MS Dhoni is 'like my father': Matheesha Pathirana's heartfelt tribute for Thala breaks Internet

Matheesha Pathirana was speaking during an enactment posted connected the authoritative YouTube transmission of Chennai Super Kings. The pacer revealed however MS Dhoni plays the relation of begetter successful his cricket beingness and tells him tiny things that marque a large difference. 

"After my father, successful my cricket life, helium (Dhoni) plays my father's role. He takes attraction of maine and gives maine proposal connected what I person to do, akin to what my begetter does erstwhile I'm astatine home. I deliberation that's enough," said Pathirana.

"He doesn't archer maine a batch of things erstwhile I'm connected the tract and disconnected the field, but helium tells conscionable tiny things that marque a batch of quality and gives maine a batch of confidence. He knows however to support the players. Off the field, we don't speech much, but if I person to ask something from him, decidedly I'd spell to him and inquire him," the Sri Lankan pacer added. 

PBKS vs CSK IPL 2024

Ruturaj Gaikwad-led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is eyeing a payback against Sam Curran-Punjab Kings (PBKS) astatine the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala, connected Sunday. The defending champions mislaid by seven wickets successful their erstwhile lucifer against PBKS astatine the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. 

This is the archetypal IPL 2024 lucifer astatine the scenic Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala, and fable MS Dhoni is eyeing the grounds of slamming 250 sixes successful the Indian Premier League (IPL). 

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Published: 05 May 2024, 02:48 PM IST