Mathisha Pathirana According to reports, he will not feature in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has refused to give him a no objection certificate. This is the second player for Kolkata Knight Riders who will have to sit out of IPL 2026 after the BCCI earlier directed Bangladesh cricketer Mustafizur Rahman to drop it.
Pathirana was brought in by KKR at a price of Rs 11.00 crore in the IPL mini-auction to strengthen their pace attack; However, all that may go in vain. The reason for the rejection of Pathirana's application to participate in this rich tournament is currently unknown, but it is believed that the fast bowler did not pass the fitness test.
according to FPJPathirana has been away from the cricket field for a long time. The youngster, who has played for Chennai Super Kings in the past, also did not play in Sri Lanka's series against England and the subsequent ICC Men's T20 World Cup, which the Lankan Lions played at home.
In Rahman's case, KKR had enough time to sign a replacement for the Zimbabwean bowler blessings to muzarabani. However, the three-time winners have already started their preparations for the upcoming season starting on March 28. As a result, the franchise may be in a hurry to find the best possible replacement for the Sri Lankan international.
Neither KKR nor the IPL technical committee have made any official statement on the matter at the time of writing, but an update is expected to be released soon as the ten-team event is only days away from its grand start.
Kolkata Knight Riders team for IPL 2026
Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ajinkya Rahane, Manish Pandey, Rovman Powell, Sunil Narine, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakraborty, Harshit RanaVaibhav Arora, Umran Malik, Cameron Green, Finn Allen, Mathisha Pathirana, Tejasvi Singh, Kartik Tyagi, Prashant Solanki, Daksh Kamra, Sarthak Ranjan, Blessing Muzarabani, Rahul Tripathi, Tim Seifert, Akash Deep, Rachin Ravindra.
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