IPL 2021: Umran Malik joins Sunrisers Hyderabad as short-term COVID replacement for Natarajan
Cricket | September 24, 2021 15:52 ISTMalik will only be a part of the Sunrisers Hyderabad side until Natarajan recovers and is allowed to join the team.
Malik will only be a part of the Sunrisers Hyderabad side until Natarajan recovers and is allowed to join the team.
The 30-year-old pacer along with six close contacts, including all-rounder Vijay Shankar, have been isolated in Dubai.
According to a BCCI release, "Sunrisers Hyderabad player T Natarajan tested positive for COVID-19 at a scheduled RT-PCR test. The player has isolated himself from the rest of the squad. He is currently asymptomatic."
The Hyderabad franchise skipper Kane Williamson spent time batting at the nets. Ace spinner Rashid Khan and medium pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar also bowled at the nets.
After getting ruled out of the IPL 2021 season over his recurring knee injury, Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer T Natarajan went under the knife on Tuesday.
It is understood that Natarajan had never fully recovered from the knee injury because of heavy workload he endured on the tour of Australia.
Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer T Natarajan is all set to miss the remainder of the IPL 2021 season after his knee injury aggravated, reported Cricbuzz.
SRH had made four changes from the one that played the last game. Apart from Natarajan, Jason Holder, Wriddhiman Saha and Shahbaz Nadeem were also excluded.
Indian Coast Guard in a joint operation with ATS Gujarat apprehended one Pakistani boat with 8 Pakistani nationals and 30 kg of heroin said Director General Krishnaswamy Natarajan on April 15.
On the first delivery of the fourth over bowled by Natarajan, Gill was quick to judge the length and time the ball for a six.
MS Dhoni's wicket in IPL 2020 was special for Natarajan as he had earlier told Ravichandran Ashwin in a chat that he wanted to take the wicket of CSK captain.
Natarajan, through his Twitter, shared photos of the SUV and thanked Mahindra for recognising his journey.
Natarajan was at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru, recovering from a shoulder niggle.
Varun Chakravarthy’s failure to clear fitness tests has ruled him out of the series while Natarajan is racing to be match-ready, making him doubtful for the early part of India’s five-match T20 series against England.
T Natarajan is facing a race against time to be fit for the upcoming T20I series against England.
RS Jaganath Sinivas will take Natarajan's place in the 20-member squad which will leave for Indore on February 13.
The experienced Dinesh Karthik, who led the state to a memorable triumph in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament, has been named captain of the 20-member squad.
Arriving in Australia only as a net bowler, Natarajan became the first Indian cricketer to make his international debut across all three formats during the same tour.
The left-handed pacer said he also wanted to play in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy for Tamil Nadu but Indian cricket board (BCCI) urged him to rest after a gruelling Australia series.
The Tamil Nadu pacer, who shot to fame with IPL 2020, says Test cricket is all about endurance and that's what the team wants to work on.
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