While Malinga is one of the most successful T20 bowlers in the world due to his sling-shot action and is a Sri Lankan icon, his appointment has reportedly not gone down well with several stakeholders of the game in the country. Sri Lanka lifted the ICC T20 World Cup in 2014 under Malinga's captaincy, as he was filling in for the suspended Dinesh Chandimal, but his overall record as skipper is abysmal.
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