Sri Lanka fast bowler Lasith Malinga, who is back in the island for treatment for his back injury, is the only national player who has refused to sign the annual central player contract with Sri Lanka Cricket. Back spasms sidelined Malinga, who is turning out for the Mumbai Indians.
He is the prince in waiting in Lankan cricket or is he? Since he made his international debut against Zimbabwe as an all-rounder at the age of 20 in 2008, Angelo Mathews was considered as the first in the next generation of Sri Lanka cricket.