Thangarasu Natarajan (born 4 April 1991) is an Indian international

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er. He made his debut for the

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in December 2020. Currently he plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and for

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in domestic cricket. He became the first Indian cricketer to make his international debut across all three formats on the same tour when he was playing in India's 2020–21 tour of Australia.

Early and personal life

Natarajan was born in Chinnappampatti, a village near

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. His father S. Thangarasu, was a

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working on a powerloom, and his mother runs a fast-food stall. Natarajan is the eldest of five children. Natarajan married his schoolmate Pavithra in June 2018. In November 2020, his wife gave birth to a baby girl, Hanvika.

Career

Natarajan made his first-class debut for

in the

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on 5 January 2015. He made his

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debut for Tamil Nadu in the

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on 29 January 2017. He made his

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debut for Tamil Nadu in the

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on 20 September 2018. In February 2017, Natarajan was bought by the Kings XI Punjab team for the

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for . In January 2018, he was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the

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. On 26 October 2020, Natarajan was named as one of four additional bowlers to travel with the

for their tour to Australia. On 9 November 2020, he was added to India's

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(T20I) squad, replacing

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who was ruled out due to an injury. Ahead of the first

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(ODI) match, he was added to India's squad as a cover for

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, who was suffering with a back spasm. Natarajan made his ODI debut for India against

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on 2 December 2020. Natarajan made his T20I debut for India, in the first T20I against Australia, on 4 December 2020, taking 3/30. In the second T20I, Natarajan picked 2/20 in his 4 overs in a high-scoring match. Natarajan's

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and pace variations in the death overs drew praise. He had figures of 1/33 in the third T20I as India won the series 2–1. On 30 December 2020, Natarajan was added to India's

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squad ahead of the third match against Australia. He made his Test debut against Australia on 15 January 2021, dismissing Matthew Wade for his first international Test wicket. In March 2021, Natarajan was part of the limited-overs squads of England's tour of India. He made his first appearance in the high-scoring fifth T20I at Ahmedabad, taking 1/39 as India won the match to clinch the series 3–2. Natarajan appeared in another series-decider, the third ODI against England at Pune, where he replaced the spinner Kuldeep Yadav in what was described as a "tactical move" by captain

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. With England needing 14 runs off the last over, Natarajan conceded just 6 runs to help India win the series. Natarajan played two matches at the

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before being ruled out of the first leg of the tournament with a knee injury. He regained fitness ahead of the second leg of the tournament, before being sidelined due to

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on the day before Sunrisers Hyderabad's first match. In February 2022, he was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the

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for the

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tournament. He finished as the second highest wicket-taker for his team with 18 wickets from 11 matches.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Natarajan, T 1991 births Living people Indian cricketers India Test cricketers India One Day International cricketers India Twenty20 International cricketers Tamil Nadu cricketers Sunrisers Hyderabad cricketers People from Salem district Tamil sportspeople