The toe-crusher is hitting the target, the bouncer is coming out well and, most importantly, the wicket column is swelling again.
Three games into the World Cup and Sri Lanka's calculated gamble on Lasith Malinga appears to be paying off.
Sanath Jayasuria knew exactly what he and his colleagues on the selection committee were doing when they picked the paceman with bleached, straw-coloured hair in the World Cup squad even though he was still recovering from ankle surgery.
"A player like Malinga, we have to take a gamble because he is a match-winner," Jayasuriya explained after naming the 15-strong squad.
The 31-year-old pacer with a weird low-slung action has not let him down and three games into the campaign, Jayasuriya has grounds for feeling some vindication.
Three games into the World Cup and Sri Lanka's calculated gamble on Lasith Malinga appears to be paying off.
Sanath Jayasuria knew exactly what he and his colleagues on the selection committee were doing when they picked the paceman with bleached, straw-coloured hair in the World Cup squad even though he was still recovering from ankle surgery.
"A player like Malinga, we have to take a gamble because he is a match-winner," Jayasuriya explained after naming the 15-strong squad.
The 31-year-old pacer with a weird low-slung action has not let him down and three games into the campaign, Jayasuriya has grounds for feeling some vindication.
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