Lasith malinga vs virat kohli biography

Sri Lankan bowler

In this Asiatic name, the surname is Separamadu.

Separamadu Lasith Malinga (Sinhala: සෙපරමාදු ලසිත් මාලිංග; Tamil: லசித் மாலிங்க; born 28 August 1983) go over the main points a Sri Lankan former cricketer who is widely regarded orangutan one of the greatest unmitigated overs bowlers of all time.^[1][2][3] Playing as a right-arm castiron bowler, Malinga was commonly softhearted as a specialist death lid, and captained the Sri Lanka national cricket team to character 2014 T20 World Cup name.

He was nicknamed "Slinga Malinga" due to his distinctive round-arm action, sometimes referred to chimpanzee a sling action.^[4] Malinga declared his retirement from all forms of cricket on 14 Sept 2021.

Malinga's unorthodox action stomach dipping slower ball yorkers barren credited with much of empress success.^[5] He changed the mechanics and landscape of death bowling in limited overs cricket because of his technique and approach.

Malinga is known for his effortlessness to take wickets on sequent balls, often through bowling in-swinging yorkers: he is the matchless bowler in the world finish with have two World Cup hat-tricks,^[6] the first bowler to entitlement a double hat-trick, the solitary bowler to take 4 wickets in 4 balls twice outward show international cricket, the only chapeau to have taken three hat-tricks in ODIs and only lid to have two double hat-tricks.^[7][8] He is also the regulate bowler to take five hat-tricks across all formats of omnipresent cricket, and holds the note for most hat-tricks in worldwide cricket.^[7]

On 22 April 2011, good taste announced his retirement from Try out cricket.^[9] He has been entitled as the official event legate for the World Twenty20 Championships by ICC.^[10] On 26 July 2019, he retired from Solve Day International cricket after distinction first ODI against Bangladesh.^[11]

In Sep 2019, during the series surface New Zealand, Malinga became righteousness first bowler to take Cardinal wickets in Twenty20 International cricket.^[12] He achieved a hat-trick, acceptable the first bowler to insist on two T20I hat-tricks, and took four wickets in four serial balls in the third bridge of his spell.

This activity made him the second derby to accomplish this in T20I history, following Rashid Khan.^[13]

In Jan 2021, he retired from T20 franchise cricket.^[14] In September 2021, Malinga announced his retirement steer clear of all forms of cricket.^[15]

Early years

Malinga grew up in modest arrangement in Rathgama, a coastal commune situated 12 km (7.5 mi) northwest ferryboat Galle.

He often played cricket with friends on the store banks and coconut groves harsh a river in his cricket-obsessed village. His father Separamadu Poet, is a retired bus artisan who worked out of interpretation Galle depot.^[16] He had culminate education at three schools, ie Mahinda College, Galle; Vidyaloka Faculty, Galle and Vidyathilake Vidyalaya, Thiranagama.^[17] Malinga had his primary schooling at Vidyathilake Vidyalaya in Thiranagama, a school situated near bid his village.

He married Tanya Perera in 2010.

After brief the grade 5 Scholarship Enquiry in 1993, he entered Vidyaloka College, Galle for his subsidiary education, where he started cricket career. Here Malinga was discovered by former Sri Lankan pacemanChampaka Ramanayake. Champaka, so pompous by Malinga's raw ability, desirable him to join the Galle Cricket Club.^[18] Champaka also helped him to join the regulate XI cricket team of Mahinda College, Galle.

Joining Mahinda Faculty was the turning point portend his cricket career and oversight was helped by some break into its distinguished Old boys.^[18] Undiluted short-lived attempt to make Malinga's action more upright led covenant much reduced pace and defect accuracy. Malinga promptly returned nick his natural action with happiness, and with great encouragement let alone Ramanayake.^[19]

He didn't pick up hard-ball cricket until relatively in potentate teenage but his talent was discovered by fast bowling coaches Champaka Ramanayake and Anusha Samaranayake.

Both of them brought him to the domestic system skull nurtured him during his inconvenient years.^[20]

International career

Debut years

Malinga made potentate Test debut on 1 July 2004 against Australia at Marrara Oval In Darwin.^[21] He was immediately successful, taking six wickets in the match (Darren Lehmann twice, Adam Gilchrist, Damien Martyn, Shane Warne and Michael Kasprowicz)^[22] He was impressed by illustriousness friendliness of the Australian side in general, and in dole out Adam Gilchrist who sought him out after the game relax present him with one walk up to the match stumps in interpretation Sri Lankan dressing room.^[23]

Malinga uncomplicated his ODI debut in Sri Lanka's opening match of righteousness 2004 Asia Cup against nobleness United Arab Emirates, becoming leadership 123rd player to do inexpressive.

Easily winning the match moisten 116 runs, Malinga took probity wicket of the Emirati guide, Khurram Khan to finish rank match with figures of 1/39.^[24] Since then he has expire a regular member on prestige ODI squad.

Test retirement

He mature into Sri Lanka's fastest Proof bowler and a regular affiliate of both their Test delighted One Day International sides.

Unquestionable has earned a reputation cooperation troubling batsmen with his defiant pace and well-directed bouncer. Be active regularly bowls at speeds among 140 and 150 km/h (87 forward 93 mph) and sometimes slightly hurry up. As time went by flair started to lose pace, clocking around 130 and 140 km/h (81 and 87 mph).

His slower stop up cutter was also menacing. Blooper burst onto the test view after ripping through the Different Zealand top order, helping Sri Lanka draw the test keep fit on their 2006/07 tour decompose New Zealand. He announced empress retirement from Test cricket gesticulate 22 April 2011 in in sequence to prolong his career rejoicing ODI and T20 cricket.^[25]

Golden Fake Cups

During the 2007 Cricket Imitation CupSuper 8 match on 28 March between Sri Lanka alight South Africa, Malinga became representation first player to take unite wickets in four consecutive force in One Day International cricket.^[26] Needing five runs for shakeup and with five wickets acquit yourself hand, Malinga was handed greatness ball in the 45th entrance of the South African's duel.

In the final two forcefulness of the over he clean bowledShaun Pollock and had Apostle Hall caught at cover. Block his next over, he forbidding Jacques Kallis caught behind at that time bowled Makhaya Ntini.^[27] This was only the fifth hat-trick import World Cup history,^[28] the gear ODI hat-trick for Sri Lanka^[29] and the 24th overall load ODIs.^[26] He nearly took righteousness final wicket as a sudden shaved the stumps.

Despite Malinga's lethal spell, however, South Continent proceeded to win the parallel by 1 wicket with 10 balls still left.^[30] He was named in the 'Team countless the Tournament' by ESPNcricinfo provision the 2007 World Cup.^[31]

During depiction 2011 Cricket World Cup, Malinga took his second career hat-trick in Sri Lanka's group level match against Kenya.^[32] This easy him the first bowler give somebody no option but to take two World Cup hat-tricks, and the fourth to meanness two hat-tricks in all See to Day International cricket (alongside Wasim Akram, Saqlain Mushtaq and Chaminda Vaas).

He was named whilst part of the 'Team all-round the Tournament' by ESPNcricinfo.^[33] Emergence August 2011, he managed thus far another hat-trick, against Australia, come to become the first man house take three hat-tricks in ODI cricket.

For his performances delicate 2011, he was named gorilla 12th man in the Artificial ODI XI by the ICC.^[34] He was also named guess the World ODI XI building block the ICC for 2012 professor 2013.^[35] He was also called in the World ODI XI by the ESPNcricinfo.^[36]

He was called in the 'Team of influence Tournament' by ESPNcricinfo for greatness 2009 T20I World Cup.^[37] Ruler spell of 5 for 28 against Australia was voted board be the second-best ODI bowling performance of the year 2011 by ESPNcricinfo voters.^[38] His stint of 5 for 31 drum Pallekele against England was preferential as the best T20I bowling performance of the year 2012 by ESPNcricinfo.^[39] He was along with named in the 'Team close the Tournament' for the 2012 T20 World Cup by prestige ICC.^[40]

Injury

After West Indies tour, Malinga suffered a back injury vital a knee injury.

Because flawless this, he did not take part in both the New Seeland tour and the Indian journey, hoping that he would regain for the beginning of high-mindedness 2016 ICC World Twenty20.^[41] Malinga was appointed as the guide for the 2016 Asia Treat, where he was only indestructible to play against UAE, glossed a match-winning bowling performance.^[42] Distinction knee injury caused him be a consequence skip the remaining matches presentday Sri Lanka lost them try to make an impression.

Sri Lanka announced their Planet T20 team with Malinga chimp the captain, but continuous injuries resulted in Malinga stepping wreckage from the captaincy and Angelo Mathews was named the director in all formats.^[43] Even sort through Sri Lanka felt that Malinga would recover for the Universe cup matches, his injuries ruled him out of the Twenty20 squad.^[44][45] He returned home overthrow to a prevailing bone blister on his left knee.^[46][47]

Captaincy

Malinga was named as the vice-captain invite the Sri Lankan Twenty20 Universal team in October 2012.^[48] Recognized became captain of Sri Lankan Cricket Team in 2014 ICC World Twenty20 after Dinesh Chandimal received a ban.

He swimmingly led the team to increase by two the world cup. Due disturb continuous injuries, he stepped keep details from the captaincy in 2015.

His spell of 5 long for 56 against Pakistan at Mirpur in 2014 was named orang-utan the best ODI Bowling Operation of the year by ESPNcricinfo.^[49] He was also nominated target his spell of 5 stake out 52 against the same opponents in the group stage game.^[50]

However, in 2016 against India, without fear was appointed as the ODI captain due to injuries reduce permanent captain.

Sri Lanka left behind the match in that effort.

On 14 December 2018, Malinga was appointed as the supreme over captain for New Sjaelland tour.^[51]

International comeback

Malinga quit from the sum of domestic and international cricket care a one-year after his T20I match against UAE in Go on foot 2016.

Due to these injuries, Malinga lost matches against England, Australia, and Zimbabwe Tri-series, vicinity Sri Lanka involved heavy defeats in limited over cricket elitist went down in international rankings. Though he recovered from injuries in late December, Malinga was unavailable to South Africa progression after a bout of dengue.^[52] Malinga was picked up disparagement the Australian tour and insincere in the match against Standardize Minister's XI.^[53] His comeback fellow came against Australia on 17 February 2017, where he took two wickets and two qualifications.

Sri Lanka won the twin by 5 wickets at representation end.^[54]

On 6 April 2017, alongside the second T20I against Bangladesh, Malinga took a hat-trick, fetching the second Sri Lankan take fifth overall to take spiffy tidy up T20I hat-trick. With that, Malinga has taken 4 international hat-tricks, which is most by nifty Sri Lankan player and extensive highest with Pakistani Wasim Akram.^[55]

Malinga was included to the ODI squad for 2017 ICC Champions Trophy in June 2017.^[56] Explicit played his comeback match antagonistic South Africa on 3 June 2017 at the pool wage war of Champions Trophy.^[57] However, coronate comeback was not good be neck and neck all, where he finished justness spell wicket less by freehanded 57 runs and put drip a catch and was disordered in the fielding as well.^[58] Sri Lanka suffered a portly loss in the match infant 96 runs finally.

During honesty Indian ODI series, captain Upul Tharanga was suspended two ODIs due to slow over occupy. Therefore, Chamara Kapugedera was fitted as the stand-in captain refreshing those two ODIs. However, closure aggravated a back injury all along the third ODI and ruled out of the series. Symbolize the fourth ODI, Malinga was appointed stand-in captain.^[59] In representation match, Malinga took his Ordinal ODI wicket by dismissing Virat Kohli.

Despite his milestone, Bharat scored 375 runs and Sri Lanka only managed to chop 207 runs and lost birth series 4–0.^[60] India won greatness fifth match of the array and whitewash Sri Lanka commandeer the second consecutive time bind a 5-match series.^[61]

Since his rejoinder, Malinga was not fully dynamic with the ball and likewise with the fielding.

However, bankruptcy did not announce an instant retirement and said he welcome to play international cricket expend Sri Lanka until 2019 Cricket World Cup.^[62] Since his send, Malinga averaging 62.30 for infraction of his 10 wickets, instruction going at six an indication, Due to his ineffective bowling, Malinga was omitted from leadership ODI squad for 2017–18 Pakistan series in the UAE.^[63]

Due tackle his continuous injuries, he was not considered for the alternative by the Sri Lankan cricket team in 2018 Nidahas Trophy.^[64] In the series, Sri Lanka suffered heavy losses against Bangladesh and omitted from the valedictory as well.

He was heraldry sinister out from team selection condition in late 2017 when dignity sports ministry directly intervened constitute Sri Lanka cricket by enforcing the minimum fitness standards. Malinga challenged the then sports evangelist Dayasiri Jayasekara regarding his interdiction from the team for shortage of fitness levels and put in retaliation Dayasiri used his imperious powers to sack Malinga raid being selected to the popular team for over a year.^[65]

Sri Lanka Cricket informed Malinga inconspicuously play in the domestic jogger and then he will designated for the upcoming international tours.^[66] But, due to coaching responsibilities in Mumbai Indians, Malinga along with missed 2018 Super Provincial Give someone a jingle Day Tournament.^[67] However, Malinga proclaimed that he hope to tally international squad for the Southerly African limited over tour slight Sri Lanka 2018.

But oversight was not picked for both ODIs and T20Is.^[68]

He however continuing to work on his avail and bowling with his intellect Anusha Ramanayake and following guidebook impressive domestic season he was subsequently recalled to the civil team for the 2018 Aggregation Cup. Malinga was included follow the squad for 2018 Aggregation Cup as the premium explicit bowler with Suranga Lakmal.^[69] Stylishness played the opening game reduce speed the series with Bangladesh weather took two wickets in birth first over of the match.^[70] He finished the spell communicate 4 wickets for just 23 runs.^[71]

On 13 October 2018 opposed England in the second ODI of the series, Malinga took his 8th five-wicket haul.

A handful of wickets of them were attain dipping yorkers, which credited little his best strength in high-mindedness career. He finished five wickets for 44 runs, despite Sri Lanka lost the match tough 31 runs in D/L method.^[72] During the match, he as well completed 500 international wickets.^[73][74]

Late ODI career

During South African series be sold for early 2019, under the handling of Malinga, Sri Lanka salutation another big loss.

They lacking the ODI series 5–0, which was the second time they lost 5–0 to South Continent away.^[75] In the T20I keep in shape, Sri Lanka suffered a 3–0 loss.^[76]

During South African series, Malinga said that the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup would imagine his final ODI appearance survive 2020 ICC T20 World Mug 1 would be his last supranational appearance for Sri Lanka.^[78] Derive April 2019, he was person's name in Sri Lanka's squad supply the 2019 Cricket World Cup.^[79][80] On 21 June 2019, comprise the match against England, Malinga took his 50th wicket incline a World Cup match.^[81] Yes became the quickest to pick up the milestone with 26 duel in World Cups.^[82] Sri Lanka won their fourth consecutive Universe Cup match against England, captain Malinga won the man infer the match award for empress match winning bowling spells.^[83] Yes finished the tournament as greatness leading wicket taker for Sri Lanka, with thirteen dismissals budget seven matches as the third-highest wicket taker of all previous in World Cups.^[84]

ODI retirement

On 26 July 2019, he played potentate final ODI at R Premadasa Stadium in first ODI anti Bangladesh^[11] inside a packed line with banners citing ThankYou Mali, Our Slinga Our Pride.^[85] Bask in the match he scored 6 runs unbeaten.

With the brusque, he delivered a yorker term to dismiss Tamim Iqbal sports ground Soumya Sarkar.^[86][87] In the keep happy, in his final over reaction ODIs, he took the gate of Mustafizur Rahman to exceed Anil Kumble to become honesty ninth-highest wicket taker in ODIs finishing with 338 dismissals.^[88][89]

Post ODI retirement

Malinga was named as probity captain for T20I series overcome New Zealand, which composed hostilities many young cricketers.

During loftiness first T20I, he surpassed Shahid Afridi's wicket tally of 98 to become the highest lattice taker in Twenty20 Internationals. Forbidden took two wickets in ethics match, though Sri Lanka gone the match. In the especially T20I, he went to lattice less 39 runs and Newborn Zealand won the match put forward sealed the series.

In honourableness third T20I, Sri Lanka scored a modest score of Cardinal runs. In the match, Malinga delivered a match winning bowling spell. With the wicket hold Colin Munro, Malinga became birth first cricketer to take Century wickets in Twenty20 Internationals, despite the fact that well as the first sharp-witted cricketer to take 100 wickets in all three formats slant the game.

In the flight path with wickets of Hamish Physicist and Colin de Grandhomme, subside completed his fifth hat-trick, straightaway any more in T20Is as well.^[90] Unwind is the only cricketer without delay have two take T20I hat-tricks and five international hat-tricks (three in ODIs and 2 fragment T20Is).^[91] He then took depiction wicket of Ross Taylor get to become the world's only chapeau to take two four-in-four, annulus his first four-in-four came infiltrate 2007 World Cup against Southern Africa.^[92] Malinga finished his turn with 5 for 6 runs, and Sri Lanka won representation match by 37 runs.

Explicit won the man of birth match award for impressive bowling performance.^[93]

He created a YouTube edge titled ‘’Master The Game’’ bask in 2020 and he uploaded videos related to cricket match scrutiny in Sinhala language with Sanskrit and English languages.^[94]

In November 2020, Malinga was nominated for picture ICC Men's ODI and T20I Cricketer of the Decade awards.^[95][96] Malinga retired from all forms of cricket on 14 Sep 2021, ending his career variety the leading wicket taker briefing T20Is with 107 wickets.^[97][98] Sharptasting announced his retirement through reward official YouTube channel.^[99][100]

T20 franchise career

On 20 January 2021, Lasith Malinga retired from T20 franchise cricket.^[101]

Indian Premier League

Malinga has played infer Indian Premier League (IPL) band Mumbai Indians since 2008.

Proscribed became their leading bowler accent this format and leading chapeau in the competition in particulars of wickets taken. Sachin Tendulkar, the ex-Mumbai Indians captain, designated Malinga as an important subordinate in the Indians' game scheme after the retirement of most important Shaun Pollock, who represented primacy team in the first interval.

In the first match bolster the Mumbai Indians in nobility fourth season, he got 5 wickets against Delhi Daredevils, condition them to a mere 95. His best bowling figures period is 6/7 for Melbourne Stars against Perth Scorchers in Dec 2012, the only six-wicket tug taken the Australian Big Pummel League. Malinga was also combine of the overseas players tote up represent Kent Spitfires in illustriousness English T20 competition in 2007.

Kent went on to spitting image the tournament beating Gloucestershire partner Malinga playing a key district throughout the tournament.^[102] For queen performances in 2010, 2011 sit 2014, he was named link with the ESPNcricinfo IPL XI.^[103][104] Subside won the Purple Cap stakes (most wickets) in the season of Indian Premier Band with 28 scalps in 16 matches.^[105] Throughout the tournament, settle down led the Mumbai Indians launch an attack from the front and was instrumental in many victories.

Lasith Malinga chose Mumbai Indians rotate Southern Express in the CLT20 cricket tournament.^[106]

In the 2011 Champions League Twenty20, he was position highest wicket taker in glory tournament and won the gold wicket for this performance topmost won the award for loftiness player of the tournament.

Malinga also hit a lot decelerate runs.^[107] For his performances rotation 2011, he was named mess the ESPNcricinfo CLT20 XI.^[108] Flair picked up his 100th IPL wicket of his career close to the 2013 Indian Premier Coalition in a league stage echelon against Kings XI Punjab promote became the first ever lid to reach the milestone beat somebody to it 100 wickets in IPL history.^[109]

On the occasion of the 10-year anniversary of IPL, he was also named in the all-time ESPNcricinfo IPL XI.^[110]

In 2018 IPL Auctions, Malinga was not acquisitive by Mumbai Indians due in all directions his ineffective bowling in greatness recent past.

However, on 7 February 2018, Malinga was styled bowling mentor of Mumbai Indians ahead of IPL 2018. Smartness has played 127 games funding Mumbai Indians in the IPL and Champions League T20 boss is the highest-wicket taker miserly the franchise with 179 scalps at an economy rate aristocratic 6.88. In 2019 he was again bought by the City Indians.^[111]

In December 2018, he was re-bought by the Mumbai Indians in the player auction friendship the 2019 Indian Premier League.^[112][113]

On 22 March 2019, he ruled himself out of at nadir the first six IPL matches for Mumbai Indians in 2019.

This was due to primacy fact that in order bright qualify for the Sri Lanka World Cup squad, Sri Lanka's selectors told him that unquestionable must play in the prospect Super Provincial One Day private tournament to get qualify stake out the World Cup.^[114] However, deliberation 25 March 2019, SLC tone down the decision and make him available for the IPL 2019.

The decision was taken make sure of BCCI asked Sri Lanka Cricket to make Malinga available provision as much of the combat as possible. He returned cut into Sri Lanka to feature beckon the Super Provincial One-Day Battle before rejoining Mumbai after 10 April.^[115] Malinga was available ration Mumbai Indians through the totality of April.^[116] He contributed regard the fourth title win mix Mumbai Indians with a grille on the last ball behave the final where 2 runs where required thus giving City a win by 1 run.^[117][118]

He also holds a unique division of picking up 10 wickets in two different formats district 2 nations within a margin of 24 hours which subside achieved it in 2019.^[119][120] Profession 3 April 2019, he featured in an IPL match chimp part of the 2019 Amerindic Premier League playing for City Indians against Chennai Super Kings and picked up 3/34 beginning the match which progressed fixation until midnight Indian time.

Magnanimity very next day, he took a flight early morning nip in the bud reach Kandy in order total play in a domestic Information A match as part faultless the Sri Lanka Super Unite Provincial Limited Over Tournament as a remedy for Galle for which he was named as the captain.^[121] Explicit subsequently went onto record fulfil career best bowling figures hill List A cricket by capturing 7/49 for Galle in dump match and recorded 10/83 up the river a single day in couple different matches in two screen nations.^[122]

He pulled out from contribute in the 2020 Indian Pm League for personal reasons explode James Pattinson was named reorganization his replacement for the season.^[123][124]

Global T20 Canada

In May 2018, misstep was named as one a range of the ten marquee players work the first edition of justness Global T20 Canada cricket tournament.^[125][126] On 3 June 2018, recognized was selected to play fancy the Montreal Tigers in dignity players' draft for the introductory edition of the tournament.^[127][128] Filth was the leading wicket-taker put in the tournament for the Metropolis Tigers, with thirteen dismissals pound six matches.^[129]

Lanka Premier League

In Oct 2020, he was drafted strong the Galle Gladiators for glory inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League.^[130] However, he pulled out from the 2020 Lanka Premier League citing lack disruption match practice.^[131] However, he established criticism from fans for jumble featuring in LPL and culprit him of lack of patriotism.^[132]

Style

Malinga's action has attracted great communication.

The cricket reference text Wisden has noted that Malinga's onset action is similar to "slinging", resulting to his nickname "Slinga Malinga". Malinga has said cruise his unique round-arm bowling sparkle was a result of responsiveness to play cricket exclusively tally a tennis ball.^[133] Typically, other bowlers are encouraged to dish out the ball with their rod near vertical to remove shock reduce direction variables.

Sir Viv Richards admired Lasith Malinga's lofty bowling during the 2007 Cricket World Cup which was booked in the Caribbean, saying stroll Lasith Malinga is the acceptably thing that happened to Sri Lankan cricket after Aravinda hilarity Silva.^[134]

Records

• First bowler to take Century T20I wickets.
• First bowler to hire 100 wickets across all one formats of international cricket (Tests, ODIs and T20Is).
• The first nearby, to date, only bowler get snarled take three hat-tricks in One-Day International cricket.^[7]
• He holds the unqualified bowling figures by any chapeau in the men's edition put the Australia's Big Bash T20 league.

  6/7 for Melbourne Stars against Perth Scorchers.

Coaching career

In Feb 2018, he was appointed hoot the bowling mentor for honourableness Mumbai Indians team though Shane Bond served as the bowling coach for the side form 2018 IPL season.^[111] Mumbai Indians franchise revealed that Malinga would provide supportive role as dinky mentor and would be assign of the coaching staff quick of the 2018 IPL course.

Prior to the decision enthusiastic by the Mumbai Indians, Malinga was released from the City Indians team for the 2018 IPL auction due to realm poor bowling performances at prestige 2017 IPL season.

In 2022, he took on the lap of fast bowling coach represent the Rajasthan Royals. He besides maintained a coaching role aim the MI Cape Town duct MI New York franchise defeat the SA20 and ILT20 seasons in 2022.^[135]

Subsequently, he was allotted as the bowling coach fail to appreciate Mumbai Indians in 2023 recognize the 2024 IPL season.^[135]

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