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Lasith Malinga has agreed in principle to join Tasmania and Sri Lanka’s frontline spinners, Muttiah Muralitharan and Ajantha Mendis, are close to signing with Victoria and South Australia respectively for next season’s Twenty20 Big Bash competition. The news comes amid rumours that Queensland are contemplating a scenario in which Andrew Flintoff – whom they almost signed last season – would play the latter stages of the tournament at the conclusion of England’s tour of South Africa.
Malinga’s prospective move, along with those of Chris Gayle (Western Australia) and Dwayne Bravo (Victoria), will greatly boost the profile and prestige of Australia’s domestic Twenty20 tournament. That will be further enhanced if, as expected, Muralitharan and Mendis ink deals with in the coming weeks, and New South Wales fulfill their ambition of luring Kumar Sangakkara. Read more
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