Top 5 death-bowlers in the ICC Champions Trophy 2013

1. Lasith Malinga

Slinga Malinga tops the list with his lethal toe-killer yorkers. Malinga showed his ability against the Kiwis while defending a low-total and has done a lot of death bowling for Sri Lanka in the past. It has been argued that the batsmen have started to get the hang of his unorthodox action. It is true that the awkward release point is a great asset to his game but Malinga’s pace, added to the new varieties that he has developed, make him an extremely skillful and effective bowler. His slower, loopy yorker that dips on the batsman is a viewer’s delight as when successfully executed, it has the batsman searching for the ball. He has a short delivery that helps put the batsman on the backfoot and that increases the effectiveness of the yorker.