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Chennai: Left-arm pacer T Natarajan was one of the heroes of the Gabba Test which was played last month in Brisbane. India vanquished the Aussies by three wickets to win the Test series 2-1. T Natarajan was one of the heroes of the Gabba Test. He was kept back in Australia as a net bowler during the Test series. However, an injury-ravaged Indian team opened the doors for the Test debut of T Natarajan.
There was no doubt that when the Indian team returned from Australia, the players would be given a heroes’ welcome. Natarajan received a huge reception when he reached his hometown of Chinnappampatti, Tamil Nadu. Natarajan said even though he was ‘elated and ecstatic’, he was taken by surprise.
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Cheteshwar Pujara, in an exclusive interview with NDTV, has spoken about India s historic win in Australia, the upcoming series against England at home and also the Indian Premier League (IPL). India s Test batting star was part of a young Indian team that without it s leader and talisman Virat Kohli managed to defeat the Australians to clinch the Test series Down Under 2-1. The middle-order batsman said that India s batting unit did better than the Australians, and the win was made possible thanks to the team s character and grit.
Was there a strategy laid out?
The strategy was simple – let’s stick together, let’s back ourselves, walk out with a positive attitude and that fighting spirit. And let’s accept whatever the result is in the end. The first practice session at the MCG was the first morale-booster. Everybody was looking to help each other out.
Quietly, there was a resurgence taking place – even though nobody would’ve been able to put a finger on it and say it so at that point. Until the morning of the match, when Australia won the toss, we were actually looking to bat first – despite what had happened in Adelaide.