Karun Nair smashed a 22-ball fifty on the Indian Premier League (IPL) comeback during the 2025 season’s clash between Delhi Capitals (DC) and Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday. The 33-year-old got a game after regualr opener Faf du Plessis sat out of the contest with injury. IPL 2025: DC vs MI – LIVE KARUN NAIR, YOU ABSOLUTE MONSTER ?🫡 pic.twitter.com/Pk1EIY8IHA — Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) April 13, 2025 Karun Nair smashed star bowler Jasprit Bumrah all over the park with relative ease. Taking on the world’s best bowler? @karun126 didn’t hesitate! ? ? “He’s reading Bumrah like a book!” – Harsha Bhogle, on air ? Watch the LIVE action ➡ https://t.co/QAuja88phU#IPLonJioStar ? #DCvMI | LIVE NOW on Star Sports Network & JioHotstar! pic.twitter.com/IG6LpKDGWk — Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) April 13, 2025 Making an IMPACT with INTENT ? Karun Nair takes on Jasprit Bumrah to reach his #TATAIPL FIFTY after 7⃣ years ? Updates ▶ https://t.co/sp4ar866UD#DCvMI | @DelhiCapitals pic.twitter.com/C7a59EkjxD — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 13, 2025 Nair, who has played for four teams – RCB, DC, PBKS and Rajasthan Royals – in the IPL so far and scored 1496 runs, was signed for Rs 50 lakh in the mega auction last year. He had posted ‘Dear cricket, give me one more chance.’ back in 2022, the last time he played in the IPL. After three years, he made his comeback count. Dear cricket, give me one more chance.🤞? — Karun Nair (@karun126) December 10, 2022 Experts and commentators of the sport, took to social media to congratulate the former DC skipper: Karun Nair is showing all of us why playing domestic cricket & current form is so so important ? — Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 13, 2025 No matter how much Karun Nair scores today but so good to see him getting opportunity to showcase what he is got. — Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 13, 2025 Don’t think there is anyone out there who hasn’t applauded that Karun Nair 50! Emotional moment for him & all his well wishers! So happy for him.??? — Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) April 13, 2025 Karun Nair converting the form in Domestic Cricket into IPL runs. Taking down Bumrah is a special feat…and he’s done it in style. Well played, man. 🫡🫡 — Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 13, 2025 Domestic cricket is where elite cricketers are made. The comeback of #ShreyasIyer and #KarunNair shows how important it is. Just like a tree needs deep roots to stand tall, players need strong roots in domestic cricket.#DCvsMI#TATAIPL#JioCinema #Hotstar — Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha) April 13, 2025 Karun Nair had an incredible 2024-25 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) season as he was the leading run-getter in the competition with 255 runs from six innings at an average of 42.5 and a strike-rate of 177.1, with the help of five fiftes and had a top-score of 77. Not only in the shortest format, but Karun had an impressive 2024-25 domestic season, being the fourth highest run-getter in the Ranji Trophy with 863 runs from nine matches at an average of 54 with the help of four hundreds and two fifties.