Karun Nair's Story: Meet DC Batsman's Non-Hindu Wife, Media Professional, Comeback In IPL 2025

Karun Kaladharan Nair, AKA Karun Nair, made his comeback in IPL after a wait of 1077 days. The ace cricketer played his last IPL match back in the 2022 season, and at that time, he was with Rajasthan Royals. On April 13, 2025, Karun Nair made his much-awaited return to the IPL against Mumbai Indians in a crucial fixture of the IPL 2025. The prolific batsman proved that form is temporary, but class is permanent.

Meet IPL's comeback star, Karun Nair, whose three-year-old post 'Give me one more chance' went viral on the internet

Karun Nair scored 89 runs in just 40 balls against a stellar bowling side, including Trent Boult, Hardik Pandya, and Jasprit Bumrah. Although, despite his best efforts, Delhi Capitals couldn't win the match, but the spotlight was on Karun Nair. For the uninitiated, DC signed Karun Nair during the 2025 IPL auctions for a price tag of Rs. 50 lakhs. After his impressive run of form in the 2024 Vijay Hazare Trophy. 

After his stellar comeback innings against Mumbai Indians in IPL 2025, Karun Nair's old post went viral on the internet. For the uninitiated, on December 10, 2022, Karun took to his X handle and wrote, "Dear cricket, give me one more chance" and after three years, he got his chance and as expected, the Delhi Capitals showman delivered a terrific performance. For the uninitiated, Karun Nair plays for Vidarbha in domestic cricket, and he is only the second Indian batter to score a triple century in Test cricket.

Who is Delhi Capitals batsman, Karun Nair's wife, Sanaya Tankariwala? Meet the media professional who bowled the ace cricketer

Apart from his extraordinary cricketing front, let's put the spotlight on his personal front, which is equally interesting and every cricket fanatic should know about it. Karun Nair is married to a stunning woman named Sanaya Tankariwala. The couple got engaged on June 29, 2019, in an intimate engagement ceremony. After some months, Karun and Sanaya got married in a lavish wedding on January 19, 2020. In the following years, the lovely couple welcomed a baby boy, Kayaan, and a princess, Samara.

Talking about the profession of Karun Nair's wife, Sanaya Tankariwala is a media professional. Despite being the wife of such a famous cricketer, Sanaya never comes into the limelight and prefers to stay far from the media spotlight. However, she still has 10.2K followers on Instagram. From sharing pictures with her adorable kids to dropping stunning photos with her darling husband, Sayana's IG game is pretty strong and keeps her followers engaged. 

Karun Nair's wife, Sanaya Tankariwala, turned Hindu, leaving her Parsi roots behind

One of the most interesting anecdotes from Karun Nair and Sanaya Tankariwala's love story is that the latter left her Parsi roots to marry her Hindu husband. Yes! You read it right. Sanaya was born into a Parsi family, while Karun belongs to the Hindu community. After falling in love, the couple dated each other for some years before finally taking the plunge. Once they were convinced they would like to spend the rest of their lives together, Karun and Sanaya married according to Hindu and Parsi customs. They're currently in the best phase of their lives as they're on their parenthood journey. 

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