Tamil Nadu pacer T Natarajan is eager to begin his journey with a new team – Delhi Capitals – in IPL 2025. Previously a part of SRH, the bowler will be making his comeback to competitive cricket for the first time since the TNPL in July/August 2024. He suffered a shoulder injury that kept him sidelined for over six months.
Natarajan wants to learn from Starc
Speaking to Times of India, Natarajan revealed that he is looking forward to learning something new from Mitchell Starc. The ex-KKR pacer, who was the highest-paid player in IPL 2024, is now a part of the trophy-less DC team. For Natarajan, who is himself a left-arm pacer, there is a lot to learn from the Australian.
“Every bowler will have something up his sleeve, so I’m looking forward to learning something from Starc. I hope I can pick up something different from him,” Natarajan said.
Natarajan was picked up for Rs 10.75 crore in the IPL 2025 mega auction. The medium pacer is confident of doing well in the upcoming season and firmly maintains that nothing can derail his confidence. He credited the DC coaches and support staff for motivating him and said that their “nice words” help him recover faster.
| Mat | WKTS | Ave | Econ | SR | 4W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 67 | 29.39 | 8.84 | 19.96 | 1 |
In 2024, Natarajan finished with 19 wickets to his name from 14 matches, with best figures of 4/19. He last played for India in all three formats in 2021. Since then, he has remained out of favour of the national selectors. The Tamil Nadu pacer will have a tall task in finding a place in DC’s playing XI in IPL 2025. The team’s pace unit features Starc, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Chameera among others.
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