Thangarasu Natarajan - Indian fast bowler

[tyron_woodley]

If he can bat ok then I don't mind him as a 3rd seamer for odi in Sena conditions.

 

[Ab Fan]

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.

He was not suitable in a team which had MS Dhoni, a lower middle order batsman striking at 82 in last 5 years.

 

[jiduguravindra]

David warner appreciation instagram post for T Natarajan. Nice gesture from warner.

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[Third_Umpire]

Wish him well. His story is very Pakistani. Rising from the ashes to claim his place on the world stage. Well done brother

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

All hail IPL!
What a find

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

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.

Vijay Shankar is a very ordinary player and has no place in thia indian team.

 

[giri26]

Got his Test debut today at the Gabba. Hope he does well. Good humble cricketer.

 

[Romali_rotti]

Started bowling and his line is a little off...

 

[pillionrider]

Gets to debut thanks to a unique set of circumstances. Hope he does well considering this might be his one and only shot at test cricket ever.

Deserves it because he was kept back on the tour as a net bowler when he would have liked to be back home to see his kid who was born while he was away.

All men do not grow up to be equal

 

[arunpsm]

Denied wicket(s) due to dropped catch(es)... Aaaaargggghhh

 

[cricketjoshila]

2 wickets for Nattu.

 

[jiduguravindra]

Bit off in last spell, can understand that he is not used to bowl that many overs in a day. Two wickets on first day of your test career not at all a bad thing

 

[JattMaula]

Gets to debut thanks to a unique set of circumstances. Hope he does well considering this might be his one and only shot at test cricket ever.

Deserves it because he was kept back on the tour as a net bowler when he would have liked to be back home to see his kid who was born while he was away.

All men do not grow up to be equal

Not that many years ago he would have played 50+ tests for India.

 

[Saurav]

Not a Test bowler

 

[OMB]

'You could only imagine his heart-rate': Michael Vaughan hails T Natarajan for acing yorkers in incredible last over

While everyone continues talking about Rishabh Pant and his brilliant batting, or Shardul Thakur's 4/67, T Natarajan, who bowled the all-important 50th over of the innings, almost remains an afterthought. The left-arm pacer, who had gone for 67 runs from nine overs, was given the responsibility of bowling to a well-set Sam Curran in the final over of the match, with England needing 14 to win and 13 to tie.

With just two wickets left, Natarajan had only one option to go to, the ball that made him famous in the IPL – the yorker, and the left-arm seamer did exactly that. Natarajan held his nerve and gave away just six runs to help India win a last-ball thriller. Former England captain Michael Vaughan called the yorker a dying art, and while explaining its importance, credited Natarajan for getting them right.

"It’s a dying art. In the era of white-ball cricket being so dominant, so many T20 leagues around the world and these players are playing so much of it, you would think that there are a lot of bowlers who can nail the yorkers. It is still the hardest ball to hit right at the end. If you miss it, of course, you are going to go into the stand. If you’ve got the calmness and the skill level to bowl the yorker under pressure, you go back to Lasith Malinga, Brett Lee towards the backend," Vaughan said in a video on Cricbuzz.

The 47th over had gone for 18 runs, but three tight overs from there, gave India a sneak through the door. Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled the 48th over for four runs and Hardik Pandya bowled the penultimate over, giving away five runs. With 14 needed off six, Natarajan landed the ball right in the yorker zone, preventing Curran from taking the singles. With 12 needed off last two balls, Curran hit Natarajan for a four, making it to eight needed off one.

"It’s still the hardest ball to get under and that’s what Sam Curran needed. He just needed a little bit of elevation to get under the ball and Natarajan held his nerves. He’s got that trajectory – a little bit lower and skiddier and he angles them into the pads of Sam Curran. You could only imagine the heart-rate of Natarajan when he’s throwing that ball and he’s got to deliver that skill with billions watching. Full credit to him for nailing the yorker right," Vaughan added.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/you-could-only-imagine-his-heart-rate-michael-vaughan-hails-t-natarajan-for-acing-yorkers-in-incredible-last-over-101616995127671.html

 

[dravidthewall]

'You could only imagine his heart-rate': Michael Vaughan hails T Natarajan for acing yorkers in incredible last over

While everyone continues talking about Rishabh Pant and his brilliant batting, or Shardul Thakur's 4/67, T Natarajan, who bowled the all-important 50th over of the innings, almost remains an afterthought. The left-arm pacer, who had gone for 67 runs from nine overs, was given the responsibility of bowling to a well-set Sam Curran in the final over of the match, with England needing 14 to win and 13 to tie.

With just two wickets left, Natarajan had only one option to go to, the ball that made him famous in the IPL – the yorker, and the left-arm seamer did exactly that. Natarajan held his nerve and gave away just six runs to help India win a last-ball thriller. Former England captain Michael Vaughan called the yorker a dying art, and while explaining its importance, credited Natarajan for getting them right.

"It’s a dying art. In the era of white-ball cricket being so dominant, so many T20 leagues around the world and these players are playing so much of it, you would think that there are a lot of bowlers who can nail the yorkers. It is still the hardest ball to hit right at the end. If you miss it, of course, you are going to go into the stand. If you’ve got the calmness and the skill level to bowl the yorker under pressure, you go back to Lasith Malinga, Brett Lee towards the backend," Vaughan said in a video on Cricbuzz.

The 47th over had gone for 18 runs, but three tight overs from there, gave India a sneak through the door. Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled the 48th over for four runs and Hardik Pandya bowled the penultimate over, giving away five runs. With 14 needed off six, Natarajan landed the ball right in the yorker zone, preventing Curran from taking the singles. With 12 needed off last two balls, Curran hit Natarajan for a four, making it to eight needed off one.

"It’s still the hardest ball to get under and that’s what Sam Curran needed. He just needed a little bit of elevation to get under the ball and Natarajan held his nerves. He’s got that trajectory – a little bit lower and skiddier and he angles them into the pads of Sam Curran. You could only imagine the heart-rate of Natarajan when he’s throwing that ball and he’s got to deliver that skill with billions watching. Full credit to him for nailing the yorker right," Vaughan added.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/you-could-only-imagine-his-heart-rate-michael-vaughan-hails-t-natarajan-for-acing-yorkers-in-incredible-last-over-101616995127671.html

He has to improve lot...still not convinced that he is better bowler....though final over was fantastic...

 

[rhony]

Yorkers were good in the last over but he kept bowling absolute junk in the earlier overs. Shouldn't be anywhere near the ODI team. His batting is non existent and fielding is subpar. Don't think he's good enough for international cricket yet. Needs to increase his pace to atleast 135-140 range and field better

 

[OMB]

Yorkers were good in the last over but he kept bowling absolute junk in the earlier overs. Shouldn't be anywhere near the ODI team. His batting is non existent and fielding is subpar. Don't think he's good enough for international cricket yet. Needs to increase his pace to atleast 135-140 range and field better

That lack of pace is his major problem. Line and length are easier to correct.
He was having trouble bowling those yorkers in initial spell so he tried to compensate by trying to bowl short to cramp the batsman for space and elicit some edges. Unfortunately, at his 120 to 130k pace, all the short ball just come right in the arc of a pull. He tried to avoid that by straying in line. Finally when he got the yorkers right in last over, he was effective like in Australia. he needs to get yorkers right in first over or he loses confidence

 

[rhony]

That lack of pace is his major problem. Line and length are easier to correct.
He was having trouble bowling those yorkers in initial spell so he tried to compensate by trying to bowl short to cramp the batsman for space and elicit some edges. Unfortunately, at his 120 to 130k pace, all the short ball just come right in the arc of a pull. He tried to avoid that by straying in line. Finally when he got the yorkers right in last over, he was effective like in Australia. he needs to get yorkers right in first over or he loses confidence

He can't just be a one trick pony. At his pace, he can easily be ramped. He needs to increase his pace and develop a slower ball preferably a Yorker. I keep thinking if it was Butler or Stokes instead of Curran, they would have tried a ramp or even reverse as the length was predictable.

 

[pratiktc]

Let us be honest he is not a big prospect.
But it is heartwarming story of coming from nowhere to reach India level.
At best maybe he will represent India in WT20 and have another 2-3 ipl seasons

 

[volcyz]

Will be a legend

 

[redmaverik84]

He is living his dream, one that has just remained a dream for millions. Pulled out of poverty, with no formal training or education in the game, a self taught trier who gives his all knowing that this could be the last game he plays. He is a hero, even if he doesn't play for India again. That said, I think he will play for another year or so for the T20 team with mixed results.

 

[MenInG]

SunRisers Hyderabad pacer T Natarajan on Friday said that he will undergo a knee surgery and will miss being a part of the remaining games of the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

"I'm sad to miss the remaining games this season. Since I played well last season and went on to play for India, my expectations were high. Unfortunately, I have to undergo knee surgery and will miss this season. Thank you to SRH family, support staff and players. They supported and motivated me a lot. I'm going to miss the SRH family this season. I have no words to say right now. I wish SunRisers go out and win every game. Best wishes," the pacer said in a video posted on SRH's official Twitter handle.

"Natarajan has been ruled out of the tournament due to injury and we along with the entire squad wish him a speedy recovery," SRH captioned the post.The 30-year-old left-arm pacer did not feature in the last two games of SRH and he just played two games this season, taking two wickets. SRH has played four games in this IPL season so far, winning one and losing three.

In their last game against Punjab Kings, the David Warner-led side registered a nine-wicket victory.

After the fixture against Punjab Kings, skipper Warner gave a fitness update on Natarajan, saying: "He has obviously got a sore knee. Given the circumstance in these bubbles, if he goes and gets a scan, he obviously has to sit out for seven days. He has to get back in quarantine."

"We are just monitoring him at the moment. The physios are doing their best to analyse from a face point of view but he obviously has to go out and get a scan at some point," he added.

Natarajan had also missed four T20Is against England and he only made his way back into the team for the final T20I of the five-match series after working on his knee at the National Cricket Academy.

SRH will next take on Delhi Capitals on Sunday at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

https://www.timesnownews.com/sports...rs-hyderabad-the-best-says-t-natarajan/748826

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Today, I underwent knee surgery- and am grateful for the expertise, attention and kindness of the medical team, surgeons, doctors, nurses and staff. I’m grateful to <a href="https://twitter.com/BCCI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@bcci</a> and to all that have wished well for me. <a href="https://t.co/Z6pmqzfaFj">pic.twitter.com/Z6pmqzfaFj</a></p>— Natarajan (@Natarajan_91) <a href="https://twitter.com/Natarajan_91/status/1386970778713747457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 27, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>