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Pacer T Natarajan, who came to Australia as a net bowler, on Friday became the first Indian cricketer to make his international debut across all 3 formats during the same tour. The 29-year-old was one of the rookies named in the playing eleven of the injury-ravaged Indian team against Australia in the fourth and final Test. Natarajan made his international debut in the 3rd ODI against Australia on Dec 2.

David Warner is very happy for his Sunrisers Hyderabad teammate thangarasu natarajan's Test call-up but he is "not sure" if the Tamil Nadu left-arm seamer can consistently hit one length, over after over, in the traditional format.

India's left-arm yorker sensation thangarasu natarajan has passed his fitness Test and joined the team during the fourth T20 International against England in Ahmedabad on Thursday.

Left-arm pacer thangarasu natarajan, who made his India debut across all formats in the tour of Australia last year, has announced the setting up of a new cricket ground in his village with all facilities. He also revealed the name of the ground, which will be the 'Natarajan Cricket Ground'.

thangarasu natarajan had to sort out his bowling action and overcome self-doubts to land a lucrative IPL deal and the left-arm paceman is now enjoying his maiden season with Kings XI Punjab.

India's vice-captain Rohit Sharma is extremely impressed with thangarasu natarajan's "solid character" and believes that the Tamil Nadu left-arm seamer is here to stay with his insatiable hunger to succeed at the top level. He also praised his Mumbai teammate Shardul Thakur and feels that the more he plays, the better he will become in terms of consistency.

Natarajan, who hails from Tamil Nadu, made his debut for India in the third ODI against Australia.

India's latest pace bowling find, T Natarajan, on Sunday said he was not sure of debuting in even one format, let alone all three and made history during the team's tour of Australia. When he was picked for the fourth and final Test against Australia in Brisbane, Natarajan became the first Indian to debut in all three formats during the same tour.

Breaking through the shackles of poverty by bowling pinpoint yorkers at will, thangarasu natarajan has done almost everything he could for his family, except for convincing his mother to give up selling chicken on the roadside.

The most challenging of hurdles - which Natarajan insists he can never forget to this day - occurred just as his career was getting started. In January 2015, Natarajan should have been soaking in the high of making his Ranji Trophy debut against Bengal at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, but the special moment instead turned bittersweet as the left-arm pacer was reported for chucking.

India's new fast bowling find thangarasu natarajan on Tuesday said he was "ecstatic and extremely surprised" by the reception he was accorded on his return to his native village after an impressive show in Australia.

Tamil Nadu overcame their first innings batting woes to record a facile 174-run win over Railways in a Ranji Trophy group league encounter on Sunday.

thangarasu natarajan, the `leftu Mani' of Salem, became the latest IPL auction sensation after he was bagged for Rs 3 crore by Kings XI Punjab. The son of a daily-wage labourer in Chinnappampatti village, 40 km from Salem, Natarajan was “stunned“ when his price surged from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 3 crore in a matter of seconds.

The Indian team management is likely to prefer Shardul Thakur over left-arm pace sensation thangarasu natarajan in the third Test against Australia in place of injured Umesh Yadav. According to sources, senior pacer Yadav is heading home for rehabilitation. The third Test begins in Sydney from January 7.

Spare tyres can come in handy, especially on long journeys. The Indian team's long and winding tour to Australia is a case in point. Unfortunately for them, the wheels of their bowling unit have come off far too frequently for their liking.

Left-arm seamer T Natarajan has made his pleasure known after being a part of the series-clinching second T20I win at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday.

Promising Bengal fast bowler Ishan Porel's saga of injuries continued as he has been sent back home from Australia after sustaining a hamstring injury during a net session.

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) skipper David Warner praised Rashid Khan after his heroics against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Thursday, saying that the spinner is a "world-class bowler" and always delivers in pressure situations.

Tamil Nadu's yorker sensation thangarasu natarajan on Friday replaced injured pacer Umesh Yadav in the Indian Test team for the remaining two games against Australia, continuing his remarkable rise in international cricket. Yadav had sustained a strain in his left calf muscle on Day 3 in Melbourne. Earlier, Shardul Thakur had replaced an injured Mohammed Shami in the second test.

Tamil Nadu beat Rajasthan by 39 runs on Saturday for its second straight win in Group 'B' of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 cricket tournament . Tamil Nadu, sent in to bat by its opponent, made 169 for 5 in 20 overs and restricted Rajasthan to 116 for 8.

Karnataka pacer Prasidh Krishna, Mumbai batsman Suryakumar Yadav and Baroda all-rounder Krunal Pandya have got ODI call-ups, as India announced an 18-member squad for the three-match One-Day International (ODI) series against England. The BCCI announced the squad on Friday morning.

Bengal bowlers were frustrated by No 10 Krishnamoorthy Vignesh and No 11 thangarasu natarajan as they added 38 runs for the unbroken final wicket stand to ensure three points for Tamil Nadu in a Ranji Trophy group A encounter, here today.

TOI has learnt from reliable sources in the BCCI that the 29-year-old Natarajan, who took two for 70 on his ODI debut and then scalped six wickets in the three-match T20 International series at an economy rate of 6.91, is set to replace fast bowler Umesh Yadav.

His eyes transfixed on the TV screen, left-arm seamer thangarasu natarajan was finding it surreal when the bids against his name zoomed up at a breakneck pace during the IPL auction.

Matthew Wade's second consecutive half-century was well-complemented by Glenn Maxwell's blazing strokeplay as Australia posted a competitive 186 for 5 against India in the third and final T20 International on Tuesday.

A rookie Indian attack was back in its element with four strikes in quick succession as Australia were pegged back to 149 for four at lunch after a brisk 89-run opening stand between David Warner and Marcus Harris on the penultimate day of the fourth Test.

Luck has played a big role in propelling thangarasu natarajan from a net bowler to a Team India strike bowler in a very short period of time. Natarajan was scheduled to travel with the Indian team as one of four net bowlers. There was no plan to include him in the limited overs squads for the ODI and T20 series vs Australia.

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) skipper David Warner praised the team's death bowling and said that they have artillery in their armoury after a massive 69-run win over Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Thursday.

At last, Suryakumar Yadav has earned an India call-up. The Mumbai batsman was on Saturday finally rewarded for his blazing form in domestic cricket and in IPL-2020 when he was picked for the five-match T20I series against England in Ahmedabad in March.