Star CSK pacer Matheesha Pathirana to miss first few games of IPL 2024 due to injury: Report | Cricket News

Sri Lanka star and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) pacer Matheesha Pathirana during the second T20I against Bangladesh in Sylhet earlier this month, ESPNCricinfo reported was injured during the game and will miss the first few games of the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL). The 21-year-old pacer was one of the standout players in CSK’s fifth title-winning season last year, taking 19 wickets at an average of 19.52. He has played 12 ODIs and 6 T20Is for Sri Lanka. The right-arm pacer also failed to feature in the third T20I against Bangladesh. According to ESPNCricinfo, Patialana will join the CSK team after getting clearance from Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC).

Speaking at an event, CSK bowling coach Dwayne Bravo said it takes a lot of “skill, courage and planning” for the bowlers to attack in the final over of the game.

“Death bowling is my specialty. I believe in the T20s, [death overs] It is a very important part of the game. It takes a lot of skill, courage and planning – from preparation in practice to play, game awareness and situations,” ESPNCricinfo quoted Bravo as saying.

“You have to implement it in practice and get these guys to believe in the philosophy and work for it. Last year, we had the best death bowling team and we’re looking forward to repeating it… Shardul [Thakur] Also back, this provides more depth. It’s always good to have depth in the team,” he added.

The 17th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will kick off on March 22 with defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) taking on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at their home stadium, Machidambaram Stadium. South Indian Derby. . Patialana’s participation in the match depends on his fitness.

CSK squad for IPL 2024: MS Dhoni (C), Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dube, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Ajay Mandal, Mukesh Choudhary, Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, Mitchell Santner, Simarjeet Singh, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana, Rachin Ravindra, Shardul Thakur, Daryl Mitchell, Sameer Rizvi, Mustafizur Rahman, Avanish Rao Aravelly.

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