Chennai, May 1 -- Following the loss against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 on Wednesday, the five-time champions Chennai Super Kings' (CSK) bowling consultant Eric Simons backed right-arm seamer Matheesha Pathirana, who has had an average tournament so far.

The fast bowler has managed to grab nine wickets in the eight matches so far at an average of 33.11, where he has conceded runs at an economy of 10.39 with best bowling figures of 2/28 in the tournament.

"I think it's been pretty well documented that there was a bit of [an] action change. But I think he's pretty much back to where he was, just in terms of the height of his arm on a reasonably consistent basis," Eric Simons said in the post-match ...