Inarguably one of the greatest limited-overs bowlers in his heydays, 'Slinga' Malinga is loved by many around the world not only for his achievements on the field but also off it. His rave hairstyles and slinging bowling action make for great entertainment whenever he is on the field. However, after increasing fitness issues and loss of form, he was dropped from the Lankan side a couple of years ago only to make a successful return in 2018 looking fitter and almost as menacing as he was when he took 4 wickets in 4 balls in the 2007 World Cup. The 2019 English summer could yet prove to be his ultimate swansong as he would be hoping to leave the game that he has loved the most on a high.
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The 17-year old was identified as Matheesha Pathirana of Kandy's Trinity College and his figures of 6/7 on his debut for the domestic side amazed one and all.
Former Pakistan cricketer Javed Miandad further opined that the absence of top Sri Lankan cricketers shouldn't matter for hosts.
Ten Sri Lankan players have opted out of the tour to Pakistan, which is scheduled to begin on September 27.
Sri Lanka's senior cricketers, including Lasith Malinga, Angelo Mathews and Dimuth Karunaratne have reportedly refused to travel to Pakistan for a three-match T20I and ODI series.
Lasith Malinga produced a stellar performance as he took four wickets off four successive deliveries against New Zealand, and has justifiably jumped 20 places in the latest T20I rankings.
Batting first, Sri Lanka scored 125/8 but Lasith Malinga's feat helped the hosts win by 37 runs to earn a consolation win over New Zealand.
Sri Lankan captain Lasith Malinga became the first player to take two T20I hat-tricks, as he dismissed four New Zealand batsmen off four consecutive deliveries.
New Zealand chased down the target with three balls to spare and five wickets in hand to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Sri Lanka's speedster Lasith Malinga went past Pakistan's Shahid Afridi to become the highest wicket-taker in T20I cricket, and now remains only one short of 100 dismissals in the shortest format of the game.
Niroshan Dickwella, the left-handed wicket-keeper batsman, has been named as Malinga's deputy in the 15-member squad for the home series.
Periyaswamy, who plays for Chennai Super Gillies in the Tamil Nadu Premier League, has a slinger action like Lasith Malinga.
Tendulkar and Bumrah, who have played with Malinga for Mumbai Indians, extended their wishes to the pacer after his final ODI for Sri Lanka.
Lasith Malinga played his final ODI for Sri Lanka last night, taking three wickets in a 91-run win over Bangladesh.
Rohit Sharma, who captained Lasith Malinga in Mumbai Indians, was all praise for him as the fast bowler bid adieu to ODI cricket.
Lasith Malinga finished with figures of 3/38 from 9.4 overs as Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 91 runs at the R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne had on Monday said that Malinga has decided to call it a day from the 50-over format after the first ODI of the three-match series against Bangladesh.
Lasith Malinga has so far taken 335 wickets from 225 ODIs for Sri Lanka and is their 3rd highest wicket-taker in the format.
Lasith Malinga said that MS Dhoni has been the best finisher in the last 10 years and he should easily play for two more years.
Malinga said that the best part about the India pacer is his belief in his ability, which helps him beat the pressure of performing on the big stage.
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