T. Natarajan

Thangarasu Natarajan (born 27 May 1991) is an Indian cricketer. He made his international debut for the India cricket team in December 2020.[2] He plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and for Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket. He became the first Indian cricketer to make his international debut across all three formats on the same tour when he was playing in India's 2020–21 tour of Australia.[3]

This article is about the cricketer. For the politician, see T. Natarajan (politician).

T. Natarajan
Natarajan during the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy
Personal information
Full nameThangarasu Natarajan
Born (1991-05-27) 27 May 1991
Salem district, Tamil Nadu, India[1]
BattingLeft-hand bat
BowlingLeft-arm medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 300)15 January 2021 v Australia
Only ODI (cap 232)2 December 2020 v Australia
T20I debut (cap 83)4 December 2020 v Australia
Last T20I8 December 2020 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015–presentTamil Nadu
2017Kings XI Punjab
2018–presentSunrisers Hyderabad (squad no. 44)
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA T20s
Matches 1 3 16 41
Runs scored – – 7 5
Batting average – – – 5.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score – – 7* 3*
Balls bowled 60 72 747 852
Wickets 2 6 18 41
Bowling average 35.00 13.83 31.27 25.90
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/70 3/30 3/22 3/4
Catches/stumpings 0/0 0/0 2/0 13/0
Source: Cricinfo, 15 January 2021

Early life

He was born in Chinnappampatti, a village near Salem in Tamil Nadu.[4] His father S. Thangarasu, was a weaver working on a powerloom, and his mother runs a fast-food stall. Natarajan is the eldest of five children.[5][6] In November 2020, his wife gave birth to a baby girl.[7]

Career

He made his first-class debut for Tamil Nadu in the 2014–15 Ranji Trophy on 5 January 2015.[8] He made his Twenty20 debut for Tamil Nadu in the 2016–17 Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament on 29 January 2017.[9] He made his List A debut for Tamil Nadu in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 20 September 2018.[10]

In February 2017, he was bought by the Kings XI Punjab team for the 2017 Indian Premier League for ₹3 crore (equivalent to ₹3.4 crore or US$470,000 in 2019).[11] In January 2018, he was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2018 IPL auction.[12]

On 26 October 2020, Natarajan was named as one of four additional bowlers to travel with the India cricket team for their tour to Australia.[13] On 9 November 2020, he was added to India's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad, replacing Varun Chakravarthy who was ruled out due to an injury.[14] Ahead of the first One Day International (ODI) match, he was added to India's squad as a cover for Navdeep Saini, who was suffering with a back spasm.[15][16] Natarajan made his ODI debut for India against Australia on 2 December 2020,[17] taking his first international wicket, dismissing Marnus Labuschagne.[18] He made his T20I debut for India, also against Australia, on 4 December 2020,[19] taking three wickets for thirty runs.[20] On 30 December 2020, Natarajan was added to India's Test squad ahead of the third match against Australia.[21] He made his Test debut against Australia on 15 January 2020, dismissing Matthew Wade for his first international Test wicket.[22][23]

References
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  4. Dinakar, S. (2 December 2020). "Natarajan's rise — a triumph of the spirit". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  5. Choudhary, Vidhi (25 July 2017). "Thangarasu Natarajan's rocky road to the IPL". mint. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  6. Kaveri, Megha (5 December 2020). "How T Natarajan overcame poverty and suspect bowling action rise fame". thenewsminute. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  7. Bindiya, Shefali (8 November 2020). "SRH's yorker specialist Natarajan blessed with newborn on the eve of clash against DC. Team showers blessings". insidesport. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  8. "Ranji Trophy, Group A: Bengal v Tamil Nadu at Kolkata, Jan 5-8, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  9. "Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament, South Zone: Karnataka v Tamil Nadu at Chennai, Jan 29, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  10. "Elite, Group C, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Chennai, Sep 20 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  11. "List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  12. "List of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  13. "Team India's T20I, ODI and Test squads for Tour of Australia announced". Board of Control for Cricket in India. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  14. "Kohli to go on paternity leave after 1st Australia Test; Rohit included for Tests, Varun Chakravarthy injured". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  15. "AUS vs IND: T Natarajan added to India's squad for Australia ODI series". Sport Star. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  16. "T Natarajan added to India ODI squad as cover for Navdeep Saini". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  17. "3rd ODI (D/N), Canberra, Dec 2 2020, India tour of Australia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  18. World, Republic. "T Natarajan trumps Marnus Labuschagne for maiden wicket in Indian colours; watch video". Republic World. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  19. "1st T20I (N), Canberra, Dec 4 2020, India tour of Australia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  20. "T Natarajan shines on T20I debut to hand India victory". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  21. "T Natarajan to make Test debut, KL Rahul to return; India pondering multiple changes in SCG". Times Now. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  22. "Brisbane Test: T Natarajan, Washington Sundar make Test debuts as injury-hit India make 4 changes". India Today. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  23. T Natarajan maiden Test wicket (15 January 2021). "AUS vs IND 4th Test Day 1: T Natarajan removes Matthew Wade for maiden Test wicket | Cricket News – India TV". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
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