Lasith Malinga strong enough to come back good: Sanath Jayasuriya
Former Sri Lanka opener and current chairman of selectors, Sanath Jayasuriya, said fast bowler Lasith Malinga will be back to his best very soon.
“Being out of form is part of cricket. I’ve never seen a cricketer who has always been in form in my 17-18 years of cricket. Malinga might go through a little lean patch, but he is a strong enough player to come back and bowl good spells. He might win the match for Mumbai Indians in tomorrow’s (Friday) game or the final, if they make it,” Jayasuriya said on Thursday.
The Sri Lankan legend also praised his former team-mate Mahela Jayawardene for his successful maiden coaching stint with Mumbai Indians.
“He has done a great job. Coaching for the first time even though he has played enough cricket, it’s a different role. You’re associating yourself with people from so many other countries: the bowling coach, fielding coach, specialised batting coach, so many coaches are involved in one team. So, to manage them as well as individual cricketers, it’s not easy. Mahela has done a great job of doing that. It was a good test for him,” he said.
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