Malinga appointed Sri Lanka's 'bowling strategy' coach

Sri Lanka have named Lasith Malinga as their 'bowling strategy' coach for the upcoming white-ball leg of the Australia series. Malinga will work with the national side 'providing tactical insight and technical expertise to help the on-field execution of strategic plans,' according to a statement from SLC. "Sri Lanka Cricket is confident that Malinga's vast experience and renowned death-bowling expertise, especially in the T20 format, will help the team immensely going into this all-important series," SLC further added in the statement. The former captain held the same role when Sri Lanka toured Australia earlier this year. He was also recently involved in the IPL with Rajasthan Royals, who managed to reach the final. The full series that will see Australia play two Tests, five ODIs and three T20Is was under a cloud initially due to the political turmoil in Sri Lanka. However, SLC recently confirmed that the series would go ahead as planned and named their T20 squad. The series will kick off on June 7 with a T20I in Colombo.