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Everyone was asking questions when I selected T. Natarajan in the KXIP team: Virender Sehwag

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Thangarasu Natarajan. (Photo by Cameron Spencer – CA / Cricket Australia via Getty Image)

Tamil Nadu fast bowler T Natarajan took Kings xi punjab That year he won a brilliant TNPL season in the IPL 2017 season. In that particular season, Natarajan got 6 IPL games to play and took just two wickets, raising questions about his inclusion in the team.

Virender Sehwag, the former opener of the Indian cricket team at that time, was selected as the head of KXIP. The legendary opener revealed that many questions were raised by critics to include Natarajan in the KXIP squad. He revealed this while replying to a fan query on Sony Sports Network.

“I was very happy because when I picked Natarajan in the IPL for Kings XI Punjab, everyone was questioning that this player has come who has not even played domestic cricket and has come after playing TNPL league, so he How was it chosen? At such a huge cost, ”Sehwag told Sony Sports Network.

Sehwag said that some players from Tamil Nadu were instrumental in including the Yorker Master in the KXIP team. Sehwag saw a lot of videos of Natarajan at that time and thought of taking them to the auction without looking back. He was bought at the IPL 2017 auction for INR 3 crores.

“I was not worried about money, but is a genius. At that time there were some Tamil Nadu players in our team who told me that he is a very good player who bowls very well in slog overs and gives a right yorker. “

I watched their videos and then decided to choose them: Virender Sehwag

KXIP won only seven matches in that IPL season and finished fifth on the points table, failing to qualify for the playoffs. Although Natarajan took just two wickets in the six matches played that season, he played a key role in it. KXIP wins.

He said, ‘I saw his videos and then decided that we would definitely take him to the auction because we did not have a death bowler. Unfortunately, that year, he suffered an elbow or knee injury, due to which he could not play too many matches. But we won only those matches in which he played and lost all the other matches. “

Before Sehwag made his T20I debut, Natarajan was surprised to see him in the ODI squad and he was excited when the pacer got a chance in the Indian XI. Sehwag wishes Pesar for his future game.

“So I was very excited to see that he was getting a chance, although I was thinking that he would be given a chance in T20I, but it was surprising to me that he played in ODIs. But whatever Happened good. Good luck to T. Natarajan. I hope he will continue to perform well from here and make his place in the Indian team, “concluded Sehwag.