Lasith Malinga’s Doppelganger In Mumbai Indians Camp? Ishan Kishan Turns ‘Slinger’ In Viral Video

The Mumbai Indians camp is in high spirits ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 and a video featuring bowling coach Lasith Malinga and wicket-keeper batter Ishan Kishan has gone viral on social media. In the video, Kishan can be seen putting on a colourful wig to replicate Malinga’s famous hairstyle and he even tried his hand in copying his ‘slinger’ bowling action. The teammates were left in splits after his antics and even Malinga could not help himself from joining in on the fun with Kishan.

Meanwhile, skipper Hardik Pandya expressed happiness at joining the Mumbai Indians (MI) camp ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) starting from March 22, putting into words the “emotions” and “memories” he felt after “seeing old friends and reliving the good old days”.

Pandya joined the Mumbai Indians (MI) camp ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Monday. The all-rounder is set to captain Mumbai Indians (MI), replacing their five-time Indian Premier League (IPL) trophy-winning skipper Rohit Sharma in the 2024 season of the cash-rich league.

Malinga banne ka tareeka bohot 𝒌𝒆𝒛𝒖𝒂𝒍 hai Ishan Bhai#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians @ishankishan51 @malinga_ninety9 pic.twitter.com/3oOk4gjbVR

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) March 15, 2024

Taking to Instagram, Hardik shared a video of him meeting some MI colleagues, including the bowling coach Lasith Malinga, who was once Hardik’s teammate during his playing days with MI.

Hardik also expressed excitement for what lies ahead for him with the franchise and made his intentions to “get down to business” absolutely loud and clear. He also shared some pictures of himself sweating it out in the nets.

“Day 1. So many emotions, so many memories. Seeing old friends and reliving the good old days. Excited for what’s ahead with this wonderful team. Let’s get down to business @mumbaiindians,” said Hardik’s Instagram post caption.

(With ANI inputs)