Chennai: Not long back did the young Karun Nair amass a triple century in the Ranji Final last season, the young lad managed to repeat his feat once again and in the grandest of stages.

Representing his nation in what is only his 3rd Test and with his place in the side uncertain, the 25-year old
Karnataka treated the Chennai crowd with a knock of epic proportions against England on Monday in the Final Test at
the MA Chidambaram Stadium.

His knock was only the third instance when an Indian Batsman went on to register a score in excess of 300.

This knock ensured that he hogged the limelight for a good day and a half trending on Twitter India with praises pouring in from former Indian greats and several personalities from other spheres.

Former Indian player and current Delhi Daredevils (of which Karun Nair is a part of) assistant coach Pravin Amre
believes the influence of former Indian skipper Rahul Dravid on Karun has paid huge dividends for the Karnataka lad..

He went on to add that "Karun had shown a lot of character in his innings, it is not easy to score a triple century on any ground and with the Chennai heat in play, it only adds to the magnitude of the success achieved by Karun. He will cherish this innings for a long time to come."

It is noteworthy that Karun and Dravid have been associated with each other first with Rajasthan Royals and second, with Delhi Daredevils. Most recently, however, Karun was under Dravid's able guidance while playing for the India A side that toured Australia.