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Kapil Dev has stated that the way T Natarajan bowled in the Indian Premier League to subsequently book his place in the Indian team for the tour of Australia made him his hero in the IPL. The former Indian skipper further asserted that split captaincy doesn’t work in Indian culture.

Sunrisers Hyderabad mentor VVS Laxman has asserted that one of his tutors, T Natarajan, being a left-armer, will be the ‘x-factor’ for India come the World T20 at home next year. Laxman also revealed that Natarajan has a lot of variations in his arsenal which he is yet to u0nleash in the big stage.

Manoj Tiwary picked his IPL XI and surprised one and all, picking Rohit Sharma ahead of Dhawan, Kock and Mayank. He also left out Virat Kohli, Trent Boult from the XI, picking Suryakumar Yadav for no.3 and T Natarajan ahead of the MI paceman Boult and Delhi Capitals pacer KG Rabada.