After a lot of ado, Sri Lanka pacer Matheesha Pathirana is finally set to join KKR for IPL 2026, on April 6, as per a report in RevSportz. There was a lot of back and forth on his availability, where in, first he was expected to join in earlier, there were also reports that his tickets were confirmed, but cancelled later.
Then SLC took the matter in their own hands, and put a condition of clearing a fitness test, to grant him an NOC for IPL 2026. The Malinga-like pacer was bagged for a massive INR 18 Cr by KKR at the IPL auction, and his absence would have caused a lot of problem to the team.
It is also made to understand, that he is recovering well from a calf injury at the NCA in Sri Lanka, and will undergo his fitness test next well. He had sustained the injury during the T20 World Cup 2026. Previously, the SLC had granted a similar NOC to Dushmantha Chameera, Pathum Nissanka, and Kamindu Mendis, who cleared their fitness tests.
Also, Wanindu Hasaranga, who was bagged by LSG, is most likely to miss out the IPL 2026.
KKR full squad
Batters: Ajinkya Rahane (C), Finn Allen (WK), Tim Seifert (WK), Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Rahul Tripathi, Tejasvi Dahiya (WK),
All-Rounders: Cameron Green, Sunil Narine, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Rovman Powell, Sarthak Ranjan, Daksh Kamra, Rachin Ravindra.
Bowlers: Matheesha Pathirana, Umran Malik, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, Blessing Muzarabani (Replacement), Varun Chakravarthy, Prashant Solanki, Harshit Rana (Injured), Akash Deep (Ruled Out)
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