Big Day for T Natarajan: After losing the first two ODIs at the SCG, Virat Kohli and the company would be looking to salvage some pride in the ongoing third ODI match in Canberra.
Ahead of the third ODI match today at the Manuka Oval in Canberra, team India made a few changes to their playing XI. The Men in Blue roped in Shubman Gill, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, and T Natarajan. Among them, T Natarajan will be making his ODI debut for India.
That special feel of wearing this special jersey #TeamIndia #TrustInDreams pic.twitter.com/XWD3JAjHHy
— Natarajan (@Natarajan_91) November 25, 2020
T Natarajan was initially named after Varun Chakraborty got injured and was ruled out of the series. He has now been placed in the playing XI of a misfiring Navdeep Saini, who complained of back spam prior to the opening ODI. T Natarajan made a name for himself with his phenomenal performance for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the just-concluded edition of the Indian Premier League.
The official Twitter handle of the BCCI shared a video of T Natarajan receiving his maiden ODI cap. In the video, the Indian skipper Virat was seen handing over the cap to the young talent of the team. Sharing the video, BCCI wrote:
“A massive day for @Natarajan_91 today as he makes his #TeamIndia debut. He becomes the proud owner of 232. Go out and give your best, champ! #AUSvIND,”
Here, check out the Tweet of the BCCI:
A massive day for @Natarajan_91 today as he makes his #TeamIndia debut. He becomes the proud owner of ? 232. Go out and give your best, champ! #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/YtXD3Nn9pz
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 2, 2020
Meanwhile, the fans on social media were escalated with the news of T Natarajan finally getting a place in the playing XI. Twitter is flooded with amazing reactions on the same. Here, check out the reactions of Twitterati on this:
Congratulations Tangarasu Natrajan bro???proud to see your debut match in this Retro kit.#nattu #INDvsAUS #TeamIndia #yorkerking pic.twitter.com/Y0o6e3SJda
— Ramji S (@Ramji1718) December 2, 2020
A massive day for @Natarajan_91 today as he makes his #TeamIndia debut?? Go out and give your best, champ! #AUSvIND
Congrat’s Nattu Hard Work Never fails Keep rock’s we all with you ?????????#NATTU pic.twitter.com/NjmdXDDEMJ— ESAKKICHEENU (@chinnathambi22) December 2, 2020
https://twitter.com/CskSridharan/status/1333989929618051072?s=20
All the love and wishes to @Natarajan_91 on his international debut for Team India. #AUSvIND. Go well #Nattu ?? pic.twitter.com/O10hH4K3I2
— Whistle Podu Army ® – CSK Fan Club (@CSKFansOfficial) December 2, 2020
https://twitter.com/arulnambi36/status/1333990018130407424?s=20
https://twitter.com/VSabarish22/status/1333980356668579840?s=20
Happy Tears
Shine bright Nattu
Your story should inspire not thousands but millions#INDvsAUS#Nattu pic.twitter.com/XBhiD1pcbu
— Santhosh YVD (@Yvd_Santhosh) December 2, 2020
Congratulations from #Thalaivar #Rajinikanth fans to our #Nattu for making his debut for the national side …..
Looking forward for the dangerous #Yorker #Natarajan #INDvsAUS #3rdODI #Superstar #Annaatthe #WeWantThalaivarPolitics pic.twitter.com/dRt1dhxxrq— ?????_wasimᵁᴺᴰᴱᴿᵀᴬᴷᴱᴿ (@Shaluakram1611) December 2, 2020
Congrats bro, you are an inspiration for all from normal background who are fighting to achieve their dream.
Waiting for today’s match for performance ??#nattu #weloveyou @Natarajan_91 https://t.co/Jmx49DotM3
— Prasath Panneer (@Prasath_Panneer) December 2, 2020