Slinger Malinga For Tassie
Lasith Malinga
Lasith Malinga has signed with the Tassie Tigers to play in this upcoming domestic KFC Twenty20 competition.
He is expected to arrive in Tasmania in December and his involvement will be subject to his Sri Lankan duties as they have a one-day tour of Bangladesh in January.
“He is fast, he bowls fantastic yorkers, he’s got a good change of pace and the research we have done, he is a fantastic fellow as well.” said Tasmanian coach Tim Coyle.
Other international players who have either signed or are in the process of signing are:
- Chris Gayle (Western Australia)
- Dwayne Bravo (West Indies)
- Andrew Flintoff (Queensland)
- Muttiah Muralitharan (Victoria)
- Ajantha Mendis (South Australia)
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To attract big name players to the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash, Cricket Australia has given each team an extra $50,000 and each state is allowed two foreign players.
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