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IND v ENG 2021: Following a whole year without a home Test coordinate, the Indian cricket crew will have England for four Tests, three ODIs, and five T20Is in mid 2021. 

The India versus England ICC World Test Championship series will commence in Chennai. 

Afterward, the two crews will make a trip to Ahmedabad to play two Tests, including a Day-Night experience. This Test arrangement will be the last one for the Indian cricket crew and England in the ICC World Test Championship. 

IND v ENG 2021: The two groups have as of now played four (out of six) arrangement each. Virat Kohli's men are set to play a Test arrangement versus Australia in December 2020-January 2021, while the English group will play red-ball cricket against Sri Lanka before the Indian visit. 

The recently revamped Motera Stadium will have the resulting five-coordinate T20I arrangement between the two previous ICC T20 World Cup-winning groups. This arrangement will help the two countries gear up for the T20 World Cup in India later in 2021. 

The activity will move to Pune at that point, where India and England will secure horns a three-coordinate ICC Cricket World Cup Super League (ODI) arrangement. The Men in Blue will plan to win their first arrangement in this opposition subsequent to losing to Australia 1-2. 

Here's a glance at the IND v ENG 2021 Series: 

IND v ENG 2021 Complete Schedule

IND v ENG ICC World Test Championship Series for the Anthony de Mello Trophy:

1st Test - February 5 to 9, Chennai

2nd Test - February 13 to 17, Chennai

3rd Test - February 24 - 28, Ahmedabad (pink-ball Test)

4th Test - March 4 - 8, Ahmedabad

IND v ENG 2021: T20I Series

1st T20I - March 12, Ahmedabad

2nd T20I - March 14, Ahmedabad

3rd T20I - March 16, Ahmedabad

4th T20I - March 18, Ahmedaba

5th T20I - March 20, Ahmedabad

IND v ENG 2021: ICC Cricket World Cup Super League series

1st ODI - March 23, Pune

2nd ODI - March 26, Pune

3rd ODI - March 28, Pune

IND v ENG 2021 Live Telecast

Star Sports holds the broadcasting rights for the Indian cricket team's home matches. The cricket universe can enjoy this tour on Star Sports Channels.

IND v ENG 2021 Live Streaming Details

The most recent version of the Big Bash League, BBL 2020-21, is good to go to get in progress from December 10. The initial game in the current year's BBL will be played between protecting bosses Sydney Sixers and Hobart Hurricanes at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart. 

Sydney Sixers beat Melbourne Stars by 19 runs in the 2019-20 BBL last at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) last season. 

While Sydney Sixers won the opposition last season, Perth Scorchers are the best BBL establishment, having won the T20 occasion on three events. Additionally, Scorchers likewise hold the record of most BBL last debuts (5). 

Five establishments have won the BBL on in any event one event. The Sydney Sixers won the debut period of the opposition in 2011–12 and the latest one of every 2019–20. 

Among different establishments, Brisbane Heat prevailed in the 2012-13 BBL while Sydney Thunder, Adelaide Strikers and Melbourne Renegades won the opposition in 2015-16, 2017-18 and 2018-19 individually. 

Top 3 BBL records

In front of the most recent period of the BBL, let us investigate the main ten records in the opposition up until this point. 

#1 Most BBL Runs: Chris Lynn (2332) 

Brisbane Heat captain and hard-hitting batsman Chris Lynn holds the record for scoring the most runs in BBL history. 

In 77 counterparts for a similar establishment - Brisbane Heat - Lynn has amassed 2332 runs at a normal of 37.61 and a phenomenal strike pace of 150.35. He has one fifty and 18 half-hundreds of years to his name in the BBL. 

Lynn's most noteworthy score of 101 in the BBL came against Hurricanes in Brisbane in the opposition's 2015-16 version. 

In a pursuit of 195 in that game, Lynn pounded 101 off just 51 balls, hammering seven fours and five sixes. Shockingly, with no help from the opposite end, Brisbane Heat surrendered to a 15-run misfortune. 

Aaron Finch the captain of Australia Naitonal Cricket Team,  is second in the rundown ever run-scorers in the BBL. In 63 counterparts for Renegades, Finch has 2252 rushes to his name. 

#2 Most BBL Wickets: Ben Laughlin (110) 

Veteran movement bowler Ben Laughlin holds the record for most wickets in the BBL. In 88 matches, he has 110 wickets to his name, doing as such at a strike pace of 16.5 and an economy pace of eight. 

Throughout the long term, Laughlin has spoken to Adelaide Strikers, Brisbane Heat and Hobart Hurricanes in the BBL. The 38-year-old showed up for Brisbane Heat in the 2019-20 release of the opposition and will play for a similar establishment this year also. 

Laughlin's best of 4 for 26 in the BBL came for Adelaide Strikers against Sydney Thunder in Adelaide in an association stage conflict during the opposition's 2017-18 release. 

With his group protecting an objective of 164, Laughlin went through the Thunder lower request, excusing Aiden Blizzard, Chris Green, Mitchell McClenaghan and last-man Andrew Fekete to bowl Adelaide Strikers to a great 53-run win. 

Allrounder Sean Abbott (Sydney Sixers, Sydney Thunder), who has 99 scalps to his name in 76 games, is second on the rundown ever BBL wicket-takers. 

#3 Highest individual score: Marcus Stoinis (147 not out) 

Experienced Australian allrounder Marcus Stoinis holds the record of the most noteworthy individual score in the BBL. 

Opening the batting for Melbourne Stars in a match against Sydney Sixers in Melbourne last season, Stoinis pounded a fierce 147 not out off just 79 balls. 

That inconceivable thump included eight sixes and 13 fours as Stoinis broke D'Arcy Short's past record of 122 not out for Hobart Hurricanes against Brisbane Heat. 

Thangarasu Natarajan (aka T Natarajan) was born on May 27, 1991, in Salem, Tamil Nadu, India. His father, Thangaraj Natarajan, was a Porter in a textile mill of the city. His mother, Santha Natarajan, used to run a food stall in the locals.

However, after Natarajan made his name in cricket, he built a house and asked his parents to not work anymore. So, now they are living at their very own house as his proud parents.

T Natarajan’s wife

Natarajan is married to Pavithra Natarajan since June 2018.

Natarajan and his sister

He has three sisters and a brother. He himself is the eldest among the five siblings. One of his sisters is married and the other siblings are doing their studies.

Education-.

He completed his schooling at a local government school. He did his graduation with an MBA from AVS College of Arts And Science in Tamil Nadu.

Cricket Career of T Natrajan

Later, on January 05, 2015, Natarajan made his first-class debut for Tamil Nadu in the Ranji Trophy. He picked 3 wickets in the match against Bengal. Also, he scored 2 runs in the match before getting ran out by Ashok Dinda.

He played directly in Ranji Trophy without even playing any age-level cricket like under-16s, under-19s, and under-23s.

Also Read: T Natrajan Net Worth

Soon, he got reported for his wrong bowling action, which eventually ruled him out of the cricket. However, he managed to improve his bowling action within a year, under the guidance of the coaching staff at Tamil Nadu Cricket Academy.

He made his comeback in 2016 with Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL). Natarajan played for Dindigul Dragons in the inaugural edition of TNPL. He played 7 matches and picked 10 wickets in the tournament. He was the fifth-highest wicket-taker in the tournament but his ability to bowl yorkers was highly appreciated.

Later, in 2017, he made his T20 debut against Karnataka in the Inter-State Twenty-20 Tournament where he picked two wickets for his team.

Then, on September 20, 2018, he started his List-A career along with Varun Chakravarthy, under the captainship of Vijay Shankar, by playing against Gujarat in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. He bowled nine overs in the match but couldn’t find any wicket.

International Career

On December 02, 2020, he made his international debut for India by playing an ODI match against Australia on India’s tour of Australia. He bowled 10 overs and picked two wickets in the match. His maiden international wicket was in the form of Marnus Labuschagne, as he bowled him out when he was batting at the score of 7 runs.

Just two days after playing his first ODI, he made his T20I debut against the same team on the same ground. He picked 3 wickets in the match and all-rounder Glenn Maxwell was his first T20I wicket.

Facts about T Natarajan

He opened a cricket academy in his city where players can get coaching without paying any fee.

T Natarajan is known as the king of yorkers.

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He admits that his friend, JP, has played the role of a godfather in his life.

In IPL 2020, he tributed his friend by wearing a jersey named JP Nattu, where JP stands for Jayaprakash, his friend, and Nattu is the nickname of Natarajan himself.

Frequently asked questions on Google

Q1: What is the age of T Natarajan?

Ans: 29 years (in 2020)

Q2: What is the height of T Natarajan?

Ans: 5ft. 9″ (1.75 m) approx.

Q3: Who is the wife of T Natarajan?

Ans:  Pavithra Natarajan

Q4: Where is the hometown of T Natarajan?

Ans: Salem, Tamil Nadu.

Q5: What is the average bowling speed of T Natarajan?

1. Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina - 134 (Adelaide - January 26, 2016)

Virat Kohli played a fine knock of 90* and was well assisted by Suresh Raina's 41 to form a 134-run partnership

In the first of the three-match T20I series at Adelaide, India batted first and wanted to put scoreboard pressure on the Aussies. Rohit Sharma gave Indian Cricket Team a quick start, but both he and Shikhar Dhawan fell in quick succession, with team India reeling at 41-2. Both Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina were new to the crease and began consolidating the innings.

Once Kohli got his eye in, he began to target the Australian bowlers and started finding the gaps at regular intervals. Raina proved to be the ideal partner for Kohli as he rotated the strike and kept the scoreboard ticking. The duo added 134 runs for the third wicket, the highest partnership for India in T20Is against Australia.

Raina was dismissed for 41. But Virat Kohli went on to score an unbeaten 90 off just 55 balls, including 9 fours and 2 sixes. His innings helped team India post a daunting total of 188-3 in their 20 overs. This was too much for Australia as they lost the game by 37 runs.

2. Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni - 102* (Rajkot - October 10, 2013)

Yuvraj Singh's blazing 77* and a fine 102-run partnership with MS Dhoni ensured that India beat Australia

This was a one-off T20I between India and Australia at Rajkot in 2013. Australia batted first posted a mammoth total of 201-7, thanks to a brilliant 89 from Aaron Finch. Chasing it would never be easy, and team India needed a good start from their openers.

Shikhar Dhawan's 19-ball 32 gave team India that start. But they kept losing wickets at regular intervals. At the beginning of the 12th over, India were already 4 wickets down, still needing 102 runs to win the game.

That was when Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni got together and took charge. Dhoni rotated the strike and took the game deep, while Yuvraj was in the mood to smash the Australian bowlers all around the park.

The southpaw scored 77 runs off just 35 balls which included 8 fours and 5 huge sixes. Dhoni played a good supporting hand of 24 and the duo made sure that India chased down the mammoth total with 2 balls to spare. Their partnership of 102 runs still remains the second-highest for team India in T20Is against Australia.

3. Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni - 100 (Bengaluru - February 27, 2019)

Virat Kohli's fine 72* along with MS Dhoni's 40 ensured that India posted a daunting total of 190-4 in their 20 overs

India played Australia in the second game of their T20I series in 2019 at Bengaluru and batted first. Openers KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan gave team India a good start yet again, adding 61 runs for the first wicket. But the Men in Blue then lost three wickets in quick succession and were 74-3 at the end of the 11th over.

Skipper Virat Kohli was then joined by MS Dhoni at the crease and the duo first tried to stabilize the innings. Kohli played the role of the aggressor, while Dhoni focused on the rotation of strike. Smashing the Australian bowlers, Kohli played a brilliant knock of 72 runs off just 38 balls including 2 fours and 6 sixes. Dhoni also contributed with a 23-ball 40 as team India posted a daunting total of 190-4 in their 20 overs.