Chennai Super Kings (CSK) had released Matheesha Pathirana after his poor 2025 season, and now Nathan Ellis is ruled out of the upcoming season. They are now in dire need of a death-over specialist. Well, KKR invested heavily in Pathirana, and now he is set to repay the faith.
The Sri Lankan sensation had picked up a hamstring injury during the T20 World Cup 2026 clash against Australia, and that ruled him out of the rest of the tournament.
That injury became a major headache not only for Sri Lanka but also for KKR, as Harshit Rana was already injured, so losing a bowler like Pathirana would have been a massive blow for the three-time champions.
KKR get massive Pathirana boost before IPL 2026
As reported by the New Indian Express, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has cleared Pathirana to take part in the upcoming IPL 2026 after he completed his recovery process. He has also received the NOC to play in the world’s biggest T20 league, bringing serious relief to the KKR camp.
Bandula Dissanayake was quoted as saying by PTI: “As far as I know, he's fit, and we have given him NOC to participate in the IPL; that's all I know at this point in time. He has completed rehab, and he is fit. But the franchise will be tasked with assessing his readiness. At the moment we don't know anything about that. As far as we know, he is fit and ready to join the IPL.”
Abhinav Mukund questions Chennai Super Kings' call on Matheesha Pathirana
Meanwhile, former India batter Abhinav Mukund has raised questions over Chennai Super Kings releasing Matheesha Pathirana before the IPL 2026 auction. Mukund feels CSK may regret this move because the team now does not have enough bowlers to deliver in the death overs.
Pathirana's absence could hurt CSK badly
Mukund believes that Henry and Hosein are mainly powerplay bowlers, and then Khaleel Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, and Noor Ahmad are also the new ball options, but CSK doesn’t have the defensive bowlers, especially for the death overs. And that is why Mukund feels releasing Pathirana was a shocking call and his absence could hurt them badly in IPL 2026.
He pointed out, “I felt they were a little bit confused in the auction about what type of bowler they needed. You are essentially playing three bowlers every single game, which is why, for me, Pathirana's release felt a little bit shocking. They've invested so much in Pathirana.”
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