Mumbai, Pretr. Former Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga has been appointed as the Rajasthan Royals’ fast bowling coach for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), beginning March 26. Rajasthan Royals on Friday also announced the addition of Paddy Upton to the team’s coaching staff.
The 38-year-old Malinga, who represented five-time champions Mumbai Indians in the IPL, has taken 170 wickets in 122 matches in this T20 league. Like last year, former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara will take over as the head coach of the Royals. He will continue as the Director of Cricket for the Royals for the rest of the season. Upton of South Africa has returned to the Royals team. He was earlier the coach of the team from 2013 to 2015 and then in 2019 he joined the team. Between 2013 and 2015, the team consistently reached the top-four. He will be with the team for the first four weeks and after that he will help the team online.
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Malinga, who took 546 wickets in 340 matches for Sri Lanka in all three formats, will work with the Royals fast bowlers
Malinga, who has taken 546 wickets in 340 matches for Sri Lanka in all three formats, will work with the Royals fast bowlers. He said, “It is a great feeling to be back in IPL and it is an honor to be included in Rajasthan Royals. I am very excited about the fast bowling unit we have. I look forward to helping all the fast bowlers in their game plan and development.
Let us tell you that Lasith Malinga is the most successful bowler of IPL and till now he has the highest number of wickets in his name. Lasith Malinga started his career in IPL in 2009 and continued to play in this league till 2019. However, during this time he did not play in the 2016 season. In 9 seasons played in IPL, he played a total of 122 matches and took a total of 170 wickets during this period. Malinga is still at number one in terms of taking most wickets in IPL. During this, his best performance was 5 wickets for 13 runs and he did the amazing of taking 5 wickets in a match once while taking 4 wickets 6 times.
