no, he did NOT say 'he was injured and hence can't play for SL'. he said he has a long term niggle in his knee which would get aggravated if he plays a 5 day test match with the workload that goes with it. a strike bowler like him would be expected to bowl 60-70 overs and field for 15 hours over the course of 5 days. then do it again after a gap of a couple of days. when was the last time malinga played a test for SL, IPL or no IPL ?
in contrast, in IPL he would have to bowl at most 4 overs and field for an hour every 3rd day or so.
using cheap rhetoric to villanise someone who has given his best for his country is just pathetic.
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