There has been a wider explosion of the carrom ball too, in the decade and a half since Ajantha Mendis popularised it, and every second squad in every T20 league seems to include someone who bowls it.

These are England’s Jon Lewis (2005-06), Sri Lanka’s Ajantha Mendis (2008), West Indies’ Devendra Bishoo (2011) and Australia’s Pat Cummins (2011). “It was my dream," Harshit said after the first ...

The match is being played at the Galle International Cricket Stadium. Kusal Mendis's unbeaten 85 helped the Lankan Lions crossed the 200-run mark. Though he missed out on his second Test hundred ...

Kusal Mendis held together the Sri Lankan innings with a gritty unbeaten 59 (ESPN Cricinfo Photo) By the end of 90 overs, the second Test was intriguingly poised after several shifts of momentum.

The Aussie star took a wicket in his very first over, dismissing Kamindu Mendis. However, it wasn’t just the wicket that caught attention it was Head’s unique celebration that quickly went ...

The comeback man Ramesh Mendis who was forming a crucial partnership with Kusal, also fell prey to Starc.

During the 46th over of Sri Lanka's innings, Head swung a short-pitched ball, and Kamindu Mendis tried to edge it by leaning back. But the ball landed in skipper Steve Smith's hands. Sri Lanka's ...

Sri Lanka suffered an early collapse on day one of their second Test against Australia but steadied the ship late as Kusal Mendis kept the hosts on track. (More Cricket News) Having suffered their ...

"But Kusal Mendis is there, and he has all the shots. I hope he'll score a few more runs and get us to 275 ideally." ...

After a disappointing loss in the first Test against Australia at the Galle International Cricket Stadium, Sri Lanka have speed-dialled all-rounder Ramesh Mendis in their squad for the second and ...

But Kusal Mendis and Ramesh Mendis combined for a seventh-wicket partnership of 65 to lift Sri Lanka to what might just be a competitive first innings total. Karunaratne: 'Series win in SA 2019 ...

Ramesh Mendis has been added to Sri Lanka's squad for the second Test against Australia, while seamer Vishwa Fernando and top-order batter Lahiru Udara have been released from what had been an 18 ...