ICC Champions Trophy 2025: "Karun Nair has performance, but selectors need PRformance": Fans react to batter's snub

Fans on Twitter reacted after Vidarbha skipper Karun Nair didn't make a cut into the India National Cricket Team for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The BCCI on Saturday (18th January) announced the squad through the press conference with Ajit Agarkar and Rohit Sharma at the helm of things.

One of the notable omissions from the squad was Karun Nair. This came as a massive surprise because Vidarbha's captain has been in the best form of his life in white-ball cricket. The right-hander has set the stage on fire in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 and thanks to his sensational form with the bat, he has guided his team to the final of the tournament.

Karun Nair has looked a beast with the bat in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25

Karun Nair has looked a beast with the bat in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25. The right-hander has been nothing short of exceptional, and with the way he has batted, he has caught the attention of many. It was expected he would make it into the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 squad.

Karun Nair has displayed incredible consistency with the bat and has hardly put a foot wrong in his innings. The batter has led from the front for his team and has almost single-handedly taken them to the final, which will be played against his old team Karnataka on Sunday (18th January).

Karun Nair has been averaging 752 in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25

Karun Nair has been averaging 752 in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25. He is yet to be dismissed and has racked up five centuries. The right-hander has registered scores of 112*, 44*, 163*, 111*, 112, 122* and 88* this season, which speaks a lot about his form with the bat.

Following his sensational performances, there have been reports that the batter had come under the radar of selectors. Even chief selector Ajit Agarkar mentioned that it was hard to pick the batter and lauded the batter for his special performance in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25.

Karun Nair's latest innings of unbeaten 88 runs came in the semi-final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25. He came to bat in the latter half of the innings but made sure that he left an impact and went past another fifty-plus score in the tournament, helping his team post a big total.

Karun Nair is currently playing the final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 and with him not making a cut into the team for the tournament, he would be keen to reply to selectors with the bat.

Fans on Twitter react after Karun Nair doesn't get picked in the Indian team for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025

As Karun Nair fails to make the cut into the Indian team for the ICC Champions 2025, fans on Twitter reacted to it. They were unhappy with the decision and gave some angry reactions. Here are some of them:

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BCCI: Domestic performances will be rewarded.

*Karun Nair scores 752 runs at an average of 752 in the Vijay Hazare Trophy*

Selectors do not pick Karun Nair in the Champions Trophy squad.

Indian cricket fans: pic.twitter.com/5pLfhb6lnm

— Zucker Doctor (@DoctorLFC) January 18, 2025

JUSTICE FOR KARUN NAIR

— BeingTheElitE (@Ramesh415414) January 18, 2025

Karun Nair's PR team's bad performance is the main reason he didn't get selected 🤡 . Anyone can have 700+ average! #ChampionsTrophy pic.twitter.com/7KSBmlUFX0

— No Context Humans (@weiredthings09) January 18, 2025

NO KARUN NAIR.

Ajit Agarkar said, "averaging 750+ is simply insane, but it's a squad of 15, so we can't fit everyone".#ChampionsTrophy pic.twitter.com/uJDws0waaV

— The King 🦁 (@Thekingg077) January 18, 2025

#ChampionsTrophy
NO KARUN NAIR.
Kya fayda hai domestic me run banane ka pic.twitter.com/9Qrka4nVrW

— Neeraj Yadav (@NeerajY90335930) January 18, 2025

Feeling bad For Karun Nair.
Scoring 7 centuries constantly
Still is not enough for getting a place in Team You need to only score in Ahemdabad and get a 10 , 20 runs in the rest you will appoint as Vice captain wow
Congratulations 👏 #ChampionsTrophy2025 #ChampionsTrophy

— SunitHota_szn (@Sunithota1) January 18, 2025

Karun Nair after watching the Champions Trophy Squad pic.twitter.com/Wl5iz9HfY6

— S A T T H I🧡🦅 (@Sathishh_7) January 18, 2025

Karun Nair and Sanju Samson will be mighty disappointed with the Team India announcement.

Should have had Axar in Jadeja’s place and Nair or Samson in KL Rahul’s place.

Rahul is too prone to injuries and is mentally weak to play at the highest level.

— Brutal Truth (@sarkarstix) January 18, 2025

Karun Nair ab 1000 run bhi maarde ek match me, phir bhi India nahi khel paayega! @BCCI Shit Show!

— Chinmay Singhvi (@SinghviChinmay) January 18, 2025

Deeply saddened from the exclusion of Karun Nair and sanju samson. It's high time domestic competition must be closed since only team's favourites are given chances . #ChampionsTrophy2025 #RohitSharma𓃵 #gambhir #siraj #sanjusamson #SaifAliKhan #ViratKohli

— NN SPORTS ENTHUSIAST (@NITINNEGI858474) January 18, 2025

Karun Nair Should have been selected man . Probably one of the most unluckiest players in current date . https://t.co/qNmPxgNjES

— Veer (@veerthere_) January 18, 2025

Not picking Karun Nair for the Champions Trophy is a travesty.

— Thejaswi Udupa (@udupendra) January 18, 2025

Agarkar's term as selector chief is as dubious as his record of 7 consecutive zeroes while batting. Terribly thick skinned. Not taking Karun Nair after his recent form is just plain silly. Antagonism towards Samson is well known anyway #iccchampionstrophy2025 #BCCI

— Rajeev Menon (@menonrajeev) January 18, 2025

Selecting two newbies for the CT over Siraj and Karun Nair is the decision this management is going to regret.💔

#ChampionsTrophy pic.twitter.com/ik5PNwqrWm

— 𝓟𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓬𝓮 🥂 (@whyy__prince) January 18, 2025