Legendary pacer Lasith Malinga has been appointed as a specialist bowling coach for Sri Lanka's senior men's national team's upcoming tour of Australia, country's cricket board announced on Wednesday. (More Cricket News)
"Malinga, in his new short-term role as a specialist coach, will support Sri Lanka's bowlers, providing tactical insight and technical expertise to help the on-field execution of strategic plans," Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said in ꦚa release.
"SLC is confident that Malinga's vast experience and renowned death-bowling expertise, especially in the T20 form🌠at, will help the team immensely going into this series."
Sri Lanka are scheduled to play f✤ive T20 Internationals in Austr🌳alia starting from February 11.
🌠The former player, one ofꦡ the island nation's greatest fast bowlers, has worked as a mentor for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League in 2018.
The 38-year-old Malinga was appointed by the executive committee of SLC in consultation with the technical advisory committee of the Lankan board. The appointment will be effective from February 1 to 2꧒0.
During an illustrious career in which the slinger has made a name as one of the worཧld's finest bowlers in slog overs, Malinga played 30 Test🥃s, 226 ODIs and 84 T20Is before retiring from the game.
He is one of t🔯he four bowlers with more than 100 T20I wickets.
"We ꦛhave some very talented young bowlers and I am very ♑excited about the opportunity to share my experience and knowledge to help them develop," Malinga said about his appointment.
Meanwhile, Rumesh Ratnayake has been🔯 named as the interim coach of Sri Lankan team for the 𒁏Australia tour.
