Karun Nair’s cricketing journey has been nothing short of a Shakespearean drama, grand highs, gut-wrenching lows, and a dramatic resurgence worthy of the silver screen.

In December 2022, the middle-order batter, once celebrated for his iconic 303 (not out) against England in Chennai, took to X (formerly Twitter) with a heartfelt plea: 'Dear cricket, give me one more chance'. At that time, his career seemed to be fading into the rearview mirror of Indian cricket.