{"id":357133,"date":"2023-08-16T11:59:25","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T11:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/08\/16\/ms-dhoni-showed-faith-in-me-and-i-believed-i-could-do-anything-matheesha-pathirana-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-08-16T11:59:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T11:59:25","slug":"ms-dhoni-showed-faith-in-me-and-i-believed-i-could-do-anything-matheesha-pathirana-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/08\/16\/ms-dhoni-showed-faith-in-me-and-i-believed-i-could-do-anything-matheesha-pathirana-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"MS Dhoni showed faith in me and I believed I could do anything: Matheesha Pathirana | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: Beginning his cricketing career under the shadow of <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/mahendra-singh-dhoni\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-MS Dhoni-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/mahendra-singh-dhoni\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MS Dhoni<\/a>, <!-- -->Matheesha Pathirana<!-- --> is making rapid strides in the shortest format of the game and the 20-year-old credited the legendary former Indian skipper for his tremendous success in such short span of time. <\/p>\n<p>Rising star Pathirana, who joined <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/teams\/chennai-super-kings\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-Chennai Super Kings-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/teams\/chennai-super-kings\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chennai Super Kings<\/a> in 2022, played a key role in Dhoni-led side winning the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-IPL-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IPL<\/a> title in 2023.<br \/>Colombo Strikers<!-- -->&#8216; Pathirana, currently the joint-highest wicket-taker in the ongoing <!-- -->Lanka Premier League<!-- --> said Dhoni taught him to how to perform well in T20 cricket.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As a youngster, if someone gives you confidence like that, it boosts your career. A player of that level showed faith in me and I believed I can do anything in that moment. Not only me, Dhoni gave confidence to all of us. There were 4-5 top players who were injured and he showed his trust in youngsters which was great,&#8221; said Pathirana in a media release.<br \/>&#8220;I learned a lot from Dhoni. The first thing is humbleness and that&#8217;s why he is very successful. He is 42 and still the fittest cricketer which is really inspiring. When I went there, I was a kid and no one knew me and they trained and taught me several things. Now, I know how to perform in any T20 game and how to balance my four overs in a match. Dhoni told me if I keep my body away from injury then I can achieve a lot for the team and the country,&#8221; Pathirana added. <br \/>Pathirana has so far taken 12 wickets in the ongoing LPL.<br \/>In the IPL, Pathirana has featured in 14 matches across two seasons and has 21 wickets to his name.<\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component QbQNS undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"AI cricket 1\" msid=\"102774573\" width=\"600\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/42706777.gif\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/imgsize-23456,msid-102774573,width-600,resizemode-4\/102774573.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };<\/p>\n<p>    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };<\/p>\n<p>    window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n    var TimesApps = window.TimesApps;\n    TimesApps.toiPlusEvents = function(config) {\n      var isConfigAvailable = \"toiplus_site_settings\" in f && \"isFBCampaignActive\" in f.toiplus_site_settings && \"isGoogleCampaignActive\" in f.toiplus_site_settings;\n      var isPrimeUser = window.isPrime;\n      if (isConfigAvailable && !isPrimeUser) {\n        loadGtagEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isGoogleCampaignActive);\n        loadFBEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isFBCampaignActive);\n      } else {\n        var JarvisUrl=\"https:\/\/jarvis.indiatimes.com\/v1\/feeds\/toi_plus\/site_settings\/643526e21443833f0c454615?db_env=published\";\n        window.getFromClient(JarvisUrl, function(config){\n          if (config) {\n            loadGtagEvents(config?.isGoogleCampaignActive);\n            loadFBEvents(config?.isFBCampaignActive);\n          }\n        })\n      }\n    };\n  })(\n    window,\n    document,\n    'script',\n  );<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/news\/ms-dhoni-showed-faith-in-me-and-i-believed-i-could-do-anything-matheesha-pathirana\/articleshow\/102774614.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Beginning his cricketing career under the shadow of MS Dhoni, Matheesha Pathirana is making rapid strides in the shortest format of the game and the 20-year-old credited the legendary former Indian skipper for his tremendous success in such short span of time. 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