Mystery Spinner Ajantha Mendis

New Episode of Sri Lankan Spin

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The boy who became an enigma

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Sri Lanka’s new spin wizard has been one of the revelations of 2008, but he’s no overnight sensation Sriram Veera February 19, 2009 His army traning gave Mendis discipline, a stronger middle finger, and a stock ball © AFP “Not naughty but a clever child,” says Ajantha Mendis’ mother, Ranjani. We are in the large [...]

Sri Lanka v India, 4th ODI, Colombo Sriram Veera in Colombo February 4, 2009 Yuvraj Singh: “I just had a few bad games. I wanted to prove what goes round comes around” © AFP Last year, before heading to Sri Lanka for the previous ODI series, Yuvraj Singh called on Sunil Joshi in Bangalore for [...]

India in Sri Lanka 2008-09 Cricinfo staff February 1, 2009 Ajantha Mendis has not caused India many problems in the first two ODIs © AFP Ajantha Mendis, the Sri Lankan spinner, has not had an impact in the first two ODIs against India but his lack of success is “not a huge concern” for his [...]