Father: S. Thangarasu, Mother: Santha, Wife: Pavithra Natarajan
T Natarajan is a left-arm medium pace bowler from Salem who has become one of Indian cricket’s most inspiring stories. He made his international debut for India at age 29, which is quite late for a cricketer, but his skill with yorkers in the death overs quickly earned him a reputation. Natarajan first grabbed attention in the IPL back in 2017 when a small-town bowler with a simple style was bought for a huge price. Over the years, he has played for teams like Sunrisers Hyderabad and now Delhi Capitals, proving that hard work and accurate bowling matter more than fancy tricks. His journey from playing tennis ball cricket to representing India is a true underdog story that fans love.
| Bowling | |||||||||||||
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
| Tests | 1 | 2 | 230 | 119 | 3 | 3/78 | 3/119 | 39.66 | 3.10 | 76.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 2 | 2 | 120 | 143 | 3 | 2/70 | 2/70 | 47.66 | 7.15 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 4 | 4 | 96 | 122 | 7 | 3/30 | 3/30 | 17.42 | 7.62 | 13.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC | 21 | 35 | 3658 | 1849 | 67 | 5/41 | 8/84 | 27.59 | 3.03 | 54.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| List A | 25 | 25 | 1155 | 968 | 32 | 4/38 | 4/38 | 30.25 | 5.02 | 36.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T20s | 104 | 103 | 2222 | 3140 | 115 | 4/19 | 4/19 | 27.30 | 8.47 | 19.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Batting & Fielding | |||||||||||||
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct |
| Tests | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1* | - | 9 | 11.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| FC | 21 | 23 | 9 | 29 | 12 | 2.07 | 163 | 17.79 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| List A | 25 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 7* | 7.50 | 30 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| T20s | 104 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 3* | 4.50 | 18 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
Natarajan is famous for his yorkers. He can land the ball right at the batsman's feet in the final overs of a match, which makes him very hard to score runs against.
He has played for Punjab Kings (earlier known as Kings XI Punjab), Sunrisers Hyderabad, and currently plays for Delhi Capitals.
He made his debut for India in 2020 across all three formats within a short span, becoming a regular face in the Indian bowling attack.
He is a left-arm medium pace bowler who relies on accuracy and clever change of pace rather than raw speed.
In the IPL 2017 auction, he was bought for INR 3 crore by Punjab Kings when his base price was just INR 10 lakh. That made him the most expensive uncapped Indian player at that time.
He was born on April 4, 1991, which makes him 35 years old.
