Mustafizur might Replace Pathirana in CSK: If you had asked who the Chennai Super Kings’s death pacer is, you would have gotten Matheesha Pathirana as the answer in a blink. The Sri Lankan was a vital part of CSK’s title-winning team last year. But now things have changed a little. A new threat to his position has joined the team, and his name is Mustafizur Rahman.
The Bangladesh pacer, who debuted for the yellows in the first match vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Pathirana, was injured and ruled out of the first match. Mustafizur clinched wickets, for Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, and, Rajat Patidar. This helped CSK win the match by 6 wickets, and Mustafizur was named the player of the match.
Now that Pathirana would be fit for CSK’s match against the Gujarat Titans, choosing whom to play between the two would be a massive headache for the franchise.
Mustafizur Might Replace Pathirana in CSK, According to Laxmipathy Balaji
Former Indian pacer Laxmipathy Balaji thinks that, although it’s tough to replace a pacer like Pathirana, the Sri Lankan will have to wait as Mustafizur had a spectacular debut.
“Obviously, for a new entrant like Mustafizur to perform on the very first game was phenomenal. But what Pathirana did was he provided the cushion CSK wanted for a long time, especially after (Dwayne) Bravo, because Bravo used to provide that cushion during the death overs to CSK,” Balaji told Star Sports.
“Pathirana straightaway got fit into that role and it probably depends on how well new ball bowlers bowl according to that, probably Pathirana might have to wait. Because Mustafizur can bowl in the death and in the start as well. So probably in that aspect, I feel it’s a good headache to have when you have a fit Pathirana into the side,” Balaji added.
CSK will face GT today, and it has to be waited and seen who will bowl for the team during death overs.
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