Kolkata Knight Riders acquired Pathirana for ₹18 crore during the mini-auction. The right-arm fast bowler is currently undergoing rehabilitation for a calf strain. Sri Lanka Cricket is closely monitoring his recovery, and the fast bowler will miss the early stages of the Indian Premier League 2026 season.
"With Pathirana, obviously, it's a waiting game at the moment. We're being guided by the Sri Lankan cricket board and we are just doing everything we can to get him over here as soon as possible," Watson said.
The Knight Riders have suffered multiple bowling injuries. Harshit Rana and Akash Deep were ruled out of the tournament, with Navdeep Saini and Saurabh Dubey joining as replacements. Blessing Muzarabani replaced Mustafizur Rahman, who was released by KKR after a BCCI directive.
That Was for the First Probably Six or Seven Years - Shane Watson
"The thing for me is that up until a period of time, I'd say maybe six or seven years, every time you played against an opposition team, there were normally one or two domestic players who were the weakest in the team, who, from a batting perspective, you could potentially expose," Watson stated.
I Personally Am Not a Massive Fan Of - Shane Watson on Impact Player Rule
The KKR assistant coach criticized the Impact Player rule in the IPL. Watson stated that the rule stops the development of promising domestic all-rounders.
KKR had a poor IPL 2025 season, finishing in eighth position in the table with 12 points from 14 matches. The team led by Ajinkya Rahane will begin their IPL 2026 campaign against the Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday, March 29.
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