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Lasith Malinga

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Separamadu Lasith Malinga (Sinhala: සෙපරමාදු ලසිත් මාලිංග; Tamil: லசித் மாலிங்க; born 28 August 1983) is a Sri Lankan former cricketer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest limited overs bowlers of all time. Playing as a right-arm fast bowler, Malinga was commonly used as a specialist death bowler, and captained the Sri Lanka national cricket team to the 2014 T20 World Cup title. He was nicknamed "Slinga Malinga" due to his distinctive round-arm action, sometimes referred to as a sling action. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lasith Malinga has received more than 2,678,646 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Lasith Malinga is the 81st most popular cricketer (down from 51st in 2019), the 47th most popular biography from Sri Lanka (down from 43rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Sri Lankan Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Lasith Malinga ranks 81 out of 136. Before him are Kuldeep Yadav, Irfan Pathan, Shubman Gill, Hashim Amla, Brett Lee, and Dinesh Karthik. After him are Ashish Nehra, Gary Kirsten, Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Jhulan Goswami, and Smriti Mandhana.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Lasith Malinga ranks 1,281. Before him are Viktar Zuyev, T. J. Ford, Robin Duvillard, Yuji Unozawa, Eddie Edwards, and Heather Lind. After him are Nithiin, Duncan Keith, Luo Wei, András Rédli, Alexey Petukhov, and Anna Goodale.

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In Sri Lanka

Among people born in Sri Lanka, Lasith Malinga ranks 47 out of 51. Before him are Alexander Khloponin (1965), Susanthika Jayasinghe (1975), Shehan Karunatilaka (1975), Sanath Jayasuriya (1969), David Wilkie (1954), and Kumar Sangakkara (1977). After him are Mahela Jayawardene (1977), Tillakaratne Dilshan (1976), Chaminda Vaas (1974), Pooja Umashankar (1981), Ajantha Mendis (1985), and Niluka Karunaratne (1985).

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Among CRICKETERS In Sri Lanka

Among cricketers born in Sri Lanka, Lasith Malinga ranks 4. Before him are Muttiah Muralitharan (1972), Sanath Jayasuriya (1969), and Kumar Sangakkara (1977). After him are Mahela Jayawardene (1977), Tillakaratne Dilshan (1976), and Chaminda Vaas (1974).

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