IPL: 6 Cricketers to have featured in the same franchise for 8 or more years

#3 Lasith Mailnga - Mumbai Indians (2008 - 2017 and Present)

Malinga is the leading wicket-taker in the IPL

Lasith Malinga is one of the few players who has been in the same team in the IPL right from its inception. He didn't get enough games in the first edition but was a regular from the second onwards.

His lethal pace and toe-crushing yorkers made him one of the standouts in the entire competition and the Mumbai Indians always retained whenever they got the chance until the 2018 season where he was not picked by any franchise but Mumbai side made him a bowling mentor for the team.

Malinga was suffering from continuous injuries that time and even he was dropped from the national team due to his form and fitness. In the 2019 auctions, Malinga was picked by the Mumbai Indians again but this time as a player to continue the association.