| BIRTHDAY | 28 August,1983 (Sunday) |
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| BIRTH PLACE | Galle, Southern Province |
| COUNTRY | Sri Lanka |
| AGE (in 2024) | 41 Years Old |
| BIRTH SIGN | Virgo |
| HEIGHT | in centimeters- 173 cm in meters- 1.73 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 8” |
| WEIGHT | in Kilograms- 84 kg in Pounds- 185.19 lbs |
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Short Biography
Lasith Malinga was born on 28-08-1983 in Galle in the state of Southern Province, Sri Lanka. He is a Sri Lankan Cricket Player.
| Other Name: | Separamadu Lasith Malinga, Slinga, Kagawena, Malinga the Slinger |
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Lasith Malinga Complete Bio & Career
Considered by many as one of the greatest fast bowlers to have ever represented his country, SeparamaduLasithMalinga from Galle, Srilanka started his international cricket career by playing against Australia in 2004 at the age of 21 only. Soon he earned a reputation for troubling the opponent’s batsman with his dangerous in-swingers and swift bouncers. In his early days, his bowling speed used to be between 140 to 150 kph.
Malinga was discovered and trained by ChampakaRamanayake, a former Sri Lankan cricketer, when he was studying in Vidyaloka College, Galle. Champaka helped him to join Mahinda college cricket team which proved to be a turning point in his career. He was also an admirer of Malinga’s natural bowling action besides Sir Viv Richards who in later years praised him for his unique round-arm bowling style, which earned him the nickname ‘SlingaMalinga’.
Though he had suffered many injuries for which he had to step down from captaincy in T20 world cup team, there is a considerable number of both test and ODI records which Malinga holds till date, such as being the only bowler with two world cup hat tricks and being the only one to take three hat tricks in ODI cricket history. Under his captaincy, Sri Lankan cricket team won the 2014 ICC World T20.
He was awarded both the Dialog SLC ODI and T20 Bowler of the year in 2015. In three test matches and seven ODI matches, he was credited for taking 5 wickets in innings. He has also been named by the ICC as the official event ambassador for the World T20 Championships.
Lasith Malinga Family, Relatives and Other Relations
He was born to Separamadu Milton and Swarna Thenuwara. He is happily married to Tanya Perera since 2010. They are blessed with a son and a daughter.
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Body Measurements
| Chest Size | 42 |
| Biceps Size | 14 |
| Waist Size | 34 |
| Skin Colour | Dark |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
Personal Info
| Home Town | Galle |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Religion | Buddhist |
| Address | Galle, Sri Lanka |
| School | Vidyathilake VIdyalaya, Thirangama Vidyaloka College, Galle |
| College | Mahinda College, Galle |
| Qualification | N/A |
| Hobbies | Dancing and Listening Music |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Debut | Test - vs Australia at Marrara Cricket Ground, Jul 01, 2004 ODI- 17 July 2004 v United Arab Emirates T20I - vs England at The Rose Bowl, Jun 15, 2006 |
| Salary | N/A |
| Net Worth | $7 Million |
| Official Website | N/A |
Favourites
| Favorite Player | Aravinda de Silva |
| Favorite Sport | Football and Cricket |
Shocking / Interesting Facts & Secrets About Lasith Malinga
- It was former Sri Lankan cricketer Champaka Ramanayake who spotted him on the streets and was left numb seeing his talent.
- He kisses the ball every time before he delivers the ball.
- In his debut match against Australia, he picked up 6 wickets and left every Australian batsmen clueless.
- Until 17, he never played with a leather ball.
- Even though, he has missed out on 2 entire seasons of IPL, he is still the highet wicket taker in the history of IPL.
Lasith Malinga Age, Birthday Facts and Birthday Countdown
41 years, 3months, 23 days old age Lasith Malinga will turn 42 on 28 August, 2025. Only 8 months, 6 days, 10 hours,6 minutes has left for his next birthday.
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