Career
Natarajan made his first-class debut for Tamil Nadu in the 2014–15 Ranji Trophy on 5 January 2015. [11] He made his Twenty20 debut for Tamil Nadu in the 2016–17 Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament on 29 January 2017. [12] He made his List A debut for Tamil Nadu in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 20 September 2018. [13]
In February 2017,Natarajan was bought by the Kings XI Punjab team for the 2017 Indian Premier League for ₹ 3 crore (equivalent to₹4.2 croreorUS$500,000 in 2023). [14] In January 2018,he was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2018 IPL auction. [15]
On 26 October 2020,Natarajan was named as one of four additional bowlers to travel with the India cricket team for their tour to Australia. [16] On 9 November 2020,he was added to India's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad,replacing Varun Chakravarthy who was ruled out due to an injury. [17] Ahead of the first One Day International (ODI) match,he was added to India's squad as a cover for Navdeep Saini,who was suffering with a back spasm. [18] [19] Natarajan made his ODI debut for India against Australia on 2 December 2020. [20]
Natarajan made his T20I debut for India,in the first T20I against Australia,on 4 December 2020, [21] taking 3/30. [22] In the second T20I,Natarajan picked 2/20 in his 4 overs in a high-scoring match. Natarajan's yorkers,cutters and pace variations in the death overs drew praise. [23] He had figures of 1/33 in the third T20I as India won the series 2–1. [24]
On 30 December 2020,Natarajan was added to India's Test squad ahead of the third match against Australia. [25] He made his Test debut against Australia on 15 January 2021,dismissing Matthew Wade for his first international Test wicket. [26] [27]
In March 2021,Natarajan was part of the limited-overs squads of England's tour of India. He made his first appearance in the high-scoring fifth T20I at Ahmedabad,taking 1/39 as India won the match to clinch the series 3–2. [28] Natarajan appeared in another series-decider,the third ODI against England at Pune,where he replaced the spinner Kuldeep Yadav in what was described as a "tactical move" by captain Virat Kohli. With England needing 14 runs off the last over,Natarajan conceded just 6 runs to help India win the series. [29]
Natarajan played two matches at the 2021 Indian Premier League before being ruled out of the first leg of the tournament with a knee injury. [30] He regained fitness ahead of the second leg of the tournament,before being sidelined due to COVID-19 on the day before Sunrisers Hyderabad's first match. [31]
In February 2022,he was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament for ₹ 4 crore (equivalent to₹4.2 croreorUS$500,000 in 2023). [32] He finished as the second highest wicket-taker for his team with 18 wickets from 11 matches. [33]
In November 2024,Delhi Capitals brought him for ₹ 10.75 crore (US$1.3 million) in auction for 2025 Indian Premier League. [34]
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