IPL 2023 / MS Dhoni brightened the fortunes of this player, a sudden call came; Now preparing for debut

IPL 2023: Captain MS Dhoni, who won the IPL ie Indian Premier League title for the fifth time, is known for making players. How many players were seen playing for CSK in IPL 2023, who were playing for other teams and were dropped from the team due to poor performance, but this year when they played for CSK, they had a new Got to see the form. Now IPL is over and CSK has become its champion. Along with this, the calls of the players who performed the best game have started coming from the national teams. Ajinkya Rahane, who recently performed brilliantly for Chennai Super Kings, has been included in India's Test squad for the WTC Finals. Now the Sri Lankan Cricket Board has selected Mathisha Pathirana for the Sri Lankan team, he can now be seen making his ODI debut.

Mathisha Pathirana included in Sri Lanka's ODI squad

A series of three ODIs is to be played between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. For the first two ODIs, the team has been announced by Sri Lanka. The team will be led by Dasun Shanaka, but Mathisha Pathirana's entry in the team surprised everyone. Although there was a possibility that he could be included in the team. Mathisha Pathirana is known for his lethal bowling in the death overs. In the last overs of the IPL, MS Dhoni handed over the responsibility to Mathisha Pathirana and Pathirana did not disappoint him. Due to his bowling action, he is called the second Lasith Malinga. Earlier, Mathisha Pathirana has made his T20 debut for Sri Lanka. He played a match against Afghanistan in August last year, although he did not get a wicket then. He got to bowl one over and he gave away 16 runs. Now he has been selected in the ODI team and it is quite possible that he may make his debut as well.

Mathisha Pathirana may get a chance to make ODI debut

Talking about the bowling statistics of Mathisha Pathirana, he got a chance to play 14 matches and during this he has taken 21 wickets. After this, he has captured the entire cricket world and he has also been called by the Sri Lankan Board, so that he can make his ODI debut. Before IPL 2022, he was discovered by Chennai Super Kings and included in their team, but he got good opportunities this year and he has also managed to capitalize on it. The first match of the ODI series between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan will be played on June 2. That is, now not only Team India is entered through IPL, but other foreign teams also enter players in their team after watching IPL and keeping in mind the performance there. It has to be seen whether Mathisha Pathirana gets a chance in the first ODI or not and if he does, how he manages to perform.

Sri Lanka squad for first two ODIs against Afghanistan: Dasun Shanaka (captain), Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Sadira Samarawickrama, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Charit Aslanka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mahesh Teekshana, Dushan Hemantha, Chamak Karunaratne, Dushmanta Chameera, Mathisha Pathirana, Lahiru Kumara, Kasun Rajita.