Lasith Malinga to be the Ambassador of the ICC World T20 2012 – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SL-Malinga-c2540, the Sri Lankan fast bowler, has been officially named as the Event Ambassador of the upcoming ICC World T20 2012, which will be held in the Island in September/October.
The 28-year-old is considered to be one of the finest limited-overs bowlers of the modern-day sport because of his ability to change pace and bowl yorkers at will.
The Galle-born fast bowler made his way to international sport in 2004 and left an immediate impact on all three formats of the game. However, since 2010, Malinga has restricted himself to the shorter formats of the game only, in order to prolong his career.
He has a global fan-following because of the round-arm bowling action, which is quite unique and creates problems for even the best of the batsmen in the business.
Malinga has more than 300 wickets in international cricket and can turn the game on its head on a given day.
The Chief Executive of the International Cricket Council (http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Haroon-Lorgat-c61719, praised Malinga on the occasion and expressed that the cricketer has been a great servant of the game over the years.
“It is wonderful to have Lasith Malinga as the tournament ambassador for the ICC World Twenty20 to be held in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758. Lasith is a special player and one of the most recognisable cricketers in the world,” said Lorgat.
Malinga on the other hand, expressed that he is over the moon to have been named as the ambassador of such an illustrious tournament. The fast bowler feels that hosting the mega event is going to enhance the quality of cricket in the Island.
The great entertainer mentioned, “I am honoured to play a part in the first ICC World Twenty20 tournament to be hosted in Asia. As an ambassador, I sincerely thank the ICC for giving Sri Lanka the opportunity to host an event of this magnitude and I invite
all cricket fans to show their support and unite in the spirit of the game.”
The tournament is expected to be a massive hit all over the globe and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 will start the event as the defending champions.
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