“A 30 or a 40 doesn’t pay your mortgage” - Michael Vaughan opens up on Karun Nair getting starts

Former England captain and commentator Michael Vaughan has stated that Indian No.3 batter Karun Nair’s 30 or a 40-run knock wouldn’t create an impact, adding that he needs a century or a daddy century to survive in the longest format of the game.

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Moving into the details, Nair started the Leeds Test with a duck in the first innings. Later, he scored 20 runs in the second innings of the opening Test. Subsequently, in the second Test, he got the starts, but could score only 31 and 26 runs in both innings.

"I thought he (Nair) played nicely, but we all know that in cricket, a 30 or a 40 does not pay your mortgage. It does not pay everything off, you need to get that 40 into an 80, the 80s into 150s, the 150s into double centuries. He will be disappointed because he played well, and it was a great catch. I would hope that India stick by him, at least another couple of games, just to give him a run at No.3," Vaughan said on Cricbuzz.

Furthermore, former Indian head coach Anil Kumble also had his opinion on Nair having a solid series so far in the ongoing five-match Test series. Moreover, he added that he survived Jofra Archer’s harsh spell, but couldn’t make it big as he fell off Ben Stokes later.

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“He’s (Nair) had a solid series overall, except for that one innings. He survived Archer’s harsh early spell and began looking comfortable. Some of his cover drives were beautiful to watch. But it was one of those dismissals – he edged a good delivery, and Joe Root took a stunning low catch," Anil Kumble told JioHotstar.

At stumps on Day 2, India were at 145/3 in 43 overs with KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant batting on 40* and 19* respectively.

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