When the 20-year-old Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana had made his Indian Premier League debut final yr for the Chennai Tremendous Kings, his uncommon bowling motion had the Cricketing fraternity speaking about him immediately.
The truth is, his first supply on the planet’s largest T20 league had resulted in a wicket, as he had dismissed the Gujarat Titans batter Shubman Gill. A fiery pacer who has the power to constantly bowl above the 145 km/h mark, Pathirana is enjoying the function of a loss of life bowler for CSK this season, and his handed the accountability to fill the large footwear of Dwayne Bravo in that division.
As per a number of media experiences, it was CSK skipper MS Dhoni himself who had personally scouted Pathirana after watching a selected video of him nailing the yorkers. He was requested to get himself vaccinated and be part of the CSK camp forward of the 2021 version of the league.
Matheesha Pathirana Father Title
Matheesha Pathirana was born on December 18, 2002 within the Sri Lankan metropolis of Kandy, and was raised alongside his father, mom, and a few sisters. His father Anura Pathirana is reportedly a authorities worker.
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Whereas there’s not a lot info on the net with respect to additional particulars of his relations, as per a number of media experiences, Pathirana was raised by his two sisters.
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Is CSK Pacer Lasith Malinga’s Son?
Pathirana’s uncanny bowling motion resemblance with that of the legendary Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga, had made the inquisitive followers speculate whether or not he’s actually the latter’s son. As made very clear above, Pathirana has no organic relation with Lasith Malinga in any way.
Having mentioned that, the 20-year-old bowls with a roughly related slingy motion as Malinga’s. The truth is, his bowling arm even bends additional under, and it is because of this very cause, followers have nicknamed him ‘Child Malinga’.
As for Malinga, the 39-year-old has two youngsters – a son and daughter named Duvin and…
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