Image Source : GETTY IMAGES Rohit Sharma and Natarajan
Rohit Sharma heaped reward on debutant T Natarajan on the finish of second day’s play on Saturday. Playing his maiden Test for India, Natarajan picked up three wickets as India bowled out Australia for 369 within the first innings. Along with Natarajan, Shardul Thakur and Washington Sundar additionally registered three scalps every at The Gabba.
Rohit termed Natarajan as a ‘brilliant prospect’ for India and stated that the pacer understands his bowling rather well. Arriving in Australia solely as a internet bowler, 29-year-old Natarajan grew to become the primary Indian cricketer to make his worldwide debut throughout all three codecs throughout the identical tour. He regarded assured with the ball and plucked wickets of Matthew Wade, Marnus Labuschagne and Josh Hazlewood.
“Natarajan is a bright prospect for us, he showed a lot of discipline when he played for India in the white-ball format. He was coming off a good IPL and he carried that confidence into the white-ball series against Australia. Then to have a Test match like that, first spell he bowled was very accurate, if I have to judge,” stated Rohit throughout the digital press convention on Saturday.
“Somebody who is playing his first Test, we can really say that he understands his bowling really well, it is something that India wants. Natarajan was trying to do what was expected out of him and I think he looks like a bright prospect for sure,” he added.
Rohit additionally lauded the opposite debutant, Washington Sundar, for performing properly in opposition to a potent batting line-up. India ended the second day’s play at 62/2, with skipper Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara within the center. Rohit missed out on his half-century after he gifted his wicket to off-spinner Nathan Lyon.
“They have performed some first-class video games coming into this Test. Playing in opposition to Australia in Australia was by no means going to be simple. But they confirmed numerous character they usually understood what the group anticipated them to do.
We wished to guarantee that as soon as Saini walked off, how we are able to include and put strain on Australian batsmen by not giving them simple runs, run-scoring may be simple right here as it’s a good pitch. Playing their first match, they confirmed numerous character and self-discipline and sure, the group was anticipating them to do one thing and each Sundar and Natarajan did that basically properly.”
