Lasith Malinga
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 Lasith Malinga facts

• He was the captain of Twenty20 International side for Sri Lanka, until 7 March 2016, where Malinga stepped down from captaincy due to his continuous injuries
• Considered as one of the best fast bowlers to ever played the game, Malinga 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 "Malinga the Slinga" both terms still consistently being associated with him in street cricket and general cricketing society
• He is known for his ability to take consecutive wickets, with in-swinging deadly yorkers: he is the only bowler in the world to have two World Cup hat-tricks, the only bowler to have taken three hat-tricks in ODIs and 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, which is still tied for the 4th fastest speed amongst active bowlers (shared with Dale Steyn) as of 3 January 2015
• Malinga is known for his ability to bowl yorkers and slower bowls to restrict scoring in the later overs of games
• He is the second highest wicket taker in all Twenty20 cricket just after Dwayne Bravo and highest wicket taker for Sri Lanka in Twenty20 Internationals as well