Irrespective of the retention policy, Matheesha Pathirana will stay with CSK. The impact has been such and also, he is still young and improving. However, CSK needs to identify a good partner for him in the pace attack. In the recent seasons, that has not happened. On that note, here, we take a look at the list of three Indian bowling partners for Matheesha Pathirana CSK can target in IPL 2025 Auctions.
1) Mukesh Kumar
Mukesh Kumar has actually been an underrated name in India. He has been doing well in various phases and of course, he has had some bad outings too.
Mukesh has the skills to excel in all phases of a T20 game. This is probably needed in the pace partner for Pathirana, who will have the bulk of the work at the death.
2) Sandeep Sharma
Sandeep Sharma is one of the Indian bowling partners for Matheesha Pathirana CSK can target in IPL 2025 Auctions. In the last two seasons, Sandeep has turned out to be a very different and effective pacer.
At Chepauk, a player like Sandeep, with all his variations, could be a very good fit. He has the age to serve a few more years in the IPL and CSK could be interested in his profile.
3) Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Pathirana is still young and he is very injury-prone. Even in his bad form or absence due to fitness, CSK must have a reliable bowler at the other end. This can happen if someone like Bhuvneshwar Kumar is available in the team.
SRH might not worry too much if they lose the player. Bhuvi is not young and he was not the player he used to be. Nevertheless, CSK is the perfect management to get the best out of Bhuvi at this stage of his career. He can guide the younger bowlers in the side and he himself can be very useful to the team.
