Archive · 1 Aug 2025
Nair's 50 Highlights Long Gaps in Test Cricket for India
In a cricket match, Karun Nair scored 50 runs, his first in a long time.
It had been a long time since his last big score.
The player with the longest wait between big scores is Parthiv Patel, whose wait was even longer.
Nair started his Test career strong but had a long gap since his last big score.
Karun Nair scored 50 runs in the 5th Test against England.
This marked Nair's first 50+ score in Tests after 3,149 days.
Parthiv Patel holds the record for the longest gap between two Test fifties for India.
Patel's record gap was 4,426 days between his fourth and fifth fifties.
Nair scored a triple century in his early Test career.
- Who
- Karun Nair, Parthiv Patel, and the India and England cricket teams.
- What
- Karun Nair's performance in the 5th Test and Parthiv Patel's record.
- When
- Ongoing Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy.
- Where
- N/A
- Why
- To highlight the longest gaps between two fifties in Test cricket for India.
- Match
- 5th Test
- Batsman
- Karun Nair
- Runs
- 50
- Days Since Last 50+
- 3,149
- Record Holder
- Parthiv Patel
- Patel's Gap
- 4,426 days
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