“My shoes will rest...” says Malinga as he retires from all forms of cricket
The pacer took to Twitter to announce his retirement stating, "Hanging up my T20 shoes and retiring from all forms of cricket! Thankful to all those who supported me in my journey, and looking forward to sharing my experience with young cricketers in the years to come(sic).”
Legendary Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on Tuesday, bringing an end to one of the great careers in the sport.
The pacer took to Twitter to announce his retirement stating, "Hanging up my T20 shoes and retiring from all forms of cricket! Thankful to all those who supported me in my journey, and looking forward to sharing my experience with young cricketers in the years to come(sic).”
He also posted a video showing a compilation of all his wickets in T20s on the video-streaming website, YouTube. “While my shoes will rest my love for the game will never rest,” he captioned the video.
Malinga, in his glorious career spanning over 16 years, holds many unique feats in international cricket including five hat-tricks and four wickets in four consecutive balls.
The bowler with a sling-arm action experienced various highs and lows during his incredible career, becoming the backbone of the Sri Lankan bowling lineup following his debut in 2004.
Malinga played 30 Test matches, 226 ODIs and 84 T20Is for Sri Lanka, picking up 546 wickets.
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