Separamadu Lasith Malinga (born August 28, 1983, in Galle, Sri Lanka) is a Sri Lankan cricketer and present vice-captain of their T20 side. In the last ODI match Even Pakistani Bowlers Crushed Malinga at Sharjah, UAE. Watch video below:
He is a specialist fast bowler with a unique round-arm action, sometimes referred to as a sling action, which leads to his nickname, “Slinga Malinga” and conversely, his bowling style being nicknamed the “Malinga Slinga” both terms still consistently being associated with him in street cricket and general cricketing society. He is well known for his ability to take consecutive wickets: he is the first and only bowler in the world to have two World Cup hat-tricks, the first and only bowler to have taken three hat-tricks in ODIs and he is also the first, and currently the only, player to have taken four wickets in four consecutive balls in any form of international cricket. On 22 April 2011, he announced his retirement from Test cricket. He bowls around a speed of 140 km/h (87 mph). His fastest ball was clocked at 155.7 km/h (96.8 mph) in 2011.
