IPL 2022: Rajasthan Royals appoint Lasith Malinga as quick bowling coach forward of recent season

Rajasthan Royals on Friday introduced the appointment of Sri Lanka legend Lasith Malinga because the franchise’s Fast Bowling Coach forward of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022.

Malinga, 38, is the all-time main wicket-taker within the IPL with 170 scalps in 122 matches. The Mumbai Indians legend final performed within the league within the 2019 season and subsequently pulled out of the following version.

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Malinga joined the Rajasthan Royals teaching staff led by fellow Sri Lankan legend and his former captain Kumar Sangakkara. According to a launch, the teaching staff may also have Trevor Penney because the ‘Team Catalyst,’ Trevor Penney (Assistant Coach), Zubin Bharucha (Strategy, Development and Performance Director) and Dishant Yagnik (Fielding Coach).

“Lasith is arguably one of the greatest T20 fast bowlers of all time, and to have a personality like his around the training ground, and the expertise he brings to the table, is certainly something we feel the team can benefit from. We have some of the best fast bowlers in our squad and we are delighted that they will have the chance to work with Lasith and get to learn and develop further,” Sangakkara, RR’s Director of Cricket, stated.

In a celebrated profession that spanned over 17 years, Malinga performed 340 matches throughout codecs and picked up 546 wickets. He led Sri Lanka to the ICC T20 World Cup 2014 title. Most just lately in February 2022, he served as Sri Lanka’s Bowling Strategy Coach for his or her T20I sequence in opposition to Australia.

“It’s a wonderful feeling for me to return to the IPL and an absolute honour to join Rajasthan Royals, a franchise that has always promoted and developed young talent. I am excited by the pace bowling unit we have going into the tournament and looking forward to supporting all the fast bowlers with the execution of their game plans and their overall development,” Malinga stated.

In IPL, he solely ever represented one staff – Mumbai Indians.

“I’ve made some very special memories in the IPL with Mumbai Indians and now with Royals, looking forward to new experiences and creating great memories in this journey,” Malinga added.

Malinga had beforehand served because the Mumbai Indians bowling mentor earlier than he returned in IPL 2019 as a participant. The legendary pacer is reputed for his unconventional strategy to bowling and his strategic pondering.

Malinga additionally served because the Sri Lanka males’s staff’s bowling technique coach for his or her five-match T20I tour of Australia. He was appointed by the Executive Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket in session with the Technical Advisory Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket.

Malinga, in his short-term function as a specialist coach, supported Sri Lanka’s bowlers, offering tactical perception and technical experience to assist the on-field execution of strategic plans. The appointment was efficient from February 1-20.