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Lasith Malinga

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Separamadu Lasith Malinga (Sinhala: සෙපරමාදු ලසිත් මාලිංග; Tamil: லசித் மாலிங்க; born 28 August 1983) is a Sri Lankan former cricketer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest limited overs bowlers of all time. Playing as a right-arm fast bowler, Malinga was commonly used as a specialist death bowler, and captained the Sri Lanka national cricket team to the 2014 T20 World Cup title. He was nicknamed "Slinga Malinga" due to his distinctive round-arm action, sometimes referred to as a sling action. He announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on 14 September 2021. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Lasith Malinga is the 106th most popular cricketer (down from 83rd in 2024), the 52nd most popular biography from Sri Lanka (down from 46th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Sri Lankan Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Lasith Malinga ranks 106 out of 136. Before him are Irfan Pathan, Anjum Chopra, Ashish Nehra, Nayan Mongia, Jhulan Goswami, and Mark Waugh. After him are Kevin Pietersen, Misbah-ul-Haq, Glenn Maxwell, Shane Watson, Shubman Gill, and Hashim Amla.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Lasith Malinga ranks 1,700. Before him are Glenn Murray, Carl Landry, Dimitrios Mastrovasilis, Tyrone Mears, Jwala Gutta, and Edward Ling. After him are Andrey Harbunow, Yvonne Orji, Scott Gault, Erin McLeod, Meera Chopra, and George Bovell.

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In Sri Lanka

Among people born in Sri Lanka, Lasith Malinga ranks 52 out of 51. Before him are Shehan Karunatilaka (1975), Pooja Umashankar (1981), Sanath Jayasuriya (1969), Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala (1979), Tillakaratne Dilshan (1976), and Mahela Jayawardene (1977). After him are Chaminda Vaas (1974), Asha de Vos (null), Niluka Karunaratne (1985), Ajantha Mendis (1985), Wanindu Hasaranga (1997), and Mathilda Karlsson (null).

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Among CRICKETERS In Sri Lanka

Among cricketers born in Sri Lanka, Lasith Malinga ranks 6. Before him are Kumar Sangakkara (1977), Muttiah Muralitharan (1972), Sanath Jayasuriya (1969), Tillakaratne Dilshan (1976), and Mahela Jayawardene (1977). After him are Chaminda Vaas (1974), and Wanindu Hasaranga (1997).

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