Former Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga is famous all over the world for his bizarre action. Today is Malinga's birthday, who scatters the gills of any batsman with his precise yorker. He was born on this day in 1983 in Galle, Sri Lanka. Malinga also led Sri Lanka to the T20 World Cup title in 2014 under his captaincy. Malinga was born into a very simple family. His father was a bus mechanic and worked at the bus depot in Galle.
Malinga had a passion for cricket since childhood and played cricket with a tennis ball on the seashore and his action was strange from the beginning. But this action became his biggest identity in international cricket. In 2001, batsmen were asked to practice at the nets, but even the Sri Lankan giants could not play his balls. The players included former team captain Arvind de Silva, who refused to play Malinga. Malinga set several records in international cricket, taking a total of 546 wickets.
Malinga took a total of 101 wickets in 30 Tests, 338 in 226 ODI, and 107 wickets in 84 T20matches. Malinga has taken 5 hat-tricks in international cricket, a record. he holds the world record for taking a hat-trick three times in ODI cricket. At the same time, he has taken a hat-trick twice in T20 International cricket. He is also the only player in ODI and T20 International cricket to take four wickets in a row off four balls. Lasith Malinga has played most of the matches in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for Mumbai Indians. The bowler has taken 170 wickets in 122 IPL matches. Malinga has taken 4 wickets in a match six times in IPL's career, while took fifer once.
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