New Delhi: Among the bowlers who impressed in the 13th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) played in UAE, India's fast bowler T. Natarajan is also named. This 29-year-old left-arm pacer from Tamil Nadu has taken 16 wickets in 16 matches in this season of IPL. Natarajan, who has the ability to throw a six-ball yorker in an over, has also got an Australia ticket and fulfilled his dream in the third ODI being played in Canberra One day on Wednesday. He landed the first international match for Team India wearing a blue jersey.

The four changes made by Team India captain Virat Kohli in the Canberra ODI include T Natarajan's debut. However, the journey of his life is not less than a film story. His father used to work as a daily wage labourer in Chinnapampatti village, 36 km from Salem city in Tamil Nadu, while his mother used to sell chicken in a roadside chicken shop. In first-class cricket, Natarajan has 64 wickets in 20 matches, while he has taken 16 wickets in 15 List A matches. He has named 35 wickets in 38 T20 bolts.

Natarajan initially started playing cricket with a tennis ball, but he took the sport seriously when he was 20 years old. After this, he worked hard together with mentor Jayaprakash and never looked back. The special thing about Natarajan's bowling is that he has the ability to throw six yorker balls in an over. However a worse time came when the BCCI decided to ban 177 chuckers, Natarajan was also named in that list. However, later he improved his action.

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