Elated to Continue His Quest with Chennai Super Kings

1. Elated to Continue His Quest with Chennai Super Kings Sri Lanka pacer Matheesha Pathirana is thrilled that he has been retained by the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for IPL 2025. Popularly known as "Baby Malinga" for his weird bowling action, the potential of Pathirana as a match-winner has seen the CSK splash an amount of Rs 13 crore to retain him. Currently playing in the Abu Dhabi T10 League, Pathirana is optimistic about retention as he thanks the franchise for the trust and for the opportunity of sharing the dressing room with cricket legend MS Dhoni. Fans interested in the latest cricket updates will find pathirana's journey inspiring as CSK gets their team ready for IPL

2. 2025. A Star in CSK's Bowling Line-Up Pathirana graduated to the main team of CSK in 2022. He played in two matches picking two wickets. In 2023, he became a regular member of the bowling department of CSK while picking 19 wickets in 12 games. In 2024, he continued his form with picking 13 wickets from just six matches. Pathirana has played 20 games

3. for CSK and has taken 34 wickets with an economy rate of 7.88 and best of 4/28. The packed CSK does add value in terms of the gift of fast bowling always. Holding to him is one of the tactics used by CSK while trying to adjust the burden of passing on space to veterans such as MS Dhoni and the younger freshers in its bid to sustain consistent team performance. The cricket match score trackers also welcome Pathirana's contribution into the IPL 2025 team. Sharing dressing room with MS Dhoni Pathirana is also looking forward to sharing the dressing room with CSK skipper MS Dhoni, whom he felt would be "cool and nice experience" for him. Dhoni has played a huge part in groomed young guns like Pathirana and works as a mentor to them. Keeping players like Pathirana, Ruturaj Gaikwad, and Ravindra Jadeja ensures that CSK is building a team which closes gaps between youthfulness and experience. As much as cricket fans would love to see the update on preparations by CSK for IPL 2025, this franchise stands out on

4. balancing the strategy with that of retaining players and makes headlines throughout the cricketing world as preparation gets underway for the season ahead. IPL 2025 Mega Auction A much-awaited money-rich event, IPL 2025 Mega Auction promises to be an exciting experience with some marquee players on the list, including Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, and KL Rahul. Among the 574 registered players to appear in the fray, as many as 366 are Indians, while 208 are overseas players. Interestingly, as many as 81 players have received the highest reserve price of INR 2 crore. Although no team has more than two RTM cards, CSK are sitting pretty with one RTM card at their disposal for the auction. All the fans would now get excited after having been deprived of match scores till now. The turning point would come in the form of an auction-a point that sets off the composition of teams and excitement in IPL 2025. Be it marquee players or young talents, the auction goes on to set the stage for some thrilling cricket action.

5. Marquee Players to Watch For the first time since 2018, this year has parted marquee players into two groups. The first lot has India stars: Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, and Arshdeep Singh. Then there's KL Rahul, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Shami, and Mohammed Siraj. The overseas team is represented by some of the biggest stars in the game such as Mitchell Starc, Jos Buttler, and Kagiso Rabada. With every team looking to attain the best mix, this auction will bring cricket fans the timely latest cricket updates as teams strategize a perfect approach and sort out grabbing the best possible players for them. Among other teams, CSK's best mix of old-timers and young blood is one team to watch out for. Check out how MS Dhoni & Donald Trump Reunite to bring more excitement to the cricketing world! Strategy of CSK in IPL 2025 CSK barely missed the playoffs in IPL 2024 with a new skipper, Ruturaj Gaikwad at the helm, and finished at fifth position. This season, the franchise seems to have bounced back stronger with

6. a very balanced side. CSK retaining Pathirana backs a strong intent from the team to groom youngsters along with their mainstays. It puts established players, like Ravindra Jadeja and Shivam Dube, along with the talents of Pathirana, among others, into its building strategy. And the interest of the fans gathers to see how CSK would turn out in IPL 2025 as everyone looks forward to the cricket match scores and Latest cricket updates on each player. Of course, the game performance of Pathirana and Dhoni is sure to bring in that feature as a thriller. Conclusion The belief of CSK in the skill and future vision of Matheesha Pathirana is why they retained him for IPL 2025. Started as a promising debutante, he has become one of the most consequent players over time - the Sri Lankan pacer. With the ex-skipper MS Dhoni mentoring fresh talents, this team would be ready for a thrilling ride in IPL 2025.

7. Cricket enthusiasts shall ever be keen to know all that is happening around Pathirana and what will happen on IPL 2025. Cricket scores or great scenes witnessed in matches, CSK still makes an interesting tale about cricketing games. Track action and follow cricket match scores to stay Latest cricket updates with CSK's great campaign for the next season of IPL.