From bleacherreport.com
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By the end of 2008, Mendis the magician had arrived. A spellbinding 6-13 against India grabbed the cricketing worlds attention and a potential superstar was born. Bowling with a unique 'finger-flicking' action, Mendis had bastman around the world running to the T.V screens to try and decipher the Mendis code. Was that a googly? No wait a leggie? Offie? Hang on...what's a Carrom ball?! Or is it a Doosra? You get the picture.
The supposed next...
- Sri Lanka - SkySports (search.msn.com)
- England face Mendis riddle in opening match (search.msn.com)
Ajantha Mendis has been omitted from Sri Lanka's playing XI for the decisive third Test in Mumbai, with the captain Kumar Sangakkara backing a third seam bowler at the Brabourne Stadium.
From cricinfo.com
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- Mendis sits out, Sri Lanka opt for extra seamer (news.vcricket.com)
- India close to victory in Sri Lanka Test (france24.com)
- Sri Lanka 206/8 in second innings at lunch in Kanpur Test (thaindian.com)
Spinner Ajantha Mendis has been axed by Sri Lanka for the decisive third Test against India, which gets under way on Wednesday in Mumbai.
From ecb.co.uk
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- India cracks Mendis code (inhome.rediff.com)
Ajantha Mendis has been axed by Sri Lanka for Wednesday's decisive Test against India in Mumbai.
More perspectives...
From cricket365.com
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Indian batsman Rahul Dravid during his century in Kanpur on November 25. Dr... Sri Lankan spinner Ajantha Mendis (right) after taking the wicket of Indian... Rahul Dravid scored his 28th century as India reached a strong 535-4 at lunch on the second ...
From search.msn.com
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- None can replicate my carrom ball: Mendis (thaindian.com)
- England Wary Of Mendis Threat (sportinglife.com)
