On Day 1 of the fifth and final Test match against England, Team India's Karun Nair scored an unbeaten 52 runs. His knock came in 98 balls, including seven boundaries.

Speaking about his knock, Team India's assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate said that he is a quality player for absorbing the pressure well.

In the post-match presser, Doeschate said, "He started off at six in the first test and then batted at three for the other two tests. I always said, and we always thought, that his tempo and his rhythm were very good. He is a quality player, particularly for that reason that he can absorb the pressure. So going in today at a different position, again, I thought he summed up the conditions really well".