayable delivery from pacer Vidwath Kaverappa which flattened his off stump.
