COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced that legendary pacer Lasith Malinga has been appointed as the bowling strategy coach for the national team in white ball format for Australia’s tour to the island nation.
“Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to announce the appointment of Lasith Malinga, the Sri Lankan fast bowling legend and former captain of the ODI and T20I team, as the ‘Bowling Strategy Coach’ of the National Team for the white ball segment of the Australia Tour of Sri Lanka,” said a statement from SLC.
Malinga, during the tour, will support Sri Lanka’s bowlers, providing tactical insights and technical expertise to help the on-field execution of strategic plans.
Sri Lanka Cricket is confident that Malinga’s vast experience and renowned death-bowling expertise, especially in the T20 format, will help the team immensely going into this all-important series.
Malinga held the same role with the national team when they toured Australia in February this year for a white ball series. He has been taking some roles in bowling coaching department as of lately. Besides this, he was also the fast bowling coach for the IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals, who finished as runners-up in the recently concluded IPL 2022. (ANI)