New Delhi, April 12 -- Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) pacer Matheesha Pathirana has reportedly received his No Objection Certificate (NOC) to participate in IPL 2026.

According to a report in RevSportz, Pathirana will travel to Chennai and join his squad there ahead of his team's upcoming matches. Kolkata Knight Riders are next scheduled to take on Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at Chepauk on Tuesday.

The Sri Lanka pacer had been recovering from a leg injury that he sustained during the T20 World Cup 2026 tournament in February.

In Sri Lanka's group stage match against Australia on 16 February, Pathirana bowled just four deliveries before being ruled out of the rest of the game, and eventually the rest of the tournament.

He was initially deni...