IPL 2021: Three Potential Replacements for T Natarajan in the Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad
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T Natarajan
T Natarajan of the Sunrisers Hyderabad has been ruled out of the IPL for the year 2021. Natarajan was troubled by a sore knee, according to Sunrisers captain David Warner. He’d been dealing with a knee injury he sustained on the Australia tour, which has cropped up again.
Natarajan only played two games in the IPL this season, against the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Royal Challengers Bangalore, until getting replaced in the Sunrisers’ XI for the last two games.
Natarajan came to light during the 2020 IPL when he took over as the Sunrisers’ strike bowler in the absence of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who was injured. Natarajan’s death bowling skills, which included a lethal yorker and change of pace, earned him a spot as a net bowler on the Australia tour, and he went on to become the first Indian player to debut in all three formats on the very same tour.
3 potential players who Sunrisers Hyderabad might look to replace T Natarajan
Mohit Sharma
Mohit Sharma, a medium-fast bowler, could come in for T Natarajan. Mohit Sharma has a wealth of IPL experience, having taken 92 wickets in 86 matches at an economy of 8.44. He has a purple cap to his name, which he won while playing for Chennai Super Kings in 2014. Last season, Delhi Capitals released Mohit Sharma, who went unsold in the IPL 2021 auctions. He is well-known for his change of pace and back of the hand deliveries. He can play the role of a secondary bowler alongside Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Stuart Binny
Stuart Binny, a hard-hitting bowling all-rounder, could be a valuable addition to the SRH squad. If necessary, he can open the bowling and in In the slog overs, he can even smack a few big shots with the bat. Stuart Binny has 95 IPL matches under his name. He’s amassed 880 runs and scalped 22 wickets throughout his IPL career. SRH will play a few games in Bangalore, and Binny, who is from Karnataka and has played at the Chinnaswamy for a long time, will be useful in those conditions.
Binny has played for numerous franchises in the past. He began his career with the Mumbai Indians. After that, he made appearances for the Rajasthan Royals and the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Ankit Rajpoot
Another bowler who could replace T Natarajan in the Sunrisers Hyderabad squad is Ankit Singh Rajpoot. During the IPL 2021 auction, he went unsold. After his debut in the Indian Premier League in 2013, Ankit Singh Rajpoot has appeared in 29 games. So far in the IPL, he has 24 wickets. He also has a fifer to his name against Sunrisers Hyderabad, when he played for Punjab Kings (then Kings XI Punjab) in the IPL 2018.
He played for the Rajasthan Royals last season but was released before the IPL 2021 season began.
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