Watch: Natarajan receives grand welcome, taken on a chariot after his return from Australia

Image Source : TWITTER/VIRENDERSEHWAG T Natarajan’s return to his village
India’s tempo bowler Thangarasu Natarajan was taken on a chariot on arrival in his village in Salem district of Tamil Nadu.

Natarajan, who made his India debut in all three codecs through the Australia tour and performed the Gabba Test which India gained, arrived in Chinnappampatti village in Salem district to a rousing reception. He was taken on a chariot to his house within the village with individuals taking part in percussion instrument chenda.

Sharing the video of Natarajan’s grand welcome, former India opener Virender Sehwag wrote, “Swagat nahi karoge?This is India. Here cricket is not just a game. It is so much more. Natarajan getting a grand welcome upon his arrival at his Chinnappampatti village in Salem district. What an incredible story” 

Swagat nahi karoge ?This is India. Here cricket is not only a sport. It is a lot extra. Natarajan getting a grand welcome upon his arrival at his Chinnappampatti village in Salem district. What an unimaginable story.#Cricket pic.twitter.com/hjZ7kReCub— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) January 21, 2021

Stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane additionally obtained a grand welcome upon returning to the nation. Rahane held his little daughter Aarya and walked slowly on the lengthy carpet laid out by the members of the society the place he lives whereas a life-size poster of the batsman was pasted on one of many pillars, together with phrases “Congrats to Our Persistent Pillar” written on high of it.

A lot of his society members gathered close to Rahane’s house as individuals showered rose petals on him whereas dhol and trumpets performed continually. Chants of ‘aala re aala Ajinkya aala’ (right here comes our Ajinkya) may very well be heard.

Rahane’s spouse Radhika Dhopavkar additionally walked on the crimson carpet.

Besides Rahane, head coach Ravi Shastri, batsman Rohit Sharma, pacer Shardul Thakur, and opener Prithvi Shaw reached Mumbai whereas fourth Test hero Rishabh Pant landed in New Delhi early on Thursday morning.

Meanwhile, speedster Mohammed Siraj, who bagged a five-wicket haul within the second innings of the fourth Test that India gained by three wickets, reached his house city Hyderabad and visited the graveyard the place his father is buried. His father handed away whereas Siraj was in Australia, and declined the staff supply to go to Hyderabad to be together with his household after his father’s loss of life.

India gained the four-Test sequence 2-1. Their subsequent task is a full-fledged house sequence in opposition to England.

(With IANS inputs)