Former Indian all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin believes T Natarajan could be a great option for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2027 auction. According to reports, Delhi Capitals could release Natarajan ahead of the upcoming auction.
Natarajan has struggled to deliver consistently in the recent past, and he has spent a lot of time on the sidelines due to injury woes. The left-arm pacer has scalped 72 wickets in 73 IPL matches at an average of 32.97 and an economy rate of 9.21. He could only take five wickets in 10 matches of IPL 2026 for Delhi Capitals.
Ravichandran Ashwin said on his YouTube Channel, “I’ve heard that there is a possibility Natarajan could be in the auction. CSK need death bowling. Anshul Kamboj and Khaleel Ahmed will take the new ball. So if Natarajan is in the auction, he could be a great option for CSK. But SRH will also go for him, as he has done well for them.”
On the other hand, all-rounder Vijay Shankar also concurred with Ashwin and said a Tamil boy playing for Chennai Super Kings would be apt.
“A Tamil boy playing for CSK will be great. There aren’t too many Indian bowlers who are also great death bowlers. Every Tamil Nadu player’s dream is to play for CSK,” said Shankar about CSK potentially signing Natarajan (via the aforementioned source).
CSK already has the services of Khaleel Ahmed, who provides a left-arm option to the five-time champion,s and it would be interesting to note if the franchise would target Natarajan if he is released by Delhi Capitals ahead of the auction.
