Mumbai Indians announce Lasith Malinga as new bowling coach

Mumbai Indians have announced Lasith Malinga as their new bowling Coach. The Sri Lanka legend will join the Mumbai Indians coaching team led by Mark Boucher, and his former teammate, Kieron Pollard, forging a strong partnership in the dugout.

Malinga replaces Shane Bond who recently parted aways with the franchise.

“It is truly an honour for me to be appointed Bowling Coach of Mumbai Indians and my journey in the #OneFamily continues, following MI New York and MI Cape Town. I am looking forward to working closely with Mark, Polly, Rohit and the rest of the team, especially the bowling unit, whose approach I loved last season, and the young MI talent that has the potential to excel, backed by the passionate MI Paltan,” Lasith Malinga said on his appointment.

Malinga has spent close to 13 years with Mumbai Indians since 2008 – 11 years as a player, 1 year (IPL 2018) as MI bowling mentor and won 6 trophies (4 IPL, 2 CLT20).