Chennai Super Kings’ pacer Matheesha Pathirana has shared a cryptic post ahead of the IPL 2024 trade deadline. On Saturday, Pathirana posted a story on his social media page with the text “No Money Can Buy Loyalty”. Meanwhile, based on young pacer’s story, few CSK fans questioned whether the Sri Lankan bowler was approached by any other IPL team for a trade deal ahead of the IPL 2024 Auction. To note, the deadline for the players trade will close on December 12.
Notably, Mumbai Indians (MI) recently signed Gujarat Titans’ skipper Hardik Pandya for a whopping sum of INR 15 crore in a cash deal. As a result, the five-time IPL champs had to sanction another cash trade and sent Cameron Green (INR 17.5 crore) to RCB.
Coming back to Matheesha Pathirana, the express pacer was purchased by CSK for INR 20 lakhs in 2023. The right-arm pacer was then retained by the Yellow Army for the upcoming edition. Earlier, Pathirana had credited CSK skipper MS Dhoni for his success in the 20-over format as the Sri Lankan pacer remains a key player in the CSK line-up.
Pathirana in IPL
Speaking about Matheesha Pathirana numbers for CSK, the 20-year-old has played 14 matches and has taken 21 wickets in the IPL. He has an average of 20.14 with his economy rate being below the 8-run mark. Pathirana has the best figures of 3/15 in the franchise-based league. The right-arm pacer is expected to play a key role in CSK’s title defence in the upcoming IPL edition.
