<p>CSK-fame Sri Lankan pacer, Mateesha Pathirana, has been ruled out of the India ODI series after Dilshan Madushanka had already been ruled off early. Sri Lanka is facing a tough time, as already they lost their two-star pacers, <a href="https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/dushmantha-chameera-552152">Dushmantha Chameera</a> and Nuwan Thushara, before the T20I series. <br> <br>Chameera first due to illness, and Thushara later fractured a thumb of his bowling arm and had to be replaced by Madushanka and Fernando for the T20Is, which recently concluded against India. Pathirana sustained the injury during fielding in the last game against India, as he went off the field without bowling even a single delivery. </p>



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<p><br>A jarred shoulder is what kept Pathirana out of the World Cup last time as well, and hence the Lankan management did not want to risk him further, said Mahinda Halangoda. Madushanka, on the other hand, sustained a much more serious injury to his hamstring in the nets post the first T20I. </p>



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<p><br>The Sri Lankan management reportedly first brought in uncapped right-arm pacer Mohamed Shiraz; however, later in the afternoon another confirmation came from their end, tying up the debut of a second right-arm seamer, Eshan Malinga. </p>



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<p><br>Both these players were supposed to be part of Sri Lanka?s starting XI in the first ODI against India, while Sri Lanka has not had a very good record against them in the recent past. Alongside the two uncapped players who have been brought in, at least one is sure to mark his debut. However, three players, T20I batter Kusal Perera and promoted Madushan and Jeffrey Vandersay, have been kept in standby as backups.</p>



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<p>Chennai Super Kings have likely made a hint towards their player retention options ahead of the mega-auction. The highly anticipated retention of MS Dhoni as an uncapped player also knocks on the doors. <br> <br>There was a huge buzz regarding whether MS Dhoni will be retained by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chennai_Super_Kings">Chennai Super Kings</a> any further, and after the new retention rules have a green signal to the legend?s retention as an uncapped player, no one seemed merrier than the CSK fans. </p>



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<p><br>However, until yesterday there remained a stir over social media on the probable availability of MS Dhoni, as the 43-year-old had made nothing official from his end.<br> <br>Latest reports from Cricbuzz on the eve of 26th October have brought a sigh of relief for the Chennai fans, as their idol, the ?Thala? or ?Leader? in Tamil, as he is often referred to as MS Dhoni, is all set to feature for the Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2025. </p>



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<p>The most successful franchise in IPL history is about to retain the likes of veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja as their first priority retention option while following him will be the retention of their skipper from the previous edition in Ruturaj Gaikwad. <br> <br>Among them, Jadeja has been a part of the franchise since 2012, the first ever time when he was brought in by the Chennai Super Kings for a whopping amount from the Royals. Since then, he has not parted ways with the franchise. <br> <br>Gaikwad is their only recognised batter to have been a consistent performer since his impactful debut in the 2021 season. The only retention among overseas players remains Mateesha Pathirana, the Lankan pace powerhouse who made it to be one of the best at the deaths under Dhoni?s guidance.</p>



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