‘Test cricket is not easy, not many of his slower balls and yorkers will be effective’: T Natarajan’s coach cautions left-arm fast forward of third Test towards Australia

The present tour of Australia has been nothing in need of a dream for T Natarajan. Drafted in as a internet bowler, the left-arm pacer may return to India with debuts in all three codecs of the sport if the administration decides to subject him within the XI for the third Test at Sydney rather than the injured Umesh Yadav.Natarajan who acquired his T20 and ODI caps on this tour, is within the race with Navdeep Saini to bag the Test cap for the third Test beginning January 7. But the left-armer’s coach feels the proficient teen has a protracted approach to go earlier than he can develop into a completed product in Test cricket.Also Read | Brisbane Test unsure as Indian staff exhibits reluctance in accepting quarantine proposals: Report“See, I am very happy for him and want him to play Tests and wishing him success. But I am not saying he is going to be immediately successful. He has to learn and I am sure he is a quick learner. We have to see if he is ready for Test cricket. It will depend on how he grabs the opportunity (if it comes),” Tamil Nadu head coach Diwakar Vasu informed The Indian Express.Vasu has been working with Natarajan for the final couple of seasons and feels the left-arm fast must work on swinging the ball as a result of at his tempo he can’t terrorise the batsmen with bouncers.Also Read | ‘He cannot do that on Australian pitches,’ Sunil Gavaskar explains what’s ailing Mayank Agarwal“He needs to swing the ball. He needs to bowl a more consistent line. He also needs to cut the ball (off the seam). Test cricket is not easy. Not many of these slower balls and yorkers are going to be effective as far as Test cricket is concerned. And I don’t think that at his pace (around 130kph), bouncers could be a (wicket-taking) option. I think (if he plays), he needs to bowl up, work on his swing, work on his angles. That would be a better option for him,” the Tamil Nadu coach noticed.Vasu additionally identified that Natarajan can be utilized because the third seamer who can help the likes of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj.Also Read | No mounted solid for India’s opening present“Somebody who is making his Test debut, who is not express and who doesn’t swing the ball (much); you cannot expect him to be the strike bowler. There are other strike bowlers. He can be used as a bowler who comes in and bowls, and takes a couple of wickets.“He (Natarajan) is a very good trier and I’m sure that working with (Bharat) Arun (India’s bowling coach), he will learn quickly. As a left-arm seamer, he has that natural angle (the ball that slants across the right-hander) and with the red ball, he could bring the ball in also. But it’s a learning process for him,” Vasu mentioned.