{"id":430755,"date":"2024-03-16T00:29:01","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T00:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/03\/16\/matheesha-pathirana-injured-mustafizur-rahman-may-have-to-step-up-for-chennai-super-kings-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-03-16T00:29:01","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T00:29:01","slug":"matheesha-pathirana-injured-mustafizur-rahman-may-have-to-step-up-for-chennai-super-kings-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/03\/16\/matheesha-pathirana-injured-mustafizur-rahman-may-have-to-step-up-for-chennai-super-kings-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Matheesha Pathirana injured, Mustafizur Rahman may have to step up for Chennai Super Kings | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-108533684,imgsize-36822.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div>CHENNAI: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/teams\/chennai-super-kings\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chennai Super Kings<\/a> bowling coach <!-- -->Dwayne Bravo<!-- --> said on Thursday that they are looking to be the best bowling team in death overs. But just like last season, there\u2019s a bit of a worry for the defending champions at the beginning of the season due to unavailability of Sri Lankan slinger <!-- -->Matheesha Pathirana<!-- -->.<br \/>According to <!-- -->Sri Lanka Cricket<!-- --> (SLC), the paceman has suffered a hamstring injury during the team\u2019s T20 series in Bangladesh recently. He will be out for at least four to five weeks and it will mean that Pathirana will definitely miss CSK\u2019s first few matches. \u201cWe have to talk to SLC to know when he will be available. He is one of our premier bowlers, but these things happen,\u201d a senior <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/teams\/chennai-super-kings\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CSK<\/a> official told <span class=\"strong\">TOI<\/span>.<br \/>The <!-- -->T20 World Cup<!-- -->, too, is round the corner and SLC will definitely take a cautious approach before clearing their premier bowler for the rigours of <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IPL<\/a>.<br \/>Pathirana played a massive role in CSK\u2019s title triumph last season. His wicket-taking ability at the death was one of the reasons why teams found it difficult to build on good starts against MS Dhoni\u2019s team. But unlike last year, CSK have some back-up options and senior Bangladesh paceman <!-- -->Mustafizur Rahman<!-- --> may become important in the first couple of weeks.<br \/>Mustafizur\u2019s ability to vary his pace and bowl cutters may prove handy on Chepauk tracks, where the ball doesn\u2019t always come on to the bat. \u201cFizz will join the camp on March 20, a couple of days before our opener against <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/teams\/royal-challengers-bangalore\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RCB<\/a>. He knows what it takes and we\u2019ll see how he shapes up,\u201d the official said.<\/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>    function loadSurvicateJs(allowedSurvicateSections = []){\n      const section =  window.location.pathname.split('\/')[1]\n      const isHomePageAllowed = window.location.pathname === '\/' && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('homepage')<\/p>\n<p>      if(allowedSurvicateSections.includes(section) || isHomePageAllowed){\n        (function(w) {\n          var s = document.createElement('script');\n          s.src=\"https:\/\/survey.survicate.com\/workspaces\/0be6ae9845d14a7c8ff08a7a00bd9b21\/web_surveys.js\";\n          s.async = true;\n          var e = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];\n          e.parentNode.insertBefore(s, e);\n        })(window);\n      }<\/p>\n<p>    }<\/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        loadSurvicateJs(f.toiplus_site_settings.allowedSurvicateSections);\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            loadSurvicateJs(config?.allowedSurvicateSections);\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\/ipl\/top-stories\/matheesha-pathirana-injured-mustafizur-rahman-may-have-to-step-up-for-chennai-super-kings\/articleshow\/108533685.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] CHENNAI: Chennai Super Kings bowling coach Dwayne Bravo said on Thursday that they are looking to be the best bowling team in death overs. 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