Lasith Malinga replaces Shane Bond as Mumbai Indians bowling coach for IPL 2024

Former Sri Lanka bowler Lasith Malinga will return to the Mumbai Indians as its bowling coach forward of the IPL 2024 season, changing Shane Bond.

Malinga gained 5 IPL titles with Mumbai Indians earlier than shifting on to the Rajasthan Royals on a training stint after retirement in 2021.

Malinga performed 139 matches for Mumbai, choosing up 195 wickets. 170 of them got here within the IPL, the joint-sixth-highest within the match’s historical past.

Meanwhile, Bond was a part of Mumbai since 2015 and took over as the worldwide head of efficiency of the franchise earlier this yr when it launched groups within the UAE (ILT20), South Africa (SA20) and the USA (Major League Cricket) T20 leagues. 

Malinga was a part of the MI New York franchise throughout the inaugural MLC season the place it emerged victorious within the last, beating Seattle Orcas by seven wickets on July 31.