Sandeep Sarkar, Kolkata: He could have been Kolkata Knight Riders(Kolkata Knight Riders) best bowling weapon. Shahrukh Khan-Juhi Chawla team bought him from the IPL mini auction for Tk 18 crore. It was felt that his perfect yorkers could be KKR’s best weapon in the death overs.
But Mathisha Pathirana left the field due to injury during the T20 World Cup. All the plans of KKR also get a big blow. Mathisha Pathirana finally recovers from injury and is fit. The Sri Lankan pacer also joined the team in Kolkata before the match against Rajasthan Royals at Eden. But did not play in that match.
In a flash of hope, Eka Pathirana dropped into practice at Eden on Monday afternoon. He also bowls. KKR’s next match is against Rishabh Pant-Mohammed Shamid’s Lucknow Super Giants at Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow next Sunday. Knight camp got big news before that match.
Mathisha Pathirana is match fit. He flew to Lucknow with the team. According to sources in the night camp, he will play in the match against Rishabh Panth on Sunday.
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Pathirana was picked up by KKR for Rs 18 crore from the IPL mini auction table. He could have been KKR’s best bowling weapon. But it was Mathisha Pathirana who became one of the cause of concern for the party. KKR was planning the Sri Lankan pacer as a death over and yorker specialist. But Pathirana was knocked out of the field after getting injured during the T20 World Cup. The entire cricketing world called him Baby Malinga for his similarity in bowling action with Lasith Malinga. Pathirana at all IPLThere was a doubt about whether it would be found or not.
