Karun Nair Refuses to Give Up on Test Career Despite Selector's Doubts

Despite being deemed unworthy of selection by the Indian team's chief selector, Ajit Agarkar, Karun Nair continues to prove himself in domestic cricket. Nair hit back at Agarkar's statement, stating that he felt he deserved more than just a single series after the last two years. Nair has been in fine form in the Ranji Trophy, scoring a total of 255 runs in three matches, including an unbeaten 174 against Goa.

Key Takeaways:

Karun Nair has been overlooked by selectors for several national team spots, including the Duleep Trophy, India A series against Australia A, and the Test series against the West Indies.
Despite Agarkar's statement that Nair failed to meet the team management's expectations during the England tour, Nair has been scoring runs in domestic cricket, including a double century in the pre-series India A tour game.
Nair has been open about the disappointment he feels about being overlooked by selectors, stating that it does get into his head but that he focuses on scoring runs to do his job.
Nair has a clear goal of playing for the Indian national team and winning games for the side he is playing for.
Agarkar noted that while the selectors would like to give every player 15-20 chances, it's not always possible.

Statistics:

Nair scored 205 runs in four Test matches against England.
Nair scored 73 and 8 in the first round of the Ranji Trophy for Karnataka.
Nair scored an unbeaten 174 against Goa in the Ranji Trophy.
Nair has been in the Indian team for a total of 4 Test matches.
The Indian team's chief selector, Ajit Agarkar, mentioned that Nair failed to score a convincingly dominant knock in four Test matches against England.
The Indian Test team has lacked experience in the top order after the sudden retirements of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.

Sources:

"Karun Nair vows to keep scoring runs after Agarkar shuts door on Test career" by Samarth Bharadwaj, Hindustan Times.