NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka bowling legend Lasith Malinga showered accolades on the rising all-rounder Dunith Wellalage for his exceptional bowling efficiency that left India’s star-studded top-order perplexed in the course of the Asia Cup.
Wellalage notched up his first-ever five-wicket haul on the senior worldwide degree, delivering a splendid efficiency with figures of 5/40 in opposition to India on Tuesday.
Malinga, identified for his personal legendary bowling exploits, promptly took to social media to commend Wellalage’s distinctive efforts.
Wellalage notched up his first-ever five-wicket haul on the senior worldwide degree, delivering a splendid efficiency with figures of 5/40 in opposition to India on Tuesday.
Malinga, identified for his personal legendary bowling exploits, promptly took to social media to commend Wellalage’s distinctive efforts.
The Sri Lankan cricket nice expressed his perception within the younger spinner’s promising future within the sport.
“It’s honest to say that SL performed with 12 gamers at present. That’s how good Dunith was,” Malinga wrote as quoted by ICC.
“He has bought a superb head on his younger shoulders to go together with his all-round ability set.”
“I consider he’s on his strategy to changing into crucial participant for SL in ODIs for the following decade,” he concluded.
Wellalage, who has performed 13 ODIs for his nation up to now, appears set to play a significant function in Sri Lanka’s ICC Males’s Cricket World Cup marketing campaign that commences in India subsequent month.