Following the announcement of the Indian squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup, people in Tamil Nadu came out in protest over the exclusion of left-arm medium pacer T Natarajan. Tamil Nadu Minister for Industries TRB Raaja, son of veteran DMK leader TR Baalu, also expressed his anguish after the pacer got snubbed. Rajaa said that Natarajan not finding a place in the Indian team was unfortunate. Sanju Samson Shares a Pic in Indian Cricket Team Jersey After Getting Selected in 15-Man Squad for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, Says ‘Sweat Stitched Shirt’ (View Instagram Post).

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Former Indian Test player and one of the most prolific run scorers in domestic cricket for Tamil Nadu, S Badrinath in a local Tamil Television show on Tuesday night also expressed his disappointment on Natarajan's exclusion from the World Cup squad. He said that Natarajan was performing extremely well and had fetched good number of wickets in the IPL season.

He added, players from Tamil Nadu had to perform double than those from other regions to get into the Indian team. He said that he himself was a victim of such discrimination in the Indian team. In the ongoing IPL season, Natarajan has 13 wickets in seven games for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Yuzvendra Chahal Back in ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Squad; Wife Dhanashree Verma Reacts!.

A Tamil Nadu Ranji trophy player who does not want to be named while speaking to IANS said, "Natarajan is performing at his peak and he is much above the two pacers selected in the team, Mohammed Siraj and Arshdeep Singh. While Singh got 11 wickets in the current IPL , Siraj has only 6 wickets. We don’t know why the team is announced without Natarajan who is a lethal left arm pacer in any cricket format. He would have been a real pair to Bumrah in the team," he added.

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