Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), on Wednesday (26), confirmed that it had appointed former Sri Lanka fast bowler and T20i skipper Lasith Malinga as the Bowling Strategy Coach for the upcoming Sri Lanka's T20i series against Australia.
The appointment, only effective for the five-match T20i series against Australia, will be active from February 1 to 20.
"Malinga, in his new short-term role as a specialist coach, will support Sri Lanka’s bowlers, providing tactical insight and technical expertise to help the on-field execution of strategic plans. Sri Lanka Cricket is confident that Malinga’s vast experience and renowned death bowling expertise, especially in the T20 format, will help the team immensely going into this series," issuing a statement, SLC said.
“We have some very talented young bowlers and I am very excited about the opportunity to share my experience and knowledge to help them develop,” Malinga had commented after his appointment.
Malinga was appointed by the Executive Committee of SLC in consultation with its Technical Advisory Committee.
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