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India vs England: 'Thrilled' T Natarajan Returns to India Colours, Raring to Go

India bowler T Natarajan who made a name for himself in the IPL 2020 and subsequent selection on Australia tour had to miss home series against England due to knee and shoulder injury.

India vs England: 'Thrilled' T Natarajan Returns to India Colours, Raring to Go

India bowler T Natarajan, who made a name for himself in the IPL 2020, had to miss home series against England due to knee and shoulder injury. But the man from Salem, Tamilnadu is back in the Indian colours and the 29-year-old can’t get over it.

“Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life” – Thrilled to be back in blue with the boys @BCCI,” Natarajan tweeted.

Earlier it was reported that after witnessing the highest opening day reach since 2019, the recently concluded India-England Test series witnessed the highest Test match viewership in the last five years, registering viewership of 1.3million* average minute audience (AMA) for the host broadcasters, Star Sports Network.

The result stands testament to the ever-increasing popularity of the longest format, which also gained impetus with the introduction of the World Test Championship. The test series recorded a cumulative reach of 103 million viewers.

Speaking on the viewership numbers, Sanjog Gupta, Head – Sports, Star India, said, “We are delighted with the response to the Test series. Resumption of international cricket in India after almost a year, high stakes to the series with a spot in the World Test Championship final on the line and quality opposition, provided the ideal context for the series. This was bolstered by Star's high decibel marketing campaign (India Taiyar Hai) and regional customisation in 4 Indian languages, set the stage for record viewership. Keeping the momentum going, we will continue to offer viewers an action-packed summer of cricket with the upcoming India-England ODIs, followed by VIVO IPL 2021 and the World Test Championship Final,”

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