IPL 2023 Replacements: KL Rahul replacement – “Dear Cricket, give me one more chance,” Karun Nair has finally got his once chance to shine once again. Lucknow Super Giants have signed the Karnataka veteran as a replacement for injured KL Rahul for the remainder of IPL 2023. Rahul has been ruled out of IPL and will undergo surgery after suffering a thigh injury while fielding against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Monday. Nair joins LSG for Rs 50 lakh. Follow Indian Premier League LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
Dear cricket, give me one more chance.🤞🏽
— Karun Nair (@karun126) December 10, 2022
“Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Friday named Karun Nair as a replacement for the injured KL Rahul for the remainder of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. Rahul sustained an injury while fielding during Match 43 of TATA IPL 2023 against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. Karun, who replaces Rahul at LSG, has so far played 76 IPL games and has 1496 runs against his name. He will join LSG for INR 50 Lakh,” BCCI said in a statement on Friday evening.
Karun Nair had hit a downward spiral after smashing a triple ton for India. With injuries and loss of form, he was dropped from Karnataka squad. In the IPL 2023 auction, he found no suitors either despite being listed at Rs 50 lakh. In frustration at lack of opportunities Nair tweeted in December, “Dear Cricket, give me one more chance”. He has now got it.
While he did manage to find some form in Maharaja T20 Cup, it did not help. With just 4 matches to go in the IPL 2023, Karun Nair will now hope to make an impact in whatever matches he get to his name.
Last season, Nair played for Rajasthan Royals and in two innings, he could not make an impact. RR released him ahead of the auction. Nair enjoyed his best season with Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) when he scored 357 runs in 12 innings.
Karun Nair IPL Record:
- Matches: 76 games
- Runs: 1496
- Average: 23.75
- 50/100: 10/0
- Strike Rate: 127.75
- Best: 83*
IPL 2023 Replacements:
| No | PLAYERS | TEAM | REPLACEMENT |
| 1 | Jasprit Bumrah | Mumbai Indians | Sandeep Warrier |
| 2 | Jhye Richardson | Mumbai Indians | Riley Meredith |
| 3 | Prasidh Krishna | Rajasthan Royals | Sandeep Sharma |
| 4 | Kyle Jamieson | Chennai Super Kings | Sisanda Magala |
| 5 | Mukesh Choudhary | Chennai Super Kings | Akash Singh |
| 6 | Jonny Bairstow | Punjab Kings | Matthew Sort |
| 7 | Rishabh Pant | Delhi Capitals | Abhishek Porel |
| 8 | Will Jacks | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Michael Bracewell |
| 9 | Rajat Patidar | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Vyshak Vijaykumar |
| 10 | Reece Topley | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Wayne Parnell |
| 11 | Kane Williamson | Gujarat Titans | Dasun Shanaka |
| 12 | Shreyas Iyer | Kolkata Knight Riders | Jason Roy |
| 13 | Shakib Al Hasan | Kolkata Knight Riders | Aarya Desai |
| 14 | Litton Das | Kolkata Knight Riders | Johnson Charles |
| 15 | KL Rahul | Lucknow Super Giants | Karun Nair |
| 16 | David Willey | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Kedar Jadhav |
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