IPL 2024: Lasith Malinga Returns ‘Home’ As Mumbai Indians Rope In Sri Lanka Great As Bowling Coach

Former Sri Lanka quick bowler Lasith Malinga will likely be returning to house, Mumbai Indians (MI), within the Indian Premier League (IPL) because the franchise has signed him because the fast-bowling coach for the upcoming version of the league, as per ESPNcricinfo.

Lasith Malinga will change Shane Bond because the quick bowling coach. The previous Australia pacer held the place for 9 years, becoming a member of the crew in 2015, and through his tenure crew gained 4 titles in 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2022. He additionally holds the pinnacle coach place for MI Emirates within the ILT20. 

Lasith Malinga ended his profession as a participant with Mumbai Indians in 2021 and after that, he took up the function of bowling coach with Rajasthan Royals within the IPL for 2 years. This will likely be his second stint with the crew as part of the help employees, having served as a mentor in 2018. 

Nevertheless, in 2019, Lasith Malinga returned to the sphere and shared the ball with Jasprit Bumrah. He performed an instrumental function in profitable the fourth title for the crew in 2019. It’ll be a homecoming for him as he has been an integral a part of the franchise since his early days. 

Lasith Malinga performed 139 video games for Mumbai Indians total and picked 195 wickets at an financial system price of seven.12. In IPL, he has taken 170 wickets, which is joint-sixth-most within the league. He additionally gained 5 titles with Mumbai: 4 IPLs (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019) and the Champions League T20 in 2011. 

IPL 2024: Lucknow Tremendous Giants Rope In MSK Prasad As Strategic Marketing consultant 

Other than Mumbai Indians bringing Lasith Malinga as a bowling coach, Lucknow Tremendous Giants roped within the former chief selector of BCCI, MSK Prasad, because the strategic marketing consultant for the upcoming seasons of the league. The franchise confirmed the event in an official launch just lately. 

A former Indian worldwide MSK Prasad will now be offering important steerage throughout a spectrum of important domains as the pinnacle of expertise search, expertise improvement, and academy enterprise for the Lucknow Tremendous Giants, who’ve made playoffs within the two consecutive editions of the IPL that they’ve performed to date.