Sri Lanka’s premier fast bowler Lasith Malinga has been ruled out of the current Sri Lanka’s tour of South Africa.

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The 33-year-old was expected to arrive in South Africa this week ahead of the three match T-20 series, but he had complained about pain in both knees during a warm-up match in Colombo and has been ruled out of the series. Malinga is now expected to feature in the three-match T-20 series in Australia in February. The T20 world cup winning captain has not played any international cricket since the Asia Cup in Bangladesh in February last year due to a knee injury. He was expected to return to competitive cricket later last year, but dengue fever kept him away from the game.

‘Every team should possess International stars’ – Lasith Malinga

The Sri Lankan spearhead with the unusual slinging action who has turned into one of the world’s most fearsome bowlers was held under the mic by ThePapare team recently. Lasith Malinga who had to take the side-lines for a while due to injury, revealed to us the process of his recovery and spoke about his availability for selection to the national team.

The slingy right-armer retired from Test cricket in 2010 at the age of 27 after a similar injury to his right knee ruled him out for 18 months two years earlier. He has taken 470 wickets for Sri Lanka in his 12-year career.