Karun Nair returns to Northamptonshire for seven County Championship matches

The India international impressed during a brief stint at Wantage Road last September, scoring 249 runs, including one century and one fifty, in three innings

Northamptonshire have confirmed the return of India batter Karun Nair for the first half of the County Championship season.

The 32-year-old will be available for seven red-ball matches, beginning with Northamptonshire's season opener against Sussex on April 5.

Nair impressed during a brief stint at Wantage Road last September, scoring 249 runs, including one century and one fifty, in just three innings.

Over the course of his career, he has scored 6,249 first-class runs at 48.44 in 91 appearances, including 16 centuries and 28 half-centuries. He represented India in six Tests between November 2016 and March 2017, scoring 374 runs, with a top score of 303 not out.

^{Nair enjoyed a brief Test career [Getty Images]}

"I'm thrilled to be returning to Northamptonshire for another stint of County Championship cricket," Nair said. "Our aim is to win games and get promoted and I'm excited to get stuck in with the bat and help the team secure victories.

"I was really happy with my form last season and hopefully I can get going right away and put big runs on the board."

Head coach, John Sadler, added: "Because of the impact Karun had with us last season, he was always our main target to get back with us this season.

"Not only did he score some incredible runs for us, his calmness, his temperament, and his hunger for more runs was superb."

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