Sri Lanka pace legend and Mumbai Indians player Lasith Malinga celebrates his birthday today. As the yorker king turns 37, we look at the cricketer's life off the pitch, including how he fell in love with his wife Tanya Perera during an ad shoot. (Pics/ Lasith Malinga Instagram)
Updated On: 2019-08-28 03:00 PM IST
Lasith Malinga has been part of the Mumbai Indians team ever since the first Indian Premier League in 2008.
With 122 matches, Lasith Malinga is the second highest in terms of most matches played for Mumbai Indians behind Kieron Pollard.
Lasith Malinga is the leading wicket taker for Mumbai Indians with 170 wickets. His best bowling figures are 5/13 at a strike rate of 16.62 and economy rate of 7.14.
Lasith Malinga is a Sri Lankan cricketer who has played for Sri Lanka in all three formats of international cricket.
In picture: Lasith Malinga with wife Tanya Perera
Lasith Malinga a right-arm fast bowler has earned a reputation for delivering accurate inswinging yorkers consistently.
Lasith Malinga is considered one of the best bowlers ever in ODI cricket, known especially for his masterly skills during death overs bowling.
Lasith Malinga posted this picture with wife Tanya Perera and captioned it as, "Wish you all a Merry Christmas!"
Lasith Malinga was not from a very well to do family and was born in modest conditions in a coastal village in Sri Lanka.
In pic: Lasith Malinga with wife Tanya Perera playing snooker
Lasith Malinga's father was a former bus mechanic from Galle, Sri Lanka.
Reports have it that Lasith Malinga first met his wife Tanya at an advertisement shoot, where she was the event manager.
It was love at first sight for Lasith Malinga and the duo started dating each other shortly after.
Lasith Malinga married Tanya Perera in 2010 and the couple has been going strong ever since.
In picture: Lasith Malinga with wife Tanya Perera and children
Lasith Malinga played his last 50-over World Cup match in England and Wales in 2019.
Lasith Malinga earned the nickname 'Slinga Malinga' due to his unique round-arm bowling style, which is referred also as a sling action.
In picture: Lasith Malinga and his family during a trip to Italy
After an impressive IPL 2019, Lasith Malinga was the backbone of a depleted Sri Lanka's bowling attack in World Cup 2019 and managed to keep Sri Lanka in the hunt for a semifinal spot but Sri Lanka failed to qualify for the semis.
In pic: Lasith Malinga with wife Tanya Perera and children
Lasith Malinga retired from ODI cricket after playing 226 ODIs, taking 338 wickets at an average of 28.9. He also maintained a miserly economy rate of 5.35 during his career, including eight 5-wicket hauls and eleven 4-wicket hauls.
Lasith Malinga shared this throwback picture of his and captioned it as, "Back in 2006."
Lasith Malinga posted this picture from his younger days when he had just started playing cricket and captioned it as, "Can you recognise?"
