IPL 2024: Netizens demand World Cup spot for T Natarajan after SRH bowler claims Purple Cap: ‘unfair to...’

Purple Cap IPL 2024: File image of Sunrisers Hyderabad’s T Natarajan (Photo by AFP)

Purple Cap IPL 2024: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) pacer T Natarajan surpassed Mumbai Indians Jasprit Bumrah in the top of the Indian Premier League (IPL)’s Purple Cap List after SRH vs RR clash on 2 May. The spinner has clinched 15 wickets and conceded 287 runs in IPL 2024. While Mumbai Indian’s Bumrah is in the second position with 14 wickets and conceded 256 runs.

Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on 30 April announced the Indian squad for T20 World Cup 2024. Fans have come in support of T Natarajan to be included in the 15-member squad.

Check Netizens reactions on T Natarajan not included in the list

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Another user wrote, “Natarajan deserves place than Arshadeep, Nattu can bowl slower balls and arcer lengths which will suit for west indies slow pitches #justicefornattu”

“At least pick Natarajan as Net bowler for this T20 Worldcup. It will boost his confidence,” he said on X.

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One user on Reddit also said, “He is THE clutch bowler we need to pair with Bumrah”

“Such is the world, unfair to the deserving because talent and hardwork are often neglected if there is no publicity. Same with Nattu, he has no PR team, no personal brand, just like Sandeep Sharma he too may end up with just performing at Domestic and IPL”

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“Not from a big team so he will not be selected,” some other wrote.

“Throw siraj and Arshdeep out and get in Nattu and Sandeep.”

“It would have been lethal if Bumrah and Natarajan firing yorkers from both ends. As a wise man once said guys who remains silent will be considered as underconfident by this selection committee. Nattu not included in the T20 squad – whose lose Indias Or Natrajans?”

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Sunil Gavaskar speaks for T Natarajan

Earlier Sunil Gavaskar also came in support of T Natarajan. “I was thinking more like T Natarajan, the left-arm pacer bowler. He has been bowling extremely well. So, I thought maybe he could have been in the team. But that’s okay. I think the seam bowlers that they have got, they all have experience. So no problem with that,” Sunil Gavaskar told India Today.

India T20 World Cup 2024 Squad:

Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Hardik Pandya (VC), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj. While other players like Rinku Singh, Shubman Gill, Khaleel Ahmed and Avesh Khan have been named on the reserves list.