What do you think of Lasith Malinga?

Answer 1

Any fast bowler with an action as unusual as his is bound to get lots of wickets just through the surprise factor...until batsmen eventually work out how to play him.

I worry about him though...a bowling action like that is going to seriously mess up his back sooner or later. If he's still bowling like that by the time he 's about 27, I'll be amazed

Answer 2

Lasith malinga grew up playin' beach cricket with the soft ball. This is why he has such an unusual action. When you play with you friends you don't worry about the way you bowl as long as you play the game. So Malinga was picked to play cricket because he had this unusual action and the lower arm trajectory that he bowls from. This is effective in getting the bowl right at the block-hole and the pace at which he bowls is also amazing compare to his unorthodox style. So if malinga was corrected of his bowling action he wouldn't have picked up so many wickets and foxed so many batsmen.
So Malinaga is a very good bowler with an unusual style of action. Only time will tell how long this cricketer can bowl without injuries because his action I think puts lots of stress on his legs at the point of delivery.
All in all Lasith Malinga is a promising young cricketer with lots of talent from the pearl of the Indian ocean.

Answer 3

He is a young player and has lots of guts, he will become one off the worlds best bowlers soon. Go for GOLD Lasith Malinga

Answer 4

FYI - Interview with Lasith Malinga

1. How did you start playing cricket?
I was 13 when I started playing cricket. My village, Rathgama [close to
the
southern city of Galle], was cricket crazy. We all loved it, watched it,
and played it whenever we could in the coconut groves. Even to this day,
when I go home, I go straight to play softball cricket with my pals. At
17,
I started playing leather-ball for Vidaloka College. In my second match,
against Neluwa College, the umpire, Keerthi Dharnapriya, was the master
in
charge of cricket at Mahinda College [one of two big cricket schools in
the
south]. I took six wickets and the next day I was invited to see the the
principal at Mahinda College and invited to join the school. I was very
proud. Mahinda College was famous for its cricket in Galle .

2. How did you develop that round-armed action?
It was natural. A lot of the softball players used it. The key to being
a
successful softball bowler was to bowl fast yorkers. That is all I tried
to
do.

3. How did you progress into first-class cricket?
Before I had even played for Mahinda College, I was invited to join the
Cricket Foundation by Champaka Ramanayake [the Galle-based former Sri
Lanka
bowler and fast-bowling coach]. We trained for three months and I played
three practice games with the leather ball. One day, I was practising
with
Galle CC and Champaka, their player-coach at the time, strained his
neck. I
was asked to be his replacement and I took eight wickets in the first
match.

4. So, after just five games using a leather ball, you made your debut.
That is astonishing. Were you not overawed, or nervous?
Not at all. Champaka was a rock for me. He gave me so much
encouragement,
saying "Don't think about anything else, just bowl straight and fast."
That
is what I tried to do. I was just so happy to be playing and to have
access
to all the facilities. It was amazing for me.

5. What is your strategy when you run up to bowl?
Well, firstly, I just run in to bowl with the idea of taking a wicket
with
every single delivery. My method is simple: I just try to bowl as fast
and
straight as possible, trying to hit a good length. Every now and then I
mix
in a bouncer. There is no change in the action. I just try to hit the
pitch.

6. Has anyone tried to change your action?
Champaka concentrated at the start on making me more accurate. I was
wayward. We improved after lots and lots of spot bowling. Then he tried
to
make my action higher. But I became too wayward and lost pace. We
abandoned
that and returned to my natural action.

7. How did you learn reverse-swing?
Champaka taught me. It was simple. He showed me how to switch around the
shiny side and I just bowled fast and full. I didn't need to change my
grip
or action.

8. Do you have a role model?
My hero was Waqar Younis. I loved the way he bowled fast inswinging
yorkers.

9. And have you hit anyone in the Sri Lankan nets?
Yes, nearly all of them. Champaka invited me down there early on, in
2001,
as a net bowler. In the end I was stopped from bowling [Ajit, the team
manager, interjects: "I remember it well. The guys were shocked. They
were
saying 'There is some bugger from Galle and we can't spot him, we must
tell
Champaka not to bring him.' They were worried that he was going to
injure
someone."].

10.What is the secret to your strength and fitness?
I have always been active. Every morning we would go swimming in the
river
behind the village. We would swim over to my aunt's place on the other
side. I would climb the coconut palms to pluck the king coconuts. We
would
drink them and swim back. If we weren't swimming or at school, which
took
place from 8am to 2pm, we were playing softball until it was dark. We
never
stopped.

11. What about your family?
I am the middle of three brothers. The oldest has gone to Italy in
search
of work, and the other is at school. My dad, now retired, worked for the
Central Transport Authority as a mechanic. My mother also worked, and
still
does for a rural bank.


12. Where do you live now?
Well I stayed at the academy dorms for a while, but have now been moved
out
because a new programme has been started. In between tours, I have
nowhere
to stay in Colombo so I just go back home. I don't have a job, although
Hatton National Bank are interested.

13. What did you want to do [apart from cricket] at school?
I wanted to study more. I had some quite good O-level results: four
distinctions, five credits and one pass. My passion was maths.

14. Do you still want to study?
No thanks!

15. How did you find it entering the Sri Lankan dressing-room?
It was easy. I didn't feel any different. The guys were great. They all
welcomed and encouraged me. I felt at home. Marvan [Atapattu] just told
me
"Bowl naturally ... think of it like a club match and remember that we
are
all behind you."

16. What is the wicket you remember the most?
The first Test wicket, without a doubt. It was Darren Lehmann. He seemed
uncomfortable. First I had him caught off a no-ball in the gully and
then I
trapped him lbw. It was a magical feeling.

17. How did the Aussies treat you?
I was surprised. Everyone came and said "Well bowled". I was really
touched
when Adam Gilchrist picked out a stump for me and came into our
dressing-room, announcing: "This is for that boy Malinga."

19. Who was the first person you hit in a match?
I hit my first batsman in the first game: Bradman Edirweera. First I hit
him on the helmet and the next ball I had him caught.

18. Are you concerned about injuries with your strange action?
Not particularly. I have had one slight back injury in my career so far.
Since then, no worries. I do take great care though and, with help from
CJ
[Clark], the physio, have been doing lots of exercises on my back.
Hopefully, I can remain injury-free.

Answer 5

A tearaway shock bowler with an unusual and unreadable action. Forget about his hairstyle - he does'nt like people gaping at it.

Answer 6

He is a young player and has lots of guts, he will become one off the worlds best bowlers soon and a sexy cricketer
good paces
malinga
m-monster for bowlers a-all time champion
l-everybiody are looser infront of him
i-very hard like igneous rock
n-nobody is sexy like him
g-gangester of cricketer
a-all time winner!!
hace a koooooool day!!!!

Answer 7

he got smacked in the world cup final and was only bowling at around 137-139km so not overly quick,but apart from this and his weird action he seems to be good bowler for S.L.

Answer 8

Although his bowling action appears to be awkward, he is a good bowler with lot ofpromise for the future.

Answer 9

a fast bowler who thought that his slinging action will work well and take wickets. He also does a lot of fashion like his multi-colour hair and eyebrow piercing.

Answer 10

A Sexy Bowler.