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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DangerMan119" data-source="post: 24310409" data-attributes="member: 482193">Malinga to miss Mumbai Indians' first six IPL matches<a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/player/49758.html" target="_blank">Lasith Malinga</a>  has ruled himself out of at least the first six IPL matches for Mumbai  Indians in order to qualify for the Sri Lanka World Cup squad. With Sri  Lanka's selectors having told players they must play in the forthcoming  Super Provincial One Day domestic tournament if they are to be  considered for the World Cup, Malinga has chosen to fulfil that  requirement.As he is out for over a third of the season, Malinga  himself suggested Mumbai Indians may be better off replacing him for the  entire tournament.Although bought at the auction for  INR 2 crore (approx USD $290,000), Malinga recently stated his  commitment to Sri Lanka's World Cup campaign. Not only is he Sri Lanka's  present ODI captain, he has also been named captain of the Galle side  in the Super Provincial tournament. That Super Provincial tournament  runs from April 4 to April 11, with the squads expected to be training a  few days before the tournament starts. Malinga does not get back to Sri  Lanka until March 26, as he is still with Sri Lanka's T20 side in South  Africa."I had asked the board for the No-Objection Certificate  for me to play in the IPL, and they had said that was fine, but that all  players who want to go to the World Cup would need to stay back for the  provincial tournament," Malinga told ESPNcricinfo. "So I told them I'd  play in the provincial tournament, and I asked the board to inform  Mumbai Indians and IPL, since it was their decision. I'm ok with losing  those earnings from IPL. I'm doing it for the country."</blockquote>

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