IPL 2022: Fantastic bunch of players who can be future Indian stars: RR's bowling coach Lasith Malinga

Sri Lankas T20 World Cupwinning captain Lasith Malinga who led his country to the 2014 ICC T20 World Cup trophy will be working during the upcoming season with the talented group of pacers present within the Rajasthan Royals setupReacting to joining the Royals the 38yearold said It is certainly a new thing for me to get into coaching and pass on my experience to the younger players I have played this role before with Mumbai and now Im delighted to be working with Rajasthan Royals It is a new place for me but Im enjoying my role so far working with such a talented group of bowlersAsked what his thoughts were about his new franchise Malinga said The first thing that always stayed with me was the colour pink I always saw the team have good international and local players and whenever I used to face them it was tough I think they were always very competitive and could beat any team on their dayHaving been associated with Mumbai for 13 seasons he also recalled how the move to Royals came about It was actually last year that Kumar Sangakkara asked me if I was interested But with COVID and all the bubble restrictions I didnt want to stay away from my family But this year having also worked with the Sri Lankan team I felt I could use my experience and give back to the game that I love by working with this group of players expressed IPLs highest wickettakerThe Sri Lankan legend also spoke about the Royals new pace attack I think we have a fantastic pace attack Youve got experienced overseas players like Boult and CoulterNile with whom Ive worked before Then weve got genuine Indian fast bowlers in Prasidh and Saini who have proven themselves at the highest level and some new faces in Anunay Singh Kuldeep Sen and Kuldip Yadav In T20 cricket I think little margins really matter and Im here to guide them to deliver their best in all situations stated MalingaSharing his thoughts on whats the most important thing for a fast bowler Malinga said I think most of the times teams focus on analyzing the opposition and looking at their weaknesses But in my experience I think what works best is when you work on your strengths and bowl according to them In T20 you only have to bowl 24 balls which works in our favour but its also important to trust your instincts as to which variations can work in which situationsOn the field you only have a righthander and a lefthander to prepare against so when a bowler trains its important to just train according to that to think there are just two batters it doesnt matter what the name of the batsman is he addedHaving won the IPL four times with Mumbai the veteran also commented on what he thinks is the most important thing to do when going after a title I think every team is equally strong and everyone in the team is equally valued But the most crucial thing is how we understand the game and the situations within a game So what I want to get out of our bowlers is to improve their thinking pattern and help them understand the situations better he expressedSigning off with a message for fans of his new franchise Malinga said What I want to say to the fans is that weve got a fantastic bunch of players who in my opinion can be future Indian stars Each and every player is always trying their best regardless of the results Therefore its important to back them and I feel this year we are going to make you happy and proudThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for the dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the contents in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever