Pathirana Signals Fitness as KKR Wait on SLC Clearance for IPL Return

Overview

• The Sri Lanka quick posted video of him bowling in the nets with the message "almost there."
• Sri Lanka Cricket has yet to issue the required No Objection Certificate that lets him join the league until he passes fitness tests at the national academy.
• Kolkata Knight Riders expect a possible mid-April arrival if he clears those checks, after spending ₹18 crore to sign him at last year's mini-auction.
• KKR have dropped their first two matches and lost pacers Akash Deep and Harshit Rana to injury, leaving them short on fast bowling.
• He hurt his left leg in the T20 World Cup against Australia and left after only a few balls, with reports split between a hamstring and a calf issue.