Sachin, Rohit and others wish Lasith Malinga on Twitter as he retires

Wishes pour in on Twitter as the mighty, Lasith Malinga retires from One Day Internationals. 

It has been a fabulous journey for a wonderful cricketer and human being, Lasith Malinga whose ODI career lasted for 15 years.

Having debuted on July 17, 2004, Lasith Malinga has taken a total of 338 wickets from 220 innings at an average of 28.87, and an economy rate of 5.35. He is the only cricketer to have taken three ODI hat-tricks.

Known as the yorker king in World Cricket, his unorthodox action and bull’s eye accuracy has been his secret ingredient of success over the years. An absolutely legend for Sri Lanka in white-ball cricket, Lasith Malinga would be a name no fan would ever forget.

So, after playing his last ODI against Bangladesh, cricketing Fraternity took to Twitter to wish the legend on his successful ODI career. Many cricketing legends like Rohit Sharma, Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh and others left no stone unturned to wish the legendary bowler, Lasith Malinga.

Here are some of the best Twitter reactions as Lasith Malinga retires from One Day Internationals.

TWITTER REACTIONS

If I had to pick one match winner among many others for @mipaltan in the last decade, this man will be on the top for sure. As a captain he give me breather during tense situation and he never failed to deliver, such was his presence within the team. Best wishes LM for the future pic.twitter.com/gJJJKy8gL3

— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) July 26, 2019

Congratulations on a wonderful One Day career, #Malinga.
Wishing you all the very best for the future. pic.twitter.com/RLeKIudyWl

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) July 26, 2019

Congratulations on the glorious journey Yorker King #Malinga. There will never be another toe crusher like you again. Best wishes for your future endeavours. 👊#LasithMalinga pic.twitter.com/Uf0iD3SHdL

— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) July 26, 2019

Wat a Career he had in d international level. He has carried Srilankan cricket on his shoulders for so many years by his sheer performances. He has a heart of a lion 🦁 Congratulations on a great Career #LasithMalinga Best wishes for ur future 👍👏 God bless u always pic.twitter.com/7O8W8cXKbD

— MANOJ TIWARY (@tiwarymanoj) July 26, 2019

Been a good, good spell👌A top legend, champion, and a sportsman par excellence – wishing you continued success, my friend. All the best 🙂 #ThankYouMalinga pic.twitter.com/dkAc4Nt25t

— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) July 26, 2019

Wat a Career he had in d international level. He has carried Srilankan cricket on his shoulders for so many years by his sheer performances. He has a heart of a lion 🦁 Congratulations on a great Career #LasithMalinga Best wishes for ur future 👍👏 God bless u always pic.twitter.com/7O8W8cXKbD

— MANOJ TIWARY (@tiwarymanoj) July 26, 2019

 

 

Lasith Malinga ends his ODI career with 338 wickets, as the 9th highest wicket-taker in the format; third highest for Sri Lanka! #ThankYouMalinga #LEGEND pic.twitter.com/dvRy80DTgj

— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) July 26, 2019

Fortunate to share the dressing room with you. I know how good planner, motivator and human being you are. Indeed, you are a great performer. Your fighting spirit is inspiring to all. ODI cricket will miss you & you will be remembered always. Good bye legend. #ThankYouMalinga pic.twitter.com/hX5cr69BbK

— Mustafizur Rahman (@Mustafiz90) July 26, 2019

Another fast bowler calls it a day. Nothing but admiration for the mighty Lasith Malinga who is one of the greats of the white ball game. Big hearted, smiling and tough underneath the friendly air. A torch-bearer for the unorthodox.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) July 26, 2019

#LasithMalinga, the famous 'slinger' from Sri Lanka calls it a day. A look at some of his achievements pic.twitter.com/rF45FAMXDH

— CNBC-TV18 News (@CNBCTV18News) July 25, 2019

Lasith Malinga, king of the yorker, bids farewell to ODI cricket 🖐️

What's your favourite World Cup performance of his? pic.twitter.com/Oj9cWLuXvz

— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) July 26, 2019

Get those toes out with freedom, batsmen.

Happy retirement, Lasith Malinga! What a career! 🙌 #HallaBol pic.twitter.com/JKZpjRlnYA

— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) July 26, 2019

Sri Lanka mark Lasith Malinga's final ODI appearance with a 91-run win over Bangladesh 👏#SLvBAN pic.twitter.com/AyvNmdgVKu

— ICC (@ICC) July 26, 2019

Sri Lanka’s best right-arm fast bowler calls it a day in ODIs 🇱🇰 #ThankYouMalinga for all the memories 💙#OneFamily #CricketMeriJaan pic.twitter.com/vlD1WeDm0j

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) July 26, 2019

Malinga has been a gem of a bowler, and we wish Lasith Malinga a super-duper success going forward. We just hope he keeps entertaining us, and he doesn’t retire from other forms of Cricket.

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