July 25, 2025

Karun Nair (Cricketer) Biography, Age, Height, Family, Affair, Wife, Facts, Wiki & More

Updated On : April 14, 2025

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Short Biography

Karun Nair was born on 06-12-1991 in Jodhpur in the state of Rajasthan, India. He is an Indian Cricket Player who plays as a Batsman for the IPL team Delhi Capitals and Vidarbha Cricket Team.

Other Name: Karun Kaladharan Nair, Kulla

Karun Nair Complete Bio & Career

Karun Nair is an international Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and off-break bowler. Earlier, the IPL has played for Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals. Karun Nair completed his studies at the Frank Anthony Public School in Bangalore. Karuna Nayar's mother, Prema Nair, is a teacher from the profession who teaches at a school in Bangalore. He started playing cricket when he was 10 years old. Karun Nair played some 5 years of first-class cricket and given his good performance, he was included in the Ranji team of Karnataka. Initially, he used to play for his school team, where his talent was soon recognized.
 
Making it easy to reach state-level cricket. During this time, he also played for Karnataka Under-15 and Karnataka Under-19, where he got an opportunity to share his batting experience with the best national-level players while playing with different teams. In 2013-14, he was first played in Karnataka, and the Ranji Trophy was awarded. Karun Nair got the chance to play in the IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2013. This IPL season proved to be good for them to learn something from the big players and retain their performances.
 
Which they got in the Ranji season of 2014-15. In this season, he scored 709 runs and in the final match, he scored 328 runs. Due to his excellent performance, Karnataka could win the Ranji title after 15 years. Overall, having lived with Rajasthan Royals for two years, he has become an international player, who is always professional with his performance. On June 11, 2016, Karun Nayar played his first international ODI against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club. He debuted in the Test Cricket in 2016 against England.
 
After this Nayar played against England in Mohali. In this series, he made his first century in the last match and converted it into an unbeaten 303. This performance of this spectacular batting made history. With this triple century, Karun Nair made Test Cricket's first fastest triple century, which has become history. He became the second Indian player to score a triple century after Virender Sehwag. He has been a consistent figure at the IPL. He has played for Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals, and Kings XI Punjab.

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Karun Nair Family, Relatives and Other Relations

Father Kaladharan Nair (Businessman)
Mother Prema Nair (School Teacher)
Sister Shruti Nair
Brother None
Affair/Girlfriend Sanaya Tankariwala
Wife Sanaya Tankariwala (Marriage Date: 16-01-2020)
Son Kayaan Nair (Born in Jan 2022)

He was born to a businessman father Kaladharan Nair and a school teacher mother Prema Nair. He has a sister named Shruti Nair. He married with his longtime girlfriend Sanaya Tankariwala on 16-01-2020. Together the couple is blessed with a son named Kayaan Nair, who was born in Jan 2022.

Karun Nair celebrating of his wife Sanaya Tankariwala Birthday, photos shared on Instagram

Karun Nair with his mother Prema Nair, Photo shared on Instagram on the occasion of Mother's Day

Karun Nair shared a childhood photo with his father Kaladharan Nair on his instagram

Karun Nair posted a photo with his wife Sanaya Tankariwala and his son Kayaan Nair on his Instagram

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Body Measurements

Chest Size 38
Biceps Size 12
Waist Size 32
Skin Colour Wheatish
Eye Colour Dark Brown
Hair Colour Black

Personal Info

Home Town Koramangala, Bangalore
Nationality Indian
Religion Hindu
Address Bangalore, Karnataka, India
School The Frank Anthony Public School, Bengaluru
College Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College, Bengaluru
Qualification Graduate
Hobbies Watching Moveis
Marital Status Married (Marriage Date: 16-01-2020)
Debut Test - 26 November 2016 V/S England
ODI - 11 June 2016 v Zimbabwe
Salary Test - 15 Lakhs , ODI - 7.5 Lakhs
Net Worth $ 3 Millon
Official Website N/A
Email Contact bandana@fairplaysports.in
Mobile Contact +91 9971353774
ODI Jersey Number #69
Playing Role Batsman
Batting Style Right-handed
Bowling Style Right-arm off break

Collections

Car Collections Ford Mustang

Favourites

Favorite Color Blue
Favorite Player Virat Kohli , Rahul Dravid
Favorite Sport Cricket
Favorite Actor Shah Rukh Khan
Favorite Movie Chak De! India
Favorite Dress Casual

Shocking / Interesting Facts & Secrets About Karun Nair

  • He became the third batsman in the world to Turn the first century into a triple century.
  • He is the second Indian cricketer to make a triple century after Virender Sehwag
  • In 2013-14, he made his debut in Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy.
  • For the 2016 IPL season, he was bought by Delhi Daredevils at a huge amount of Rs 4 crore, while their base price was only 10 lakhs.
  • On 11-06-2016, Karun Nayar played his first international ODI against Zimbabwe
  • On 26-11-2016, he debuted in the Test Cricket against England.
  • In Jan 2025, he created a new world record for scoring the most List A runs between dismissals with 542 runs in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Karun Nair Age, Birthday Facts and Birthday Countdown

33 years, 7months, 19 days old age Karun Nair will turn 34 on 06 December, 2025. Only 4 months, 10 days, 21 hours,9 minutes has left for his next birthday.

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