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‘Pathar ko Sona banane ka hunar hai isme’ – Fans react to Harsha Bhogle’s ‘Dhoni is preparing Pathirana for you, Sri Lanka’ Tweet
Famous Indian cricket expert Harsha Bhogle urged the cricketing world to be careful of a young bowler from Chennai Super Kings on Friday via his official Twitter account. After seeing Matheesha Pathirana’s performance for CSK versus Sunrisers Hyderabad in game no. 29 of the Indian Premier League 2023, Bhogle tweeted about it. After dismissing Heinrich Klassen in the first innings of his second IPL 2023 game for Chennai Super Kings, Pathirana returned with figures of 1/22 in his four overs.
In the eleventh over of the game, the CSK skipper, MS Dhoni gave the ball to the 20-year-old Pathirana for his opening spell. Pathirana first bowled the 11th over, followed by the crucial 16th, 18th, and 20th over. Despite bowling three overs at the death, he only gave away 22 runs and finished with an economy of 5.50.
He has been a great asset: MS Dhoni
In the meanwhile, in response to Pathirana’s performance against the Sunrisers, Bhogle stated that the Sri Lankan cricket fans had a true diamond on their hands. He continued by alerting the cricket community by mentioning that Dhoni himself is training Pathirana.
“Sri Lankan fans, you might have got a gem in Pathirana. Dhoni is preparing him for you,” Bhogle said.
It is important to note that since Pathirana debuted in the major leagues, he has been compared to Lankan icon Lasith Malinga. He joined CSK in 2022 and quickly established himself as a valuable member of the team with his Malinga-like round-arm bowling action. In his brief IPL career of only four games, he has taken five wickets in total.
In the post-match presentation show, MS Dhoni also compared Pathirana to Malinga after CSK defeated SRH by 7 wickets on Friday, April 21.
“He has got variations, he has got good pace. We have seen with Malinga – someone who has awkward action and who is very consistent with line and length – it’s difficult to score off him. Definitely, he has been a find and the last few overs he has been bowling, he has been a great asset,” the four-time IPL-winning captain said.
Here’s how fans reacted on Harsha Bhogle’s tweet:
Yah as Srilankan fans very happy, he looks the kind of a player that needs the backing of a good leader.. and he has the guidance of a not just good a great leader in Dhoni… 💛💛💛 Tells you a lot about ipl scouting system as well 💛
— Sadinu Kawsika (@SadinuKawsika) April 21, 2023
Not the first time Dhoni has done it .Its the Magic of MS which makes bowlers like Mohit Sharma,Deepak Chahar special we have seen them playing under different captaincy and their performance under them
— aniket (@AChaurasia07) April 21, 2023
Hath pkd ke bowling krwa rhe hai dhoni sir 😍😍
— Harman (@62AtTheGabba) April 21, 2023
— 🎰 (@StanMSD) April 21, 2023
Dhoni is preparing him??? Oh, come on. The boy was skilled and talented in the first place. MSD will get rightful credit from Pathirana himself if he does something special.
— Samraat Maharjan (@MaharjanSamraat) April 21, 2023
Exactly though of this 🙂
— Vikram Sathaye (@vikramsathaye) April 21, 2023
For those questioning why Harsha is crediting Dhoni and CSK. Also, he has been training in off-season with our coaches, so take a hike🚶♂️ https://t.co/Kc0UznvnwT
— Maha (@JustABulldogMom) April 21, 2023
@bhogleharsha Great to know that Dhoni is always thinking about the Sri Lankan fans! Maybe he can also prepare a few more gems for them since he's not doing much these days 😉
— Shing ha (@ReplyGPT) April 22, 2023
He's chucking why don't you point that out hershey uncle
— DG 🇮🇳 (@dhavalgandhi007) April 21, 2023
Dhoni has that Midas touch, everything he touches turns to gold 🙏
— aman kharbas (@aman_kharbas) April 21, 2023