Sandeep Sarkar, Kolkata: When he was bought from the auction table for 18 crores by Kolkata Knight Riders, there was no less uproar. He was expected to be used by KKR in the death overs, with his venomous yorker becoming the Knights’ best weapon.

However, because of the injury, Mathisha Pathirana practically spent the entire IPL sitting outside the field. KKR did not join the team due to injury early on. He was doing rehab in Sri Lanka. He came to Kolkata and joined the team after the Sri Lanka Cricket Board cleared the fitness test. But KKR came out with Pathirana. He was not played. There have been repeated questions, why the pacer known as Baby Malinga is not being bought and played at such a price. Who played for Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings in the last IPL. The team combination has been excused from the KKR camp.

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Finally on Saturday the moon appeared. Kolkata Knight RidersThe pacer bought for 18 crore rupees made his debut in the jersey. At the Eden, against Gujarat Titans. He is played as an impact player. And whether Pathirana did it freely or not 8 say. He spent seven runs in the first over. In the next over, he came to play 2 balls!

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After that the physio came down to the field and nursed him. But Pathirana could not bowl anymore. He left the field with great discomfort. He could not enter the field in the whole match. Sourav Dubey finished the over in his place.

Since then, social media has been abuzz. The final trolling has begun. It is being said, how can someone spend 18 crores for such an injury-prone cricketer! Varun Chakraborty also played with an injury. He gave 47 runs in 4 overs. Seen several times in digging.

Finn Allen came to the press conference at the end of the match. He was questioned about the fitness of Pathirana and Varun. ‘I’m not a physio,’ says Allen, rather annoyed. I don’t get paid for that. It’s not my job.’

All in all, there is dissatisfaction with Pathirana.