TEAMS MI
BATS RIGHT-HANDED
BOWLS RIGHT-ARM FAST
Young, fast and very difficult to play, Lasith Malinga is more than a handful with the ball in his hand. In an era where coaches emphasise correct technique - an upright wrist, proper landing of the front foot and a pulley like action of the leading arm Malinga possesses everything but the technique recommended by coaching manuals.
His slingy action is tricky to decipher; he releases the ball from almost in front of the umpire's face, and combined with pace and unpredictable bounce, he becomes a batsman's nightmare. After missing the inaugural season of the IPL with a knee injury, he was at his devastating best in the second season in South Africa. His sense of fashion is almost as emphatic as his out of the box action.
