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Lasith Malinga Set To Return To Mumbai Indians As Fast Bowling Coach: Report | Cricket News
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Lasith Malinga Set To Return To Mumbai Indians As Fast Bowling Coach: Report | Cricket News

[ad_1] File photo of former Sri Lanka pacer Lasith Malinga© TwitterFormer Sri Lankan pace ace Lasith Malinga is set to return to five-time champions Mumbai Indians for IPL 2024, this time as their fast bowling coach replacing Shane Bond, according to a report on Saturday. The Kiwi veteran had held that position for the past nine seasons. However an IPL source confirmed to PTI that Bond's contract with Mumbai is still under review. "MI's contract with Bond is still not over as yet," the source said. Earlier, ESPNCricinfo has reported that it's also not clear whether Bond would continue as the head coach of MI Emirates in the ILT20 where they finished third this year. Malinga had a fruitful career with Mumbai Indians winning five titles overall -- four in IPL (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019) and t...
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Lasith Malinga 2.0 In The Making? Sri Lanka Great’s Son Bowls With Similar Action. Watch | Cricket News
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Lasith Malinga 2.0 In The Making? Sri Lanka Great’s Son Bowls With Similar Action. Watch | Cricket News

[ad_1] Lasith Malinga's son Duvin bowling at the MI New York's nets.© InstagramAt first look, the similarity is uncanny. When Duvin Malinga started bowling in the Mumbai Indians New York nets on the sidelines of the Major League Cricket, it was clear that he shared more than just the surname with his illustrious father, Lasith, who wowed the world with a slinging action. One which made him one of the most lethal fast bowlers to come out of his country. His son Duvin has now shown a similar action. In a video posted by Mumbai Indians on their Instagram account, Malinga can be seen overseeing his son's progress. He had a suggestion too. "Natural action. He needs to bowl straight and fast. If he beats that, he can learn the skills," Malinga said.During the IPL 2023, Malinga, who is also a b...
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“Want To Make This Guy Even Better”: Lasith Malinga All Praise For Chennai Super Kings Youngster After IPL 2023 Show | Cricket News
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“Want To Make This Guy Even Better”: Lasith Malinga All Praise For Chennai Super Kings Youngster After IPL 2023 Show | Cricket News

[ad_1] Sri Lanka legend Lasith Malinga, who is now a bowling consultant with Rajasthan Royals (RR) and had dominated the Indian Premier League (IPL) for many years, praised Chennai Super Kings' death-overs specialist Matheesha Pathirana and said that he wants CSK pacer to be better than him at bowling. CSK has discovered a jewel in Pathirana. The youngster is a rising star, and the manner he has been weaving his spell around cricket fans all around the world has been nothing short of a spectacular thing. The young pacer has been frequently likened to Lasith Malinga, one of the greatest bowlers Sri Lanka have ever produced.Pathirana has picked 15 wickets in 10 matches for CSK, with an economy rate of 7.56, having bowled mostly at the death."I somehow want to make this guy even better than...
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“Trickier” Than Lasith Malinga: PBKS Star’s Huge Praise For CSK Youngster | Cricket News
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“Trickier” Than Lasith Malinga: PBKS Star’s Huge Praise For CSK Youngster | Cricket News

[ad_1] Zimbabwe all-rounder and Punjab Kings batter Sikandar Raza lauded Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana and said the young pacer is much more trickier to read than Sri Lanka great Lasith Malinga. Sikandar said that Pathirana, who is playing in the IPL 2023 for Chennai Super Kings, is more trickier bowler than Malinga as his bowling action comes lower. "Pathirana is a quality talent. I remember that [Lasith] Malinga was hard enough to face but Pathirana is just a bit trickier. His arm comes lower. Malinga was side on, I remember. On that wicket, with those cutters and his 145kph pace, you just didn't know what's coming. Alhamdulillah, to be able to score those runs! I was just trying to find a boundary so I was lucky to get those three runs. I hit it into a gap. I guess when it's yo...
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Virat Kohli Picks Two GOATs Of IPL. They Are Not MS Dhoni And Rohit Sharma | Cricket News
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Virat Kohli Picks Two GOATs Of IPL. They Are Not MS Dhoni And Rohit Sharma | Cricket News

[ad_1] One of the finest batters of all time, Virat Kohli, has rubbed shoulders with and competed against some of the finest players in the world over the years in the Indian Premier League. When it comes to the T20 league, there have been some big-name achievers in the league, including the likes of MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Dwayne Bravo, Suresh Raina, etc. However, when Kohli was asked to pick the GOAT of the IPL, the Royal Challengers Bangalore star admitted that it was quite a difficult choice.The question was such a tricky one that Kohli couldn't pick a single name. He went ahead with two players -- AB de Villiers and Lasith Malinga. Kohli himself shares a vibrant bond with De Villiers, having played alongside him during the South African batter's time in the IPL. In f...
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Kagiso Rabada Hits a Special ‘Ton’ In IPL, Surpasses Lasith Malinga For Massive Feat | Cricket News
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Kagiso Rabada Hits a Special ‘Ton’ In IPL, Surpasses Lasith Malinga For Massive Feat | Cricket News

[ad_1] Kagiso Rabada celebrates a wicket with PBKS teammates.© BCCI/IPLPunjab Kings' bowler Kagiso Rabada on Thursday became the fastest to pick 100 wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in terms of matches played. Rabada achieved this milestone during the match against Gujarat Titans at the IS Bindra Stadium and became the fastest bowler to reach the mark in terms of matches played. He took his 100th wicket as he removed Wriddhiman Saha in the 5th over of the match.The right-arm pacer reached the milestone in his 64th IPL match, surpassing Lasith Malinga, who achieved the feat in his 70th match.MilestoneA special for @KagisoRabada25The @PunjabKingsIPL pacer gets his th wicket in #TATAIPL!#PBKSvGT pic.twitter.com/0JkdsxK40Q— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 13, 2023Bhuvneshwar Kumar...
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“Working With Him On Yorkers…”: Sandeep Sharma Credits Sri Lanka Great After Win vs CSK | Cricket News
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“Working With Him On Yorkers…”: Sandeep Sharma Credits Sri Lanka Great After Win vs CSK | Cricket News

[ad_1] Pacer Sandeep Sharma's last over spell guided his team Rajasthan Royals to their third win in this season's Indian Premier League (IPL) against Chennai Super Kings at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. After pulling off a defence of 21 runs against the duo of MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja, Sandeep said that he has been working with fast bowling coach and Lasith Malinga, a specialist in delivering toe-crushing yorkers, in nets for death overs and it has helped him.Talking to Malinga, Sandeep credited him for his success in death overs in the latest video posted by IPL's Twitter handle. "I have been working with him (Malinga) on Yorkers and it is coming out nice," Sandeep said in a video.From acing the yorker against mighty MSD to the story behind @yuzi_chahal's famous dance video wi...
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Yuzvendra Chahal In History Books, First Indian To Achieve This Major Milestone | Cricket News
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Yuzvendra Chahal In History Books, First Indian To Achieve This Major Milestone | Cricket News

[ad_1] Rajasthan Royals (RR) spinner Yuzvendra Chahal on Wednesday leapfrogged past legendary Sri Lanka pacer Lasith Malinga to become the second-highest wicket-taker in Indian Premier League (IPL) history. The veteran spinner is the only Indian bowler to pick 170+ wickets in the cash-rich league. He accomplished this landmark during his side's match against Punjab Kings in Guwahati. In the match, Chahal was punished. After a match-winning 4/17 against Sunrisers Hyderabad, it was a bad day at work for the spinner. While he got the wicket of Jitesh Sharma for 27 off 16 balls, he was smashed for 50 runs in his four-over quota and ended with an economy rate of 12.50.He was the most expensive bowler for his side today.Having played for Mumbai Indians (MI) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB...
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Not Jasprit Bumrah Or Harbhajan Singh! Ex-CSK Star Batter Picks G.O.A.T. Bowler Of IPL | Cricket News
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Not Jasprit Bumrah Or Harbhajan Singh! Ex-CSK Star Batter Picks G.O.A.T. Bowler Of IPL | Cricket News

[ad_1] Suresh Raina named his pick for the G.O.A.T bowler of IPL© TwitterFormer Indian cricket team all-rounder Suresh Raina picked Lasith Malinga as the G.O.A.T (Greatest Of All Time) bowler in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL). In a recent interaction, he was asked to name his pick and he picked the legendary Sri Lankan pacer over the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Sunil Narine, Rashid Khan and DJ Bravo. Malinga is currently the second highest wicket-taker in the competition with 170 scalps in 122 matches – only behind Bravo. The statistic is even more impressive considering the fact that Malinga played his final IPL encounter back in 2019 for Mumbai Indians."Lasith Malinga, kyuki usne jo bowling kiya hai. Itna difficult action aur uske baad itne saal dominate krna IPL mein, fir...
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“Like Lasith Malinga…”: Mahela Jayawardene’s Huge Praise For Star Allrounder | Cricket News
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“Like Lasith Malinga…”: Mahela Jayawardene’s Huge Praise For Star Allrounder | Cricket News

[ad_1] Sri Lankan batting legend Mahela Jayawardene is mighty impressed with the rise of Wanindu Hasaranga as he sees traits of pace bowling great Lasith Malinga in the 25-year-old spin allrounder. Hasaranga, who plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League, hogged the limelight in the 2021 T20 World Cup in UAE when he topped the charts with 16 wickets -- the most in a tournament. He then played an instrumental role both with the bat and ball in their Asia Cup triumph to rise to world number 4 in the allrounder's rankings."The way he has blossomed... he's also from down south, quite close to where Lasith was (Galle) and they have similar mannerisms," Jayawardena said in the ICC Review."The way they both came out, they started their careers quietly -- you know, sat i...
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