Lasith Malinga retires from franchise cricket, makes himself unavailable for IPL 2021

New Delhi: Lasith Malinga retired from franchise cricket, however makes himself unavailable for IPL 2021. The four-time IPL winner cited ‘pandemic situation’ and ‘travel restrictions’ as the explanations behind his retirement after he additionally opted out of the earlier version of the event final September.

Here it’s:

“Would’ve liked Malinga to be a part of our bowling attack for the next 5 years.” – Akash Ambani
📰 More on Mali’s retirement from franchise cricket 👇#OneFamily #MumbaiIndianshttps://t.co/Rsj9fdDNy3
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) January 20, 2021

On Wednesday(January 20), the Mumbai Indians franchise launched a 20-second video in tribute of their most embellished pacer.

👀 Malinga is staring down. He lifts his hand up and kisses the ball. Wankhede is echoing with MA-LIN-GA MA-LIN-GA as he picks up momentum in his run up. He slings and bowls. The ball strikes, dips and finds the bottom of the stump by way of the batsman’s defence. 🎯 pic.twitter.com/kFe7H8JSt9
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) January 20, 2021