It is to be noted, during his two-year tenure at Vidarbha, where he played in 2023 and 2024, Nair scored 863 runs in Ranji Trophy and 779 in Vijay Hazare.
During the 2014-15 season of the Ranji Trophy, Karnataka were able to successfully defend their title under Vinay Kumar captaincy, defeating Tamil Nadu in the final.
Shubman Gill scored his 14th First-Class hundred in Ranji Trophy 2024-25 clash between Punjab and Karnataka at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Karnataka defeated Vidarbha by 36 runs, to lift the coveted Vijay Hazare Trophy for the fifth time in their history.
KL Rahul scored 276 runs in 10 innings at an average of 30.66 with two fifties in the BGT 2024-25.
The 35-year-old Karnataka cricketer was declared dead after he was taken to a hospital in Bengaluru.
Karnataka captain Manish Pandey was seen handling the wicket-keeping duties in place of injured wicket-keeper Srinivas Sharath.
Tamil Nadu are the defending champions and will look to give it their all while trying to defend their title but Karnataka have been in their groove too and would pose a stern challenge against the Vijay Shankar-led side.
The Karnataka all-rounder came in the limelight as he became the most expensive uncapped Indian to be bought in IPL 2021 auction for a massive Rs. 9.25 crore.