Australia starter and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) skipper David Warner praised T Natarajan, after the left-arm closer was named to the India test team for the remaining two games. Natarajan, famous for his lethal Yorkers in the death overs of the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League, played under Warner’s leadership. Warner said the fact that Natarajan came as a net pitcher for India and then joined the team, which also after missing the birth of his first child is a great achievement for him. “It’s a great reward for Nattu (Natarajan). The fact that he came here and missed the birth of his son. Being a net thrower and then being injected into the real team is a great achievement for him,” Warner said while answered. to an ANI consultation.
“So congratulations to him, he’s a very good bowler, obviously I could see that as I captained him in the IPL. I wish him all the best and if he gets the chance, we know he’s comfortable, he knows what he’s got. do, “he added.
In early December 2020, Natarajan made his debut in both T20I and ODI and grabbed the spotlight after his match-winning spells.
SRH’s boss, however, has no idea how Natarajan will fare in the game’s longer format, which requires bowling for long, continuous periods.
“I’m not really sure, everyone should know about his Ranji trophy stats and how he performs day after day. I know he has the line and the length to do that and the capabilities to pull it off, but already obviously on a back-to-back basis. a test, I’m not 100% sure, “Warner said.
“I know Siraj quite a bit, given his debut and how it went, Nattu will probably be able to do the same too,” he added.
Natarajan was added to the test team for the remaining two test matches against Australia on Friday. The left arm pacemaker has replaced Umesh Yadav, who suffered a strained left calf muscle on the third day of the Boxing Day test in Melbourne.
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“The All India Senior Selection Committee appointed T Natarajan as Yadav’s replacement. Before the Boxing Day Test, Shardul Thakur was added to the Test team as Mohd. Shami’s replacement after the senior fast bowler suffered a small fracture in his right forearm. Both Shami and Umesh Yadav will go to the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru for further rehabilitation from their injuries, “BCCI said in an official statement on Friday.
India team test kit: Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Rohit Sharma (Vice Captain), Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (Goalkeeper), Rishabh Pant (Goalkeeper), Jasprit Bumrah, Navdeep Saini Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Md. Siraj, Shardul Thakur, T Natarajan.
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