At one point in time, Lasith Malinga was regarded as one of the best bowlers in the world. His round-arm action was always difficult to decipher for the batsmen and it also allowed him to bowl pinpoint yorkers.

However, there comes a time in life when a pacer starts to lose the grip that made him a revered figure in the cricket fraternity. And it seems as though the Sri Lankan is facing that tough time as Sri Lanka have once against “rested” him for the series against Bangladesh—something that has him bemused.

Not only that, further salt was added to his wounds as he was called up to the practice session to be used as a net bowler.

"I came because, when I started playing cricket whenever there was a national team practice they needed net bowlers. I came in the capacity of a net bowler," Malinga told ESPNcricinfo.

Malinga then went on to question the reason for his exclusion, stating that his age doesn’t call for him to be rested. The fact that he can only play at the top level for a year or two puts him in a state of delirium as to why he is being kept out.

"If they pick me I'm ready, but the reason for why I haven't been picked is what I'm still waiting for," Malinga said.

"Usually it's a player who is 25 or 26 that needs to be rested because they still have a lot of cricket left in them. But for someone of my age, from what I know, there's really no purpose in being rested. We can only play cricket for another one or two years anyway, but if we're rested then we won't get to play cricket, so what's the point?"

The curly-haired pacer will miss the tour of Bangladesh up next, but will look to force his way back into the team with some good performance in the domestic circuit.