There have been criticisms that there are many problems with the captaincy of CSK team captain dhoni this time. Even in the match against hyderabad, Dhoni's late introduction of Pathirana into the attack is seen as a setback for the CSK team. Pathirana was acting for the CSK team in the same way as bumrah for the mumbai team and Hazlewood for the RCB team. Pathirana's bowling was a huge advantage for the CSK team in the 2023 and 2024 seasons. Pathirana scattered important batsmen through yorkers in the death overs. Since Pathirana's performance was so good, the CSK team management retained him. In this situation, although Pathirana has some problems with his bowling, he is showing good signs of recovery. However, the CSK team management continues to stumble in using Pathirana.
When Ruturaj Gaikwad was the captain of the CSK team, Pathirana was brought into the attack only in the 12th over. Now, even when dhoni is the captain, Pathirana is being brought into the attack only in the 12th over. The game turned in favor of hyderabad in yesterday's match in the 10th over bowled by sam Curran. If Pathirana had been brought into the attack earlier, the hyderabad team would have been under more pressure. Similarly, young players like Aniket Verma could not predict Pathirana's ball and stumbled. Pathirana could have easily taken their wickets.
But in the 12th over, when the game was almost in Hyderabad's favor, dhoni brought Pathirana into the attack. Due to this, there is a discussion that Pathirana should be used in the power play itself and bowl one or 2 overs after the power play. Therefore, it is expected that CSK will make proper use of Pathirana's talent in the upcoming matches.
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Sowmiya Sriram

26/04/2025 09:04 PM