Record photograph of Lasith Malinga
Mumbai Indians have formally appointed former Sri Lanka pacer Lasith Malinga as their bowling schoolmaster, the Indian Premier League franchise stated on Friday, promptly filling the void left via the leaving of Shane Bond. The 40-year-old Malinga, who performed for the five-time champions in his top, will attach the training group led via Mark Boucher and his former teammate Kieron Pollard forward of the then season. The franchise believed the 3 ex-cricketers can be “forging a strong partnership in the dugout.” The erstwhile slinger has additionally served because the bowling schoolmaster for MI Fresh York in Primary League Cricket and MI Cape The city in SA20.
“I am looking forward to working closely with Mark, Polly, Rohit and the rest of the team, especially the bowling unit, whose approach I loved last season, and the young MI talent that has the potential to excel, backed by the passionate MI Paltan,” Malinga stated.
Malinga has received many crunch video games together with his bowling for each Sri Lanka in global cricket and MI on the IPL.
The previous celebrity pacer has spent akin to 13 years with MI since 2008 — 11 years as a participant and a yr (IPL 2018) as MI bowling educator. He was once a part of the MI NY personnel this yr.
With the prolonged MI team, which integrated MI Fresh York and MI Cape The city, Malinga has received seven trophies, together with 4 IPL, two CLT20, and an MLC.
Malinga, who retired in 2021, additionally labored with the Rajasthan Royals till this yr.
So far as Bond is anxious, he has been related to MI since 2015, successful 4 IPL trophies because the bowling schoolmaster of the group.
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