Former Sri Lankan tempo ace Lasith Malinga is about to return to five-time champions Mumbai Indians for IPL 2024, this time as their quick bowling coach changing Shane Bond, in keeping with a report on Saturday. The Kiwi veteran had held that place for the previous 9 seasons. However an IPL supply confirmed to PTI that Bond’s contract with Mumbai continues to be underneath evaluate. “MI’s contract with Bond is still not over as yet,” the supply stated. Earlier, ESPNCricinfo has reported that it is also not clear whether or not Bond would proceed as the top coach of MI Emirates within the ILT20 the place they completed third this 12 months. Malinga had a fruitful profession with Mumbai Indians profitable 5 titles general — 4 in IPL (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019) and the Champions League T20 in 2011.

Malinga performed 139 matches for Mumbai, taking 195 wickets at an economic system charge of seven.12. Out of these, 170 wickets got here within the IPL, the joint-sixth-most within the league.

This will mark Malinga’s second involvement with Mumbai’s assist workers, following his mentoring function in 2018.

A 12 months later, Malinga made a comeback to the sphere, sharing the bowling obligations with Jasprit Bumrah because the duo performed a key function of their fourth IPL triumph.

Malinga had joined Rajasthan Royals in 2022 as quick bowling coach after his retirement in 2021.