A 20-year-old player is making a lot of headlines in Chennai Super Kings. Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is working hard to promote the 20-year-old player. Although Dhoni has managed the career of many cricketers, whether it is Ravindra Jadeja or whether it is Players like Chahal's Kuldeep Yadav Deepak Chahar is the name whose career Mahendra Singh Dhoni groomed and now there is a 20-year-old youngster in Chennai Super Kings who Dhoni is eyeing.
The name of the 20 year old player is Mathisha Pathirana, who is a young Sri Lankan bowler. Dhoni is eyeing this bowler and Dhoni is also supporting him a lot. Pathirana's bowling action is like that of veteran Malinga.
How Dhoni got affected
Pathirana's bowling made headlines in the school tournament in the year 2020, at that time Pathirana was only 17 years old. Dhoni became a fan of Pathirana's bowling action, Dhoni also written a letter and by writing a letter to the young bowler, Dhoni invited him to come to UAE and also joined the team.
This young bowler did wonders on the field
Mathisha Pathirana played two matches last season and took two more wickets and this season Pathirana took amazing and managed to take 3 wickets. In IPL 2023 against Hyderabad, Pathirana took 5 wickets and bowled amazingly.
