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Thangarasu Natarajan - Indian fast bowler

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Promising start of this indian bowler .How long he will go??.will he suceed or faded away like other indian trundler...discuss

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India seamer T. Natarajan on Thursday described his India debut as a “surreal experience” and said he was looking forward to represent the country in more such matches in future.

The 29-year-old from Tamil Nadu made a memorable debut for India in the third one-dayer against Australia, snapping two wickets as Virat Kohli and his men notched up a morale-lifting 13-run triumph.

“It was a surreal experience to represent the country. Thanks to everyone for your wishes,” Natarajan wrote on his twitter handle.

“Looking forward for more challenges.”

Natarajan had taken two for 70, claiming the wickets of Marnus Labuschagne and Aston Agar after India posted 302.

Picked for India’s T20 squad, Nataranjan was called up to the ODI setup as a backup for Navdeep Saini, who had complained of back spasms before the series started and went for runs in the first two ODIs.

Known for his ability to bowl yorkers, Natarajan played a pivotal role in taking Sunrisers Hyderabad to the knockout stages of this year’s IPL in the UAE, taking 16 wickets.

https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cric...-wicket-maiden-experience/article33243195.ece
 
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Tall bowler bowling yorkers is always tough to play

Should do well in T20s
 
Its obvious that he isn't a earth shattering talent or something.

The best we can get from him is probably Aaqib Javed level and i would be satisfied with that.
 
Has tremendous potential to do well for us in the next two world T20s....

Left armer...
Good Yorker skills
Clever change ups ...


Too early to say but he can easily become a nail in for the second fast bowler spot.
 
Hes a clever T20 bowler. Not sure he'll cut it in longer formats. But I'm more than happy for him and Chahar to lead our bowling attacks and save the others for ODIs and Tests. Pace is overrated in T20's anyway.
 
Looks to be a good prospect for T20s. Gives India a left arm option and has a good yorker .
 
Looks okay for t20s dont think he will be that effective in odis or tests balls a good yorker thou and good change of pace
 
Will do fine as long as just in T20s. Good slower ones, has control and very good yorkers.
 
What a story - father is a daily wage labourer (cotton weaver), hails from a small village, discovered cricket when he was touching 20, played tennis ball tournaments until 2015 and now representing the country.

He has already opened a free cricket academy in his village and a couple of players from that academy have apparently now qualified to play at state level league (TNPL). Talk about giving back to the community in spite of not being in the top earner category in IPL yet.

Unlike other idiots like Shreyas, who appear to concentrate on “body language” and “aggressive attitude” more, here is a guy who is humble, down to earth and makes the best use of his limited talent.

I expect most Pakistani’s to underrate him, even most Indians do, but if you are chasing 9 of the last over from him in a World Cup final, 4 out of 5 times he will defend it. Remember the name!!
 
Very inspiring story. I wish him the best. But he is only good for T20s, which is absolutely fine, given his background.
 
bala977 said:
What a story - father is a daily wage labourer (cotton weaver), hails from a small village, discovered cricket when he was touching 20, played tennis ball tournaments until 2015 and now representing the country.

He has already opened a free cricket academy in his village and a couple of players from that academy have apparently now qualified to play at state level league (TNPL). Talk about giving back to the community in spite of not being in the top earner category in IPL yet.

Unlike other idiots like Shreyas, who appear to concentrate on “body language” and “aggressive attitude” more, here is a guy who is humble, down to earth and makes the best use of his limited talent.

I expect most Pakistani’s to underrate him, even most Indians do, but if you are chasing 9 of the last over from him in a World Cup final, 4 out of 5 times he will defend it. Remember the name!!
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Hope he will have a successful career, good luck to him,, inspiring story.
 
India always produce quality batsmen now they produce far better bowlers than us.
 
His first wicket was surprising. He got the ball to straighten from over the wicket, if he can do it regularly, he will be a handful.
 
bala977 said:
What a story - father is a daily wage labourer (cotton weaver), hails from a small village, discovered cricket when he was touching 20, played tennis ball tournaments until 2015 and now representing the country.

He has already opened a free cricket academy in his village and a couple of players from that academy have apparently now qualified to play at state level league (TNPL). Talk about giving back to the community in spite of not being in the top earner category in IPL yet.

Unlike other idiots like Shreyas, who appear to concentrate on “body language” and “aggressive attitude” more, here is a guy who is humble, down to earth and makes the best use of his limited talent.

I expect most Pakistani’s to underrate him, even most Indians do, but if you are chasing 9 of the last over from him in a World Cup final, 4 out of 5 times he will defend it. Remember the name!!
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His story is similar to Md Irfan but apart from height Irfan was nothing bowler but this guy has some talent.
 
I know people do this a lot - backstories of players coming from humble or conversely privileged backgrounds (Shan Masood) - particularly from the sub-continent.

Heartwarming and all for the first few times - but doing it all the time I believe it takes away from their cricket.

Natarajan on his own merit has had a wonderful start and it is good to see a new bowler making his mark - and putting pressure on the more established seniors such as Bumrah. Always good for compeition.

Good on him.
 
Corridor of Uncertainty said:
I know people do this a lot - backstories of players coming from humble or conversely privileged backgrounds (Shan Masood) - particularly from the sub-continent.

Heartwarming and all for the first few times - but doing it all the time I believe it takes away from their cricket.

Natarajan on his own merit has had a wonderful start and it is good to see a new bowler making his mark - and putting pressure on the more established seniors such as Bumrah. Always good for compeition.

Good on him.
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Once it gets more common, people will stop commenting. Till a few years back indian team just made up of upper class or upper middle class people only
 
bala977 said:
What a story - father is a daily wage labourer (cotton weaver), hails from a small village, discovered cricket when he was touching 20, played tennis ball tournaments until 2015 and now representing the country.

He has already opened a free cricket academy in his village and a couple of players from that academy have apparently now qualified to play at state level league (TNPL). Talk about giving back to the community in spite of not being in the top earner category in IPL yet.

Unlike other idiots like Shreyas, who appear to concentrate on “body language” and “aggressive attitude” more, here is a guy who is humble, down to earth and makes the best use of his limited talent.

I expect most Pakistani’s to underrate him, even most Indians do, but if you are chasing 9 of the last over from him in a World Cup final, 4 out of 5 times he will defend it. Remember the name!!
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You don't need to abuse someone to praise Natarajan.
 
Indiafan said:
Once it gets more common, people will stop commenting. Till a few years back indian team just made up of upper class or upper middle class people only
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Very true. Cricket is an elitist sport. Very hard for poor cricketers to come through. There are exceptions like bumrah and nattu etc but it's rare.

Real talents are actually found on the streets.
People don't realise how tough and physically strong plus atheltic the young blokes who do hard labour work from a young age are.
 
Indian fans need to respect Shreyas Iyer, the batsman. Remember, we tried about 10 names at no.4 position and they all failed. Iyer came and solved the misery of no.4. This was the first ODI series he failed and he has played five till now.

My suggestion, hold on your horses and give him 10 ODI games on trot to fix his short stuff issues.
 
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shamaan said:
You based that upon 1 t20 game ?
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Have you seen indian bowkers record in last few yars? 20 to 25 averaging bowkers in all formats. 4 hattricks in all formats in 2019. 4 out of 6 concussion substitutes in tests were against Indian fast bowlers

Yeah sure it's one match
 
Chokli said:
Another hyped bowler like bumrah
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I wish he would be like bumrah

A bowler who averages 20 in tests, 20 in t20s and 25 in ODIs is apparently just hyped

This forum has some really funny takes
 
Indiafan said:
I wish he would be like bumrah

A bowler who averages 20 in tests, 20 in t20s and 25 in ODIs is apparently just hyped

This forum has some really funny takes
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On current form I’ll take him over Bumrah ;)
 
Very good T20 bowler for sure. Intelligent and has good variety for the shorter format. Like someone else said, even if he only plays T20s, it'll decrease the workload of their frontline bowlers, who can then concentrate on the longer formats.
 
I think he’s a great stop gap option for India, gives our T20 bowling a better option over likes of Thakur for WC . If he does really well beyond that, it’s a bonus
 
Brilliant today. Went for 5 an over when others went over 10

However remains to be seen how he does when hes worked out
 
Continues to impress.

India really need a good left arm pacer to add variety to our attack.
 
TN had a big issue of upper class cricketers being selected and so much corruption, but this has helped.
This is the true positive effect of T20 leagues!

Hope he keeps improving.
 
JaDed said:
TN had a big issue of upper class cricketers being selected and so much corruption, but this has helped.
This is the true positive effect of T20 leagues!

Hope he keeps improving.
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Entire South India has this problem except KA.
 
Pandya will get the headlines but this guy's bowling today was excellent and vital.

Mixed it up very well.
 
shamaan said:
No dilbar is better
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No I don't think so. Skill wise nattu is better and besides nattu shouldn't even be in our B grade level bowler. I would say he is fringe C.

Dilbar is good but not as good as nattu from what I have seen.
 
tyron_woodley said:
Very true. Cricket is an elitist sport. Very hard for poor cricketers to come through. There are exceptions like bumrah and nattu etc but it's rare.

Real talents are actually found on the streets.
People don't realise how tough and physically strong plus atheltic the young blokes who do hard labour work from a young age are.
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Pursuing any sport is for elites only unless you get really lucky and get some sponsorship before making it big. My cousin is currently training in badminton. He is aiming for olympics. His monthly expenses will blow your mind. Diet, coaching, gym, sport gears, travel etc. My uncle is middle class but he is a massive massive sports fan so he doesn't care much. Even if he represents India once in olympics, he feels its worth it. How many parents like these you know in India?
 
tyron_woodley said:
No I don't think so. Skill wise nattu is better and besides nattu shouldn't even be in our B grade level bowler. I would say he is fringe C.

Dilbar is good but not as good as nattu from what I have seen.
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LOL this guy is a trundler.Dilbar is a proper fast bowler who can touch 150ks.Dilbar has so much potential.Even with his 8 steps run up he can easily touch 145ks and his action is very very smooth.Dilbar is way more talented than this guy.
 
Cric_lover4487 said:
Pursuing any sport is for elites only unless you get really lucky and get some sponsorship before making it big. My cousin is currently training in badminton. He is aiming for olympics. His monthly expenses will blow your mind. Diet, coaching, gym, sport gears, travel etc. My uncle is middle class but he is a massive massive sports fan so he doesn't care much. Even if he represents India once in olympics, he feels its worth it. How many parents like these you know in India?
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Real talents are found on the streets man. Genuine ones. The ones that have had a tough upbringing. Ones that have works hard physical Labor work since a young age. People don't realise how tough and physically strong/atheltic they can be.

I do agree sports in general especially cricket favours the richer or at least middle class and above range.
 
choudhary6964 said:
LOL this guy is a trundler.Dilbar is a proper fast bowler who can touch 150ks.Dilbar has so much potential.Even with his 8 steps run up he can easily touch 145ks and his action is very very smooth.Dilbar is way more talented than this guy.
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Dilbar performs against who? Dilbar is unproven mate. I don't give a damn about his speed if he hasn't proved anything vs quality opposition.

You are right though. Nattu is a trundlers and until he improves his speed by a good 5kmph he will never be anything above a B grade bowler at best in my opinion

Still better than dilbar though. Dilbar dilbar .......
 
Players like him and Munaf Patel just by reaching this level have already succeeded beyond wildest dreams. Whatever few matches he plays for India will be a great achievement
 
I would judge him after his honeymoon period is over. India shouldn't overexpose him before the 2021 T20 WC just like how they did with Kul-Cha.He and the mystery spinner Varun Chakrawarthy could be our trump cards in the T20 WC if played right.
 
Cric_lover4487 said:
Pursuing any sport is for elites only unless you get really lucky and get some sponsorship before making it big. My cousin is currently training in badminton. He is aiming for olympics. His monthly expenses will blow your mind. Diet, coaching, gym, sport gears, travel etc. My uncle is middle class but he is a massive massive sports fan so he doesn't care much. Even if he represents India once in olympics, he feels its worth it. How many parents like these you know in India?
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Badminton and India? Do you know how tough it’s just to get into top 10 in state like Karnataka or Telangana under 10/12/14/17 in Badminton. My neighbour has 12 year old girl, in state top 5 in baddy. Her mother left her lucrative job in Accenture to focus on daughter’s coaching. She drives her daughter to coaching at 5:00 AM, then strengthening classes, diet, school, practice again in evening and then tournaments all over state on most weekends, occasional outside state and even Indonesia once on own funds. The family life, daily routine, holidays revolve around kid’s badminton. And this is just one example.

You have no idea what Indian parents are doing for kids career these days.
 
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I came only as a net bowler.
I didn't have too many expectations from this tour. Really happy with my debut series.

- T Natarajan.

Virat Kohli handed the winning trophy and Hardik Pandya handed his Man Of The Series award to T Natarajan.

natt.jpg
 
He is a decent bowler although he doesn't bowl at much pace but he looks very humble guy.It's always good to see people from humble background doing well.
 
I really like him. Down to earth guy, low pace but very accurate with his left arm angle and works hard. Very useful on flat tracks.
 
Hope he doesn't get dropped after 1 or 2 bad series. Looks like a thinking bowler and much better than Khaleel Ahmed. :inti
 
Looks like India have found one more bowler who is good at the death under pressure after Bumrah. Natrajan might not be extremely talented but he sure has a stable head over his shoulders.
 
Thunderbolt14 said:
I really like him. Down to earth guy, low pace but very accurate with his left arm angle and works hard. Very useful on flat tracks.
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He is not really worth the hype. He is not really a strike bowler material. He will be throwing darts after few international seasons once opposition teams figure him out, just like Mustafijur, Faulkner etc
 
Cric_lover4487 said:
He is not really worth the hype. He is not really a strike bowler material. He will be throwing darts after few international seasons once opposition teams figure him out, just like Mustafijur, Faulkner etc
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I agree about not being a strike bowler, but these days you really only need defensive bowlers in T20s who can conserve the runs. Wickets don’t mean anything anymore in this era of flat tracks, because most teams have enough depth, and usually the number 5-6 can strike from ball one so there’s virtually no difference between them and a number 3 batsman who’s already set.

In other words, as long as Natarajan is economical, I will take his 0-25 in 4 overs any day over Saini’s 2-35.
 
Thunderbolt14 said:
I agree about not being a strike bowler, but these days you really only need defensive bowlers in T20s who can conserve the runs. Wickets don’t mean anything anymore in this era of flat tracks, because most teams have enough depth, and usually the number 5-6 can strike from ball one so there’s virtually no difference between them and a number 3 batsman who’s already set.

In other words, as long as Natarajan is economical, I will take his 0-25 in 4 overs any day over Saini’s 2-35.
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As a massive fan of classical cricket, it really pains me to admit that you are right. It hurts me that one of ATG bowler Dale Steyn remained average in T20 and there is nothing he could do about it. Stats and effectiveness has killed the art of fast bowling.
 
Hardik pandya gave his Man of the Series award for the three-match T20I contest against Australia to Natarajan
 
Bhaag Viru Bhaag said:
Hope he doesn't get dropped after 1 or 2 bad series. Looks like a thinking bowler and much better than Khaleel Ahmed. :inti
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Oh he will be dropped after 2 bad games. 100% mark my words.
Vijay Shankar another one that did nothing. Wrong. Infact he was quite good yet he got dropped. But pant pandya will get a million chances.
 
Bhaag Viru Bhaag said:
He is a 29 years old youngster. Most probably he will play for 3-4 years max. :inti
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The reason why I added the word 'hope'. I dont think he is anywhere near Vaas or will ever be. At best, Natarajan is an honest trier who lacks certain talents and importantly pace.
 
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