Chinnappampatti is a small village in Salem district. It is from this place where a 29-year-old dismissed Virat Kohli and took his first wicket in IPL 2020 playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Against Delhi Capitals, he was nailing yorkers at will as their power-packed batting failed to get the final push. It was his ability to bowl yorkers that got the attention of Kings XI Punjab in IPL 2017. From becoming a tennis ball legend in Chinnappampatti to acquiring a reputation as a yorker master in the Tamil Nadu Premier League, this is the continued upward journey of Thangarasu Natarajan.
Natarajan is considered a legend in Tamil Nadu Tennis bal cricket because he can also be influential. In an Indian Express story, it was revealed that how Natarajan influenced many people to not give up the sport and giving them assurance that there was a future. He made youngsters in his…