For many, the amount 13 is taken into account very unlucky. Not so for T Natarajan. On debut, T Natarajan had his dream moment as he managed to urge a wicket together with his 13th ball of his ODI career.
When T Natarajan was selected by Virat Kohli for third match at the Manuka Oval in Canberra, it represented an excellent journey from the village of Chinnappampatti to the luxurious green fields of Canberra. There was tremendous excitement for T Natarajan after he had impressed in IPL 2020 for Sunrisers Hyderabad with the power to nail the yorkers at will and also together with his pace.
Bowling the fifth over of the Australia innings after Jasprit Bumrah was hit for a six by Aaron Finch, Natarajan bowled the primary ball on an honest length and managed to urge the ball to nip back in off the seam. Marnus Labuschagne was cramped for room and therefore the shot resulted in an indoor edge, which disturbed the wickets. In came Steve Smith and he cranked up the pace by touching on the brink of 140 kmph. It had been a wicket maiden for T Natarajan as he made a superb start to his career.
Pandya lauds on the Indian bowlers T Natarajan showing Great Spirit in particular taken 2 wicket in his first odi debut. In his 10 overs spell he gave 70 runs and taken 2 wicket.
Natraj has come from poor family he is son of a daily-wage labourer, He has ensured that his parents don’t suffer any longer and constructed a house for them while also making sure his siblings receive proper education.
“He has settled his family. He has constructed a house for his parents. He is educating his siblings,” his mentor added.
That is not all, Natarajan has opened an academy in his village in an effort to provide the necessary facilities to youngsters, which he did not have.