{"id":358379,"date":"2023-08-19T14:01:17","date_gmt":"2023-08-19T14:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/08\/19\/lasith-malinga-set-to-return-to-mumbai-indians-as-fast-bowling-coach-report-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-08-19T14:01:17","modified_gmt":"2023-08-19T14:01:17","slug":"lasith-malinga-set-to-return-to-mumbai-indians-as-fast-bowling-coach-report-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/08\/19\/lasith-malinga-set-to-return-to-mumbai-indians-as-fast-bowling-coach-report-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Lasith Malinga set to return to Mumbai Indians as fast bowling coach: Report | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: After a two-year stint with <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/teams\/rajasthan-royals\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-Rajasthan Royals-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/teams\/rajasthan-royals\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rajasthan Royals<\/a>, former Sri Lankan pacer <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/lasith-malinga\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-Lasith Malinga-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/lasith-malinga\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lasith Malinga<\/a> is set to return to <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/top-stories\/2018-ipl-auction-complete-ipl-squad-of-mumbai-indians\/articleshow\/62683658.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-Mumbai Indians-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/top-stories\/2018-ipl-auction-complete-ipl-squad-of-mumbai-indians\/articleshow\/62683658.cms\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mumbai Indians<\/a>, this time as a fast bowling coach. <br \/>Malinga will be replacing New Zealander <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/shane-bond\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-Shane Bond-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/shane-bond\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shane Bond<\/a> in the support staff of the five-time champions. <br \/>Bond, the Kiwi veteran had held the position for the past nine seasons. However an IPL source confirmed to PTI that Bond&#8217;s contract with Mumbai is still under review.<br \/>&#8220;MI&#8217;s contract with Bond is still not over as yet,&#8221; the source said.<br \/>Earlier, ESPNCricinfo has reported that it&#8217;s also not clear whether Bond would continue as the head coach of MI Emirates in the ILT20 where they finished third this year.<br \/>Malinga had a fruitful career with Mumbai Indians winning five titles overall &#8212; four in IPL (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019) and the Champions League T20 in 2011.<br \/>Malinga played 139 matches for Mumbai, taking 195 wickets at an economy rate of 7.12. Out of those, 170 wickets came in the IPL, the joint-sixth-most in the league.<br \/>This will mark Malinga&#8217;s second involvement with Mumbai&#8217;s support staff, following his mentoring role in 2018.<br \/>A year later, Malinga made a comeback to the field, sharing the bowling responsibilities with Jasprit Bumrah as the duo played a key role in their fourth IPL triumph.<br \/>Malinga had joined Rajasthan Royals in 2022 as fast bowling coach after his retirement in 2021.<br \/><span class=\"em \">(With inputs from PTI) <\/span><\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component QbQNS undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"AI cricket 1\" msid=\"102861013\" width=\"600\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/42706777.gif\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/imgsize-23456,msid-102861013,width-600,resizemode-4\/102861013.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };<\/p>\n<p>    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };<\/p>\n<p>    window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n    var TimesApps = window.TimesApps;\n    TimesApps.toiPlusEvents = function(config) {\n      var isConfigAvailable = \"toiplus_site_settings\" in f && \"isFBCampaignActive\" in f.toiplus_site_settings && \"isGoogleCampaignActive\" in f.toiplus_site_settings;\n      var isPrimeUser = window.isPrime;\n      if (isConfigAvailable && !isPrimeUser) {\n        loadGtagEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isGoogleCampaignActive);\n        loadFBEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isFBCampaignActive);\n      } else {\n        var JarvisUrl=\"https:\/\/jarvis.indiatimes.com\/v1\/feeds\/toi_plus\/site_settings\/643526e21443833f0c454615?db_env=published\";\n        window.getFromClient(JarvisUrl, function(config){\n          if (config) {\n            loadGtagEvents(config?.isGoogleCampaignActive);\n            loadFBEvents(config?.isFBCampaignActive);\n          }\n        })\n      }\n    };\n  })(\n    window,\n    document,\n    'script',\n  );<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/top-stories\/lasith-malinga-set-to-return-to-mumbai-indians-as-fast-bowling-coach-report\/articleshow\/102860976.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] NEW DELHI: After a two-year stint with Rajasthan Royals, former Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga is set to return to Mumbai Indians, this time as a fast bowling coach. 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