In a major transfer, the Indian batter Karun Nair has inked a deal to bolster Northamptonshire’s lineup for the remainder of the County Championship season.

This thrilling improvement sees the Karnataka batter moving into the sneakers of Sam Whiteman, who has bid adieu to Northamptonshire to return to his homeland Down Underneath.

Karun Nair, who seemed in nice contact throughout the just lately concluded Maharaja T20 Trophy, arrived within the UK on Friday and can be part of Northamptonshire forward of their Sunday match towards Warwickshire.

Talking on his new task overseas, right here’s what Nair mentioned:

“I’m actually wanting ahead to becoming a member of Northamptonshire and attending to play within the County Championship. You hear so much about county cricket, and I do know Prithvi [Shaw] actually loved his time with the group, so it’s thrilling to have the chance to be concerned too.”

“Hopefully, I could make an impression on the group whereas I’m there, that’s the principle factor for me. It’s about doing as a lot as I can to assist the group get some wins in these final three video games.”

Notably, Karun Nair is just the second Indian batter after Virender Sehwag to have scored a triple century in Check cricket. In December 2016, he scored an unbeaten 303 in his third Check towards England in Chennai.