Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga has joined Rajasthan Royals as their fast bowling coach prior to the commencement of IPL 2022. The legendary bowler had been associated with Mumbai Indians for a really long time. However, his time was up with MI and he joined RR. He’s all set to join his former teammate Sangakara.
Under Malinga’s captaincy, Sri Lanka has won the T20 World Cup two times. He will surely groom and share his bowling strategies with the young bowlers of the Rajasthan Royals.
What Malinga has to say on his appointment as a bowling coach?
“It’s a wonderful feeling for me to return to the IPL and an absolute honor to join RR, a franchise that has always promoted and developed young talent. I am excited by the pace bowling unit we have going into the tournament and looking forward to supporting all the fast bowlers with the execution of their game plans and their overall development. I’ve made some very special memories in the IPL with Mumbai Indians and now with Royals, looking forward to new experiences and creating great memories in this journey.”
Malinga’s career spanned over 17 years. He represented Sri Lanka in 340 matches across the three formats and picked up 546 wickets. In IPL he represented only Mumbai Indians in 122 matches where he had 170 scalps. In February 2022, he was Sri Lanka’s Bowling Strategy Coach for their T20I series against Australia.
Kumar Sangakara is really happy with Lasith Malinga’s onboarding in the Rajasthan Royals franchise.
“Lasith is arguably one of the greatest T20 fast bowlers of all time, and to have a personality like his around the training ground, and the expertise he brings to the table is certainly something we feel the team can benefit from. We have some of the best fast bowlers in our squad and we are delighted that they will have the chance to work with Lasith and get to learn and develop further.”– he said.
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