Yorker King Lasith Malinga announces retirement from all forms of cricket
By Sanjay Maurya
News Highlights
- Lasith Malinga, a Sri Lankan cricketer, announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on 14th
- He announced his decision with a message on his social media account.
- After being released by the Mumbai Indians in January, the Sri Lankan bowler confirmed his retirement from franchise cricket.
Lasith Malinga, a Sri Lankan cricketer, announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on 14th September, ending a glorious 16-year international career that began in 2004. Malinga had already retired from Test and ODI cricket (2011, 2019), and by declaring his retirement from T20 cricket, the 38-year-old had officially retired from all forms of cricket.
Lasith Malinga
- Born: 28 August 1983 (age 38 years), Galle, Sri Lanka
- Height: 1.73 m
- Full name: Separamadu Lasith Malinga
- Bowling: Right-arm fast
Bowling Career
| M | Inn | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Econ | Avg | SR | 5W | 10W | |
| Test | 30 | 59 | 3349 | 101 | 5/50 | 9/210 | 3.86 | 33.16 | 51.57 | 3 | 0 |
| ODI | 226 | 220 | 9759 | 338 | 6/38 | 6/38 | 5.35 | 28.87 | 32.36 | 8 | 0 |
| T20I | 83 | 83 | 2225 | 107 | 5/6 | 5/6 | 7.42 | 20.79 | 16.81 | 2 | 0 |
| IPL | 122 | 122 | 3365 | 170 | 5/13 | 5/13 | 7.14 | 19.79 | 16.63 | 1 | 0 |
The 38-year-old was captain of Sri Lanka’s T20 World Cup-winning team in 2014. He is a white ball legend and one of the finest T20 bowlers of all time. He announced his decision with a message on his social media account.
I’m hanging up my T20 sneakers and retire from all forms of cricket! “Thank you for those who have supported me in my career, Malinga wrote on Twitter. I look forward to sharing my knowledge with new cricketers in the years ahead.
“I want to give my T20 bowling shoes a complete rest. While my shoes may take a break, my passion for the game will not “In the video, Malinga can be seen smiling. Malinga last played a T20I match for Sri Lanka against the West Indies in Pallekele in March 2020.
Malinga, widely regarded as the greatest T20 bowler of all time, was also an IPL icon and remains the tournament’s most successful bowler, with 170 wickets in 122 appearances for the Mumbai Indians.
He was the first bowler to capture 100 T20I wickets, and he comes in fourth place behind Dwayne Bravo, Imran Tahir, and Sunil Narine in the list of highest wicket-takers. After being released by the Mumbai Indians in January, the Sri Lankan bowler confirmed his retirement from franchise cricket.
Malinga, regarded as one of the best T20 bowlers of all time, was a great leader of the Indian Premier League, the Big Bash League, the Caribbean Premier League, and other franchise competitions for which he participated.
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