Guwahati: Sri Lankan cricket team captain Lasith Malinga has said that he can retire if his team qualifies for the knockout stage of this year's T20 World Cup in Australia. Earlier, Malinga had said that he could announce his retirement after the T20 World Cup to be held in October-November, but then he had changed his decision and said that he wanted to play cricket for 2 more years.

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The fast bowler has said that he wants to play at least until the upcoming stage knockout matches under the leadership of the 2014 T20 champions. He said, 'My only goal is to play qualifying rounds in T20 World Cup. If Sri Lanka qualifies for the knockout, then I have no problem in saying goodbye to the game ever after this.'

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Malinga, who troubled the batsmen with his fast balls, said that he would like to stop the Indian team's fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah during the matches as he is returning from injury and it is not easy to return. Malinga admitted that Bumrah has great skill and accuracy in bowling but has also said that it is not easy to come back after an injury.

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