Sunil Gavaskar: It's Good to Have T. Natarajan in Contention in T20 WC

Former India captain and legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar thinks that T. Natarajan shall be in contention in the Men's T20 World Cup.

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This will mark T. Natarajan’s comeback to the squad for the T20 World Cup later in the year in Australia.

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Natarajan has been troubling the batters with toe crushing yorkers and tidy bowling.

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“It’s good to see him do well because for some time it seemed as if India had lost him..

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..It’s good to have him back in contention because he bowls very well, particularly in between 16th and 20th over," said Gavaskar.

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Gavaskar further observed that in IPL 2022, Natarajan is now looking to swing the ball late apart from bowling his trademark yorkers.

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