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As he has done so many times in his glittering limited overs career, slinger Malinga rattled Bangladesh with a fiery spell in his final ODI, signingoff in style with figures of 3/38 in front of his home crowdin Colombo.

“Classic Mali spell. Thank you for everything you’ve done for cricket. Always admired you and will always continue to do so,” Bumrah wrote on his twitter handle. Both have an unusual action that inflicts tremendous pressure on their torsos, both have an uncanny ability to hurl the ball at high velocity and trouble the toes and timber at the other end.

And, both have spent time together at IPL franchise Mumbai Indians, often exchanging ideas with the young Indian speed merchant receiving more than he could offer to his battle-hardened senior.

“I feel it’s the right time for me to retire from ODIs. I have been playing for the last 15 years for Sri Lanka and this is the right time to move on,” Malinga, who finished his ODI career with 338 wickets, said after the game.

“My time is over and I have to go,” he added. Tributes poured in from the cricket community as the veteran Sri Lankan walked out one last time.

Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar led the way while other Sri Lankan legends, who were once the 35-year-old’s teammates, also joined in to praise the fast bowler’s achievements. “Congratulations on a wonderful One Day career, #Malinga.

Wishing you all the very best for the future,” Tendulkar tweeted.

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