“Mentally I am over with playing cricket. I don’t think I will play anymore international cricket. I am planning to announce my retirement soon,” Malinga the cricketer told during an exclusive interaction on the sidelines of the St Moritz Ice Cricket Challenge here.
Former Sri Lankan pace spearhead Lasith Malinga is thinking to hang his boots soon as the 34-year old hinted at possible retirement, saying that he is mentally done with international cricket now that his eventful Indian Premier League (IPL) career is over.
The fast bowler has been the core of Mumbai Indians winning combination in the last decade. He has donned the prestigious Mumbai Indians jersey in 110 matches of the 157 games the franchise has played so far.
However, Malinga went unsold in the last month’s IPL 2018 auction, but he will still continue to serve Mumbai Indians as yesterday he was appointed as bowling mentor of the franchise.
