Ajantha Mendis

Ajantha Mendis will be starting the year with his much-looked forward-to wedding which might turn out to be the wedding of the year. We hope 2011 would be a lucky year for him. All photos by EvEnTz N TrEnDz, click here... photo courtesy EvEnTz N TrEnDz, click here...Read Full Story

The Old Warrior Muttiah Muralidaran and the latest sensation Ajantha Mendis have left Indian in a spot of bother by running through the line up which is well known to tackle spin very well. It was a thoroughly amazing performance by the Sri Lankans and they deserved every bit of what they’ve achieved in the first test. Murali picked 11 wickets at 10 runs a piece. That is a sensational performance. Ajantha Mendis is making the most of his carrom balls to bamboozle the opposition. He picked...Read Full Story

Ajantha Mendis might be the newest sensation in World Cricket today. He might even have single handedly won the game for the Sri Lankans against the Indians in the Asia Cup Finals. But then, don’t just focus on him alone. Most of the wickets in that game was because of the poor shots that were engaged against him. The other crucial factor is obviously Muttiah Muralidaran and Chaminda Vaas who have 1,000+ wickets together in their kitty. They are proven customers and hence the Indians have...Read Full Story

Posted by hitwicket 2 hours 50 minutes ago ( http://www.rediff.com ) View profile Category : Latest News Ajantha Mendis might have created flutter in cricketing circles with his stupendous performance in the Asia Cup, but the Sri Lankan mystery bowler has failed to impress spin guru Terry Jenner, who has pointed out at chinks in his armour. Jenner feels Mendis lacks variety and still has a long way to go to prove his mettle in...Read Full Story

Terror in Pakistan Cricinfo staff March 16, 2009 Ajantha Mendis had shrapnel removed from his back and head © AFP Ajantha Mendis, the Sri Lankan spinner who was injured among with some of his team-mates in the terrorist attack on their team bus in Lahore earlier this month, has been released from hospital after shrapnel was extracted from his head and back.Read Full Story

The great thing about cricket is that even while your own team is falling apart something else is happening that’s too exciting to ignore. Apparently Ajantha Mendis is likely to be touring England next year with the Sri Lankans. Perhaps not the perfect set-up for the Ashes, but it’ll be fun to see.Read Full Story

Posted by cricketlover 2 hours 50 minutes ago ( http://feeds.reuters.com ) View profile Category : Latest News COLOMBO (Reuters) - Unorthodox spin bowler Ajantha Mendis is set to make his test debut for Sri Lanka against India this week after he was included in a 14-man squad named for the opener of a three-match series on Monday. Bookmark this story...   Bookmark to...Read Full Story

‘Don’t expect much from Mendis’ Posted by hitwicket 3 hours ago ( http://www.hindustantimes.com ) View profile Category : Latest News The one question everyone wants Mahela Jayawardene to answer is whether Ajantha Mendis will make his debut on Wednesday, but the Lankan captain refuses to commit, reports Anand Vasu. ...Read Full Story

'Mystery' spinner Ajantha Mendis went into the second Test against India with a reputation to protect, but was stripped off his cloak of enigma after 19 futile overs.Read Full Story

Amazing, isn’t it? Ajantha Mendis has attracted so much warranted media attention in a short span of time. At the ICC awards this year, he received the Emerging player of the year award beating competition from Sharma and Broad. It scares me to death when I look at his unbelievable record. OK, his test record [...] Related posts: Good lord, 90 half-centuries!Read Full Story