Matheesha Pathirana, a Sri Lankan pacer, has been dubbed as Podi (Little) Malinga in Sri Lanka and Baby Malinga among Chennai Super Kings (CSK) supporters due to his sling-shot action, which resembles Lasith Malinga’s, according to his childhood coach Bilal Fassy.
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Styris further stated that Malinga was performing effectively when he was bowling at 145 kph. Malinga has 170 wickets in 122 games, making him one of the most effective bowlers to ever play in the IPL.
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Pathirana is in the news for his Lasith Malinga-like action and has been impressive for Sri Lanka under-19 in the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2022 earlier this year, taking 7 wickets from 4 matches at an average of 27.28 and his economy stood at 6.16.
Just like Malinga, the second-highest wicket-taker in the IPL with 170 wickets, Pathirana too can serve up fast, toe-crushing Yorkers. As of now, Pathirana has played only 1 List A game and 2 T20s in Sri Lanka but that was enough for CSK to tap into this exciting new talent from the Islands.
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