Indian pace bowler T Natarajan credited his fellow teammates for motivating him to achieve greater things on the Australia tour. “Other players supported me in the dressing room. Their motivation and support helped me. I was under pressure to perform when the opportunity was offered,” Natarajan, 29, told the Press during a conference in his home town of Salem in Tamil Nadu.
The left-arm pacer further said that being a left-hander did prove to be advantageous to him in getting the chances that he got. “My only thought was to take wickets. The only reason for me playing all the formats was because coaches saw something in me. And I being a left-arm also worked as an advantage for me,” said the Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer.
Natarajan, who was first picked as a net bowler in the squad, got an opportunity after Varun Chakravarthy got injured and then from one opportunity to the other he kept on going, making his India debuts in all three formats on the same tour.
Reflecting on the surreal experience he said, “It was like a dream to take Australian wickets.” Natarajan also missed the birth of his child while in Australia, but he says that he and his wife were happy that he was able to make his India debut, even as he missed an important occasion.
“More than the newborn, my wife and I were proud that I could play for my country. Hard work will never go to waste. It is always rewarding," said the Tamil Nadu born.
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