Mystery Spinner Ajantha Mendis

New Episode of Sri Lankan Spin

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Tweaking Mendis the right way

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June 29, 2008 Ajantha Mendis comes as a breath of fresh air in an age of robotic, over-coached, mechanical players © AFP Cricket has changed. And one of the most unwanted changes is that it is now littered with too many robotic, over-coached, mechanical players. It’s not hard to see why: technology is better than [...]

The Future of Sri Lankan Spin

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The three-match ODI series between Sri Lanka and West Indies was not just about the hosts winning it 2-0, but also the introduction to international cricket of the new spinning phenomenon Ajantha Mendis. With Shane Warne having quit the scene two years ago and two of his contemporaries Muttiah Muralitharan and Anil Kumble nearing the [...]