T Natarajan will take no further part in IPL 2021 due to a knee injury. The injury had been troubling Natarajan for a while now and he has now been ruled out of the tournament.
Natarajan who made a name for himself in the last IPL season has been the backbone of the SRH bowling attack. It is a major blow to Sunrisers Hyderabad as Natarajan was a consistent performer for them in the tournament.
Now Sunrisers Hyderabad will be looking at replacements of T Natarajan for IPL 2021. In this feature, we look ahead at 3 players who can replace Natarajan for the remaining IPL season.
3 Replacements Of T Natarajan For IPL 2021
3. Mohit Sharma
The experienced Mohit Sharma can replace T Natarajan at Sunrisers Hyderabad. The right-arm medium-fast is no stranger to IPL and has performed well in the past. In his IPL career, Mohit Sharma in 86 matches has picked 92 wickets at an economy of 8.44.
Mohit Sharma is a very skilful bowler who is known for his change of pace which can bring him success in IPL 2021. He has represented Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, Kings XI Punjab in his career in the IPL.
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2. Tushar Deshpande
The young left-arm seamer will be an option for SRH as a replacement for T Natarajan. Last year Tushar Deshpande could only play 5 matches for Delhi Capitals and was released by the franchise. Surprisingly he went unsold at the IPL auction at his base price of Rs. 20 lakhs.
SRH will be eyeing another left-arm seamer to replace Natarajan and Tushar Deshpande might just be the right choice. The 25-year-old represents Mumbai in domestic cricket and has the knack of picking big wickets.
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1. Prithvi Raj Yarra
Another left-arm seamer that SRH might be interested in is Prithvi Raj Yarra. The 23-year-old fast bowler from Andhra Pradesh believes in bowling fast and idolises Mitchell Jhonson. The tall fast bowler is not one dimensional as a bowler and can surprise a batsman with his change of pace much like Natarajan.
Yarra can be an excellent replacement for Natarajan and SRH will be eyeing to rope him for the rest of the season. He represented Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2019 but could only be in 1 match. Last year SRH picked him as a replacement for Bhuvneshwar Kumar when he got injured during the last IPL. Hence the franchise will again be looking at him as a like for like replacement for T Natarajan.
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