CLT20 2014: 8 players who preferred IPL teams over their home sides

#2 Lasith Malinga

Mumbai Indians - Southern Express

The skipper of the Sri Lankan Super 4’s T20 champions Southern Express. Considering the effectiveness of ‘the Slinger,’ it was undoubtedly a huge miss for the side that was further depleted by opener Tillakaratne Dilshan’s decision to skip the tournament.

Even though the seamer contributed only 2 wickets to the victorious season that saw two of their league matches washed out, Malinga would not have been a rival to his own home side in the qualifiers had he stayed with the Express. In IPL 2014, the pacer pocketed 16 wickets in 10 games at an incredible strike rate of 14.68 before leaving for international duties.

In the end, the team from the island nation couldn’t even conjure up a win whil MI have also been eliminated.