Lasith Malinga Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio
Real Name	Separamadu Lasith Malinga Swarnajith
Nickname	Kagawena, Slinga, Slinga Malinga
Profession	Cricketer (Bowler)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 7”
Weight (approx.)	in Kilograms- 75 kg in Pounds- 165 lbs
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 41 Inches - Waist: 33 Inches - Biceps: 14 Inches
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black (Dyed Golden-Brown)
Cricket
International Debut	Test- 1 July 2004 vs Australia in Darwin ODI- 17 July 2004 vs UAE in Dambulla T20- 15 June 2006 vs England in Southampton
Coach/Mentor	Chamapaka Ramanayake (Former Sri Lankan cricketer)
Jersey Number	#99 (Srilanka) #99 (Mumbai Indians)
Domestic/State Teams	Mumbai Indians, Middlesex, Ruhuna Royals, Melbourne Stars, Ruhuna Reds, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Jamaica Tallawahs
Bowling Style	Right-arm fast
Batting Style	Right Handed Bat
Nature on field	Aggressive
Favourite Ball	Yorker
Records/Achievements (main ones)	• As of March 2017, Lasith Malinga is the only bowler in cricket history to have taken 4 wickets in 4 consecutive balls, achieving the feat against South Africa in 2007. • Malinga is the only player in the world with two world cup hat-tricks to his name. While the first came against the proteas at the 2007 World Cup, the second was recorded against Kenya at the 2011 World Cup. • He is the first and until now the only bowler in history to take 3 hat-tricks in ODI Cricket. • As of February 2017, with 311 wickets in 227 matches, Malinga is the second highest wicket-taker in the T20 format. • As of January 2017, despite featuring in only 7 seasons of the IPL, Malinga is the leading wicket-taker in the tournament's history with 143 wickets in 98 games. • With unbelievable numbers of 6/7, he still holds the best bowling figures in Big Bash history. • While batting at number 10 for Sri Lanka, Malinga once scored 56 runs with the bat, thus becoming the highest run-getter ever at number 10 position for Sri Lanka. Additionally, with this knock, he became the 4th highest run-scorer overall at the aforesaid batting position.
Personal Life
Date of Birth	28 August 1983
Age (as in 2017)	34 Years
Birth Place	Galle, Sri Lanka
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Virgo
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Hometown	Galle, Sri Lanka
School	Vidyathilake Vidyalaya, Thiranagama Vidyaloka College, Galle
College	Mahinda College, Galle
Educational Qualification	Not Known
Family	Father- Name Not Known Mother- Name Not Known Brother- Not Known Sister- Not Known
Religion	Buddhism
Hobbies	Listening to music
Controversies	Time and again, reports have emerged in the media which show a bitter relationship between Malinga and the Sri Lankan Cricket Board. It all started when the 'slinger' announced his retirement from Test Cricket in 2011 in order to prolong his ODI and T20 career. His retirement decision, however, did not go well with the board, which in its statement said that Malinga does not care about the fate of national cricket and is concerned only with the "big bucks" that he makes playing in leagues like the IPL.
Favourite Things
Favourite Cricketer	Aravinda de Silva
Girls, Family & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known
Wife	Tanya Perera, Dancer/Choreographer
Marriage Date	January 22, 2010
Children	Daughter- 1 Son- Duvin

Some Lesser Known Facts About Lasith Malinga

Does Lasith Malinga smoke: Not Known

Does Lasith Malinga drink alcohol: Not Known

Born and brought up in modest circumstances, Malinga hails from a small village named Rathgama. Had it not been for former cricketer Chamapaka Ramanayake, who spotted Malinga bowling in a street, the world would have never witnessed a ‘record-machine’ like him.

Malinga made his ‘dream’ first-class debut at the age of 17 for the Galle Cricket Club. In the match, Malinga garnered 8 wickets and his future looked promising.

Until the age of 17, he didn’t play with the leather ball. Instead, he played with soft-ball on the beach.

Although he made his debut in the year 2001, Malinga was first roped into bowl against the Sri Lankan squad in nets. However, he was soon stopped for fear of causing injuries. Aravinda de Silva had said in this regard, “Around about the time we were getting ready for the 2003 World Cup I heard there was this young pace bowler new in Colombo and how no one really wanted to bat against him, certainly none of the seniors. So I had to have a go.”

There has been a lot of speculation around Malinga’s sling bowling action since the time he made his debut. To this date, you will find fans arguing about whether his action is legit or not. However, experts have confirmed that though Malinga’s action looks peculiar, his arms do not breach the “maximum flexing of the elbows” set at 15 degrees by the ICC.

Malinga is among those cricketers who are always superstitious on the field. He kisses the ball each time he is about to bowl a delivery.

Interestingly, in 2005, Stephen Fleming while facing Lasith Malinga in one of the matches asked the on-field umpires to take off their ties so that the batsmen could spot Malinga’s deliveries that come at “weird angles.”

In his debut test match against Australia in 2004, Malinga stunned the entire cricket fraternity with his bowling skills. He claimed as many as 6 wickets in spite of tough Australian conditions in Darwin.

As of November 2016, Malinga is the second highest wicket-taker in the T20 format with 299 wickets in 221 matches. He has taken five wickets four times in this format, which is the most in T20 cricket. Notably, Dwayne Bravo tops the list with 300+ wickets under his belt.

Talking about 5-wicket hauls, one cannot forget the fact that Malinga has 7 ‘fifers’ to his name in 191 ODI’s. Only 4 bowlers have performed better than him in this regard, including compatriot Muttiah Muralitharan who has registered 10 five-wicket hauls in his career.

Malinga’s leadership skills (as the captain) became evident when he lead his side to the 2014 T20 World Cup title, defeating India in the finals.

Malinga was once named the sexiest man in cricket by a Barbados-based magazine named Easy.

He loves sporting different tattoos that highlight his Lankan pride, his attitude towards life, and some important dates in his life.