Srilankan cricketer Matheesha Pathirana IPL2025  auction surprise buy second most costliest bought by KOLKATA KNOGHT RIDERS (KKR). Srilanka player previously playing for csk in ipl now bought by kkr in ipl auction 2025 is Matheesha Pathirana.

SL CRICKET PLAYER MATHEESHA PATHIRANA BIO IPL 2025 AUCTION KKR TEAM

IPL 2025 AUCTION SRILANKA PLAYER BOUGHT BY KKR NAME, PROFILE, PICS. MATHEESHA PATHINANA WAS BOUGHT BY SHAH RUKH KHAN & JUHI CHAWLA’S KKR TEAM FOR A PRICE OF 18.40 CRORE INR

DOB (date of birth / birthday) -18TH December
YOB (year of birth)- 2002
POB (native place/place of birth)-Kandy, Sri Lanka
AKA (also called as) -Baby Malinga

Bowing action -Right-arm fast

ODI debut -2 June 2023 v Afghanistan

T20 -27 August 2022 v Afghanistan

2022–2025 -Chennai Super Kings

NOW BOUGHT BY -Kolkata Knight Riders FOR 18.40 CRORES

HE HAS TAKEN 4 WICKET HAULS MORE THAN THAN THREE TIMES AS OF NOW. HE WAS ALSO ONCE AWARDED THE PLAYER OF THE MATCH FOR HIS PERFORMACE SCALPING WIKETS AT THE CRUCIAL TIME.

He was in Under-19 Cricket squad for his country srilanka (mainly in 2022 icc world cup under 19).

He was part of the csk ipl team from 2022 till 2025. he scalped 19 wickets in the 2023 ipl season.

Initial T20 local debut for SLC Grey’s team.

ipl debut in 2022 against Gujarat Titans, surprisingly taking a wicket in his very first ball.

international t20 debut for his country srilanka against australia, and then went on to play in asia cup 2022.

international ODI debut in 2023 against new zealand.

SRILANKAN CRICKETER 18.40 CRORE IPL AUCTION BOUGHT BY KKR

LETS TAKE A LOOK AT SOME PICS OF MATHEESHA PATHIRANA

 

 

 

Matheesha Pathirana with ms dhoni during csk match

Matheesha Pathirana at practice session

 

Matheesha Pathirana aka baby malinga style bowling action

 

Matheesha Pathirana appeals for a caught behind