Former Sri Lanka captain Lasith Malinga has returned to the marquee Indian Premier League (IPL) as a fast-bowling coach for the Rajasthan Royals (RR) ahead of the new season.
After winning four titles with the Mumbai Indians (MI), the 38-year old announced his retirement from all forms of cricket in January 2021.
Rajasthan Royals took to their official social media handle on Friday to announce the signing of former Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga as their new fast-bowling coach. The 38-year old, who retired from all forms of cricket in 2021, is the highest wicket-taker in IPL history with 170 scalps across the nine seasons he played for the Mumbai Indians.
In 2018, MI signed him as their bowling mentor before he was appointed Sri Lanka's bowling strategy coach earlier this year for the T20I series in Australia. At RR, Malinga will work alongside former skipper Kumar Sangakkara, who is currently serving as the franchise's head coach and director of cricket. Meanwhile, Steffan Jones was confirmed as the side's high-performance fast bowling coach last week.
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