In that tournament he performed exceptionally well with the ball. Ajantha Mendis made his One Day International debut against West Indies in at the Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad, on 10 April 2008. All this was developed during 2006/2007 domestic seasons on his own. Mendis was all people spoke about in 2008 when he debuted against WI. He enlisted, partly due to the reason that his father, the bread-winner for the family had passed away the week before due to a heart attack [ [http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20080613_04 Soldier creating history in International cricket] ] . Mendis collected his first ten-wicket haul in the very next match, which Sri Lanka went on to lose. produces a difficult to detect leg spinner every now and then. This gained him a call-up to the full Sri Lanka squad for the Caribbean tour in April 2008. He is exceptional. He is the third child in a family of five with an elder brother and a sister. 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His 17 wickets is the best for an edition of the Asia Cup, and he bagged those wickets at an astounding average of 8.52. After the game Muttiah Muralitharan stated that "When I started playing Test cricket, I was not as good as Mendis. [10], After becoming the leading wicket-taker in the 2007-08 Premier League with 54 wickets at an average of ten, Mendis was picked int the ODI squad for the series against West Indies. That ball is reminiscent of the former Australia spinner Johnny Gleeson, who had a similar delivery.cite news|url=http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/347833.html|title=The future of Sri Lankan spin|first=Sa'adi|last=Thawfeek|accessdate=2008-06-30] Although the ball can be made to either turn away or into a right-handed batsman, Mendis uses it to turn away from a right handed batsman, in order to contrast it with his off-breaks and googlies. Until February 2017, he was the only bowler to have taken six wickets in a Twenty20 International, and he has achieved the feat twice, claiming the world record figures of 6 wickets for 8 runs for Sri Lanka against Zimbabwe on 18 September 2012 which was later broken by Deepak Chahar in 2019. visualise such a bowler causing great concern amongst batsmen, and young Murali - 306 balls, 141 runs, 3 wickets. On 6 August 2010 during the series against India, Mendis scored his highest Test score of 78. Read out the Ajantha Mendis full profile their ICC Ranking, Career records. His 6 for 13 is the third-best bowling performance in a tournament final, and the third-best for a spinner in ODIs. He went on to claim the wickets of Anil Kumble, Zaheer Khan & VVS Laxman to finish with figures of 4 for 72 in his maiden test bowling performance. Mendis has represented the Army in 23 limited over matches and 59 two/three day matches, in which he has 38 wickets and 244 wickets respectively to his credit. He also deputised for the school team captain. Following this he was invited to enlist in the regular force of the Sri Lanka Army, this was particularly due to the low number of cricketers from Colombo schools joining the Army in the recent years. He is exceptional. Ajantha Mendis reintroduced mystery to spin in the era of video analysts and super-slow-motion replays. In the 2010 County Championship Mendis was to play for Hampshire as their overseas player for the season as a replacement for Imran Tahir, but he was unable to fulfill his contract and never appeared for the county. :D. 1 2. He was named in the 'Team of the Tournament' by Cricinfo for the 2009 T20I World Cup. He claimed his first Test wicket in his fifth over, bowling Rahul Dravid with a delivery now christened the carrom ball, that turned from middle and hit off stump. His 17 wickets is the best for an edition of the Asia Cup, and he bagged those wickets at an astounding average of 8.52. He also played for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League. Ajantha Mendis won the man of the match award in the finals as well as the player of the tournament award for his efforts.ODI five-wicket matchesTest cricketAjantha Mendis made his debut in Test cricket against India in at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, on 23 July, 2008. Sign in. http://www.nation.lk/2008/08/17/sports3.htm12. Ajantha Mendis Balapuwaduge Ajantha Winslo Mendis (born March 11, 1985 in Moratuwa ) is a cricketer who plays for the Sri Lankan national cricket team . He followed this up with 4 for 60 in India's second innings. The result is that he mesmerises, or bamboozles, batsmen. Ajantha Mendis' match figures of 8 for 132 are the best by any Sri Lankan bowler on Test debut, bettering Kuruppurachchi's 7 for 85 against Pakistan in 1985-86. On 10 September 2008, Ajantha Mendis has won the "Emerging Player of the Year" award at the ICC Awards ceremony in Dubai. "Ajantha Mendis, playing his eighth ODI, picked up the first six-wicket haul in the Asia Cup final against India in July 2008. Report. He enlisted, partly due to the reason that his father, the bread-winner for the family had died the week before due to a heart attack. He has had his basic education at St Anthony's College at Kadalana in his village where there were no facilities at all for sports. Players eligible for this award must be under 26 years of age at the start of the voting period (9 August 2007) and have played no more than five Test matches and/or 10 ODIs before the start of the voting period. He holds the record for the quickest for 50 wickets in ODIs with 19 matches. 12 years ago | 664 views. His performance in the said tournament got the National Selectors to observe him further closely, after he became the most successful bowler by taking 68 wickets in nine matches which is also a record in any form of domestic cricket. There he was able to polish his cricketing skills further. Local TV commentators predicted him as the ideal replacement for spin wizard Muralitharan in time to come and nick named him as "Mysterious Bowler". In the meantime, Sri Lanka Cricket selectors could not ignore his performance in the Premier Limited Over Tournament 2007/2008 and got him selected to play in the "Provincial Tournament 2008" representing "Wayamba Province" under the National Captain. Born on March 11, 1985, Mendis hails from a hamlet in Moratuwa. He followed this up with 4 for 60 in India's second inings. All this was developed during 2006/2007 domestic seasons on his own. With a smile on his face as he caresses the ball before delivering it, he bowls the offbreak, he bowls the legbreak, he bowls the googly, he bowls the flipper, he bowls a straight delivery, he bowls them with different grips and different actions, he bowls them with a different trajectory and at a different pace, and he disguises them brilliantly. Born on 11 March 1985, Mendis hails from a hamlet in Moratuwa. He went on to claim the wickets of Anil Kumble, Zaheer Khan & VVS Laxman to finish with figures of 4 for 72 in his maiden test bowling performance. The Indians feared him like the plague. Ajantha Mendis played for Sri Lankan National Team as a top bowlers of Sri Lankan Cricket … He subsequently entered Moratuwa Maha Vidyalaya in the year of 2000. Retrieved on 2008-08-11.] [Alter, Jamie, " [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/364564.html Tailenders' batting swung match - Sangakkara] ", 2008-08-10, Cricinfo. [24], In the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 in England, Mendis was the third highest wicket taker, behind Pakistan's Saeed Ajmal and Umar Gul. Ajantha Mendis' match figures of 8 for 132 are the best by any Sri Lankan bowler on Test debut, bettering Kuruppurachchi's 7 for 85 against Pakistan in 1985-86. In August 2019, he retired from all formats of cricket.[1]. "Ajantha Mendis, playing his eighth ODI, picked up the first six-wicket haul in the Asia Cup final against India in July 2008. That ball is reminiscent of the former Australia spinner Johnny Gleeson, who had a similar delivery. With 26 wickets (ave.18.38) in the series, Mendis has passed Alec Bedser's world record for most wickets by a bowler on his debut in a three-Test series. Mendis collected his first ten-wicket haul in the very next match, which Sri Lanka went on to lose. [cite news|url=http://content-www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/369199.html|title=Mendis named as ICC's Emerging Player|publisher="Cricinfo" |date=2008-09-10 |accessdate=2008-09-18] References11. He also plays for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League. Balapuwaduge Ajantha Winslow Mendis (Sinhala: අජන්ත මෙන්ඩිස්; born 11 March 1985) known as Ajantha Mendis is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played for Sri Lankan national cricket team in all three formats. [cite news|url=http://jamaicagleaner.com/gleaner/20080413/sports/sports2.html|title=Thank you Chanderpaul, welcome Mendis|first=Tony|last=Becca|publisher="jamaica gleaner" |date=2008-04-13 |accessdate=2008-09-18], Jerome Jayaratne, the Sri Lanka Cricket Academy coach, said: "Mendis is unusual, freaky and has developed a ball which he releases with a snap of his fingers, (Carrom ball), which is very unusual compared to other orthodox spin bowlers." Mendis collected his first ten-wicket haul in the very next match, which Sri Lanka went on to lose. For Sri Lanka Army in 2007–08 he averaged a mere 10.56 and took 46 wickets in six games, his strike rate a startling 31. Players eligible for this award must be under 26 years of age at the start of the voting period (August 9, 2007) and have played no more than five Test matches and/or 10 ODIs before the start of the voting period. Ajantha Mendis finished with bowling figures of 6-16. In the next game he took four wickets for 17 against Canada and went on to take three wickets for 23 in the four-nation series final against Pakistan, helping his side to a five-wicket win. He claimed his first wicket in his fifth over, bowling Rahul Dravid out with a delivery now christened the carrom ball, that turned from middle and hit off stump. During a cricket coaching class, Mendis' talents were initially identified by the school coach named Mr Lucky Rogers back in the year 1998 when he was just 13 years of age. [cite news|url=http://jamaicagleaner.com/gleaner/20080413/sports/sports2.html|title=Thank you Chanderpaul, welcome Mendis|first=Tony|last=Becca|publisher="jamaica gleaner" |date=2008-04-13 |accessdate=2008-09-18] Jerome Jayaratne, the Sri Lanka Cricket Academy coach, said: "Mendis is unusual, freaky and has developed a ball which he releases with a snap of his fingers, (Carrom ball), which is very unusual compared to other orthodox spin bowlers." 1:06. Mendis continues to be an effective spinner in shorter formats where batsmen don't have much time to adjust. Instead of a basic Iverson attack with occasional This slow medium bowler with a variation of leg spin was adjudged the Best Bowler at the big-matches twice in 2001 and 2002. Mendis was the top choice of the 25-person Voting Academy, coming in ahead of England’s up-and-coming Stuart Broad, South Africa fast bowler Morne Morkel and Indian fast bowler Ishant Sharma of India.The Emerging Player of the Year Award was one of eight individual prizes given at the 2008, ICC Awards. Mendis was the top choice of the 25-person Voting Academy, coming in ahead of England's up-and-coming Stuart Broad, South Africa fast bowler Morne Morkel and fast bowler Ishant Sharma of India. The South Africans had nightmares facing him. This slow medium bowler with a variation of leg spin was adjudged the Best Bowler at the big-matches twice in 2001 and 2002. Mendis bowls off spin as his stock delivery and he has few more variations in his armoury- leg spin, top spin and faster bowl. [Alter, Jamie, " [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/slvind/content/story/364564.html Tailenders' batting swung match - Sangakkara] ", 2008-08-10, Cricinfo. Ajantha Mendis From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Balapuwaduge Ajantha Winslo Mendis (born 11 March 1985 in Moratuwa) known as Ajantha Mendis is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for ODIs, Tests and T20Is for Sri Lankan national cricket team. [http://planetnz.com/palmheads/myhacks.php?pg=bent_finger] "...Eventually I see the Iverson method being best employed by an orthodox off-spinner. However, West Indies won the match by one wicket. Mendis is in the class of the greatest spinners of all time. He also deputized for the school team captain. [16] On 6 July 2009, in the Asia cup final against India, Mendis delivered a match winning spell of astonishing figures of 6 for 13. [5], Following basic training he played for the army team and saw active military service as a Gunner in the Sri Lanka Artillery,[5] a regiment of the Sri Lanka Army. With a smile on his face as he caresses the ball before delivering it, he bowls the offbreak, he bowls the legbreak, he bowls the googly, he bowls the flipper, he bowls a straight delivery, he bowls them with different grips and different actions, he bowls them with a different trajectory and at a different pace, and he disguises them brilliantly. orthodox off-spin, there is a great future for an accurate off-spinner who Infobox cricketer biography playername = Ajantha Mendis country = Sri Lanka fullname = Balapuwaduge Ajantha Winslo Mendis nickname = living = true dayofbirth = 11 monthofbirth = 03 yearofbirth = 1985 placeofbirth = Moratuwa countryofbirth = Sri Lanka dayofdeath = monthofdeath = yearofdeath = placeofdeath = countryofdeath = heightft = heightinch = heightm = batting = Right-hand batsman bowling = Right-arm slow role = Bowler oneIT20 = true international = true testdebutdate = 23 July testdebutyear = 2008 testdebutagainst = India testc lasttestdate = 8 August lasttestyear = 2008 lasttestagainst = India odidebutdate = 10 April odidebutyear = 2008 odidebutagainst = West Indies odic lastodidate = 29 August lastodiyear = 2008 lastodiagainst = India odishirt = 40 club1 = Wayamba year1 = 2007/08–present clubnumber1 = club2 = Sri Lanka Army year2 = 2006/07–2007/08 clubnumber2 = deliveries = balls columns = 4 column1 = Tests matches1 = 3 runs1 = 19 bat avg1 = 6.33 100s/50s1 = 0/0 top score1 = 17 deliveries1 = 979 wickets1 = 26 bowl avg1 = 18.38 fivefor1 = 2 tenfor1 = 1 best bowling1 = 6/117 catches/stumpings1 = 1/– column2 = ODI matches2 = 13 runs2 = 54 bat avg2 = 18.00 100s/50s2 = 0/0 top score2 = 15* deliveries2 = 597 wickets2 = 33 bowl avg2 = 10.81 fivefor2 = 2 tenfor2 = n/a best bowling2 = 6/13 catches/stumpings2 = 1/– column3 = FC matches3 = 22 runs3 = 406 bat avg3 = 12.30 100s/50s3 = 0/0 top score3 = 37 deliveries3 = 4,633 wickets3 = 137 bowl avg3 = 15.27 fivefor3 = 9 tenfor3 = 2 best bowling3 = 7/37 catches/stumpings3 = 10/– column4 = List A matches4 = 32 runs4 = 381 bat avg4 = 25.40 100s/50s4 = 0/2 top score4 = 71* deliveries4 = 1,391 wickets4 = 70 bowl avg4 = 11.15 fivefor4 = 2 tenfor4 = n/a best bowling4 = 6/13 catches/stumpings4 = 5/– date = 11 October year = 2008 source = http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/142/142472/142472.html CricketArchiveInfobox Military Personname=Ajantha Mendislived=March 11, 1985 -placeofbirth=Moratuwaplaceofdeath=caption=nickname=allegiance=flagicon|Sri Lanka Sri Lankabranch=Sri Lanka Armyserviceyears=2005 - rank=Second Lieutenantcommands=unit=Sri Lanka Artillerybattles=awards=relations=laterwork=profession=Cricketer. Sri Lanka Mystery Spinner Ajantha Mendis Announces Retirement || Oneindia Telugu [cite news|url=http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/current/story/364772.htmltitle=Mendis beats a Bedser best|publisher=Cricinfo |date=2008-08-13 |accessdate=2008-08-13] Ajantha Mendis won the player of the series award for his efforts.Test five-wicket inningsICC AwardsOn September 10, 2008, Ajantha Mendis has won the “Emerging Player of the Year” award at the ICC Awards ceremony in Dubai. Retrieved on 2008-08-11.] Players eligible for this award must be under 26 years of age at the start of the voting period (August 9, 2007) and have played no more than five Test matches and/or 10 ODIs before the start of the voting period. This gained him a call-up to the full Sri Lanka squad for the Caribbean tour in April 2008. [13] Rob Steen summed up the impact of this initial performance by stating "I have just seen the future of spin bowling – and his name is Ajantha Mendis." The accomplishments of the Gunner Ajantha Mendis hit the pot of gold by getting himself selected to "National One Day Squad" to tour West Indies in March-April 2008.Bowling styleThe veteran West Indies cricket writer Tony Becca wrote in the Jamaica Gleaner: "Mendis bowls everything. Following basic training he played for the army team and saw active military service as a Gunner in the Sri Lanka Artillery [ [http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20080613_04 Soldier creating history in International cricket] ] , a regiment of the Sri Lanka Army. He had the opportunity of touring neighboring India on an eight-day tour in June 2007 where he was given the opportunity to play two, two-day matches. The awards recognise and honour the best international cricket players of the previous 12 months. Players eligible for this award must be under 26 years of age at the start of the voting period (August 9, 2007) and have played no more than five Test matches and/or 10 ODIs before the start of the voting period. On 3 March 2009, the bus that carried the Sri Lankan cricketers to the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, for the third day's play of the second Test match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan, was fired at by masked gunmen. Ajantha Mendis is an unorthodox spinner with a wide repertoire of deliveries in his arsenal. With 26 wickets (ave.18.38) in the series, Mendis has passed Alec Bedser's world record for most wickets by a bowler on his debut in a three-Test series. Rob Steen summed up the impact of this initial performance by stating "I have just seen the future of spin bowling - and his name is Ajantha Mendis. During a cricket coaching class, Mendis' talents were initially identified by the school coach named Mr Lucky Rogers back in the year 1998 when he was just 13 years of age. Mendis came on to bat and scored a magnificent 21 runs, guided the team to win the match by 1 wicket. In the year 2000 he represented the school under 15 cricket team and he was selected to the first eleven team. He was included to the ODI and T20I series against West indies in October 2015. He is the third child in a family of five with an elder brother and a sister. Wait until Mendis starts bowling to the Australians, he'll get a beating. The Australian test cricketer and coach Peter Philpott actually predicted the rise of a bowler such as Mendis in a book written in 1973. [23], Mendis played Compaq cup in 2009 but unfortunately He didnt play well As India Won the series His 6 for 13 is the third-best bowling performance in a tournament final, and the third-best for a spinner in ODIs. Iam sure indians will attack him like anything in coming tournment . Balapuwaduge Ajantha Winslo Mendis (born 11 March 1985 in Moratuwa) known as Ajantha Mendis is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for ODIs, Tests and T20Is for Sri Lankan national cricket team. Balapuwaduge Ajantha Winslo Mendis (born March 11, 1985 in Moratuwa) is a cricketer who plays for the Sri Lankan national cricket team. He announced his arrival on the international stage with three for 39 off 10 overs in this game, and dumbfounded the West Indian batsmen with his range of variations wi… Mendis, who is known for his unorthodox bowling style, has featured in 87 ODIs and 39 T20Is picking up 152 and 66 wickets respectively. The result is that he mesmerises, or bamboozles, batsmen. Rob Steen summed up the impact of this initial performance by stating "I have just seen the future of spin bowling - and his name is Ajantha Mendis.". Ajantha Mendis is an unorthodox spinner with a wide repertoire of deliveries in his arsenal. For his performances in 2008, he was named in the World Test XI by the Cricinfo.[20]. The Emerging Player of the Year Award was one of eight individual prizes given at the 2008, ICC Awards. In that tournament he performed exceptionally well with the ball. For Sri Lanka Army in 2007-08 he averaged a mere 10.56 and took 46 wickets in six games, his strike rate a startling 31. He also deputized for the school team captain. Mendis made his Test debut in Test cricket against India in at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, on 23 July 2008. Mendis create his One-day International first debut with the West Indies and this team he took 3 wickets for 39 runs. [29], Jerome Jayaratne, the Sri Lanka Cricket Academy coach, said: "Mendis is unusual, freaky and has developed a ball which he releases with a snap of his fingers (carrom ball), which is very unusual compared to other orthodox spin bowlers." Balapuwaduge Ajantha Winslow Mendis is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who played for the Sri Lankan Cricket team in all three formats. After the game Muttiah Muralitharan stated that "When I started playing Test cricket, I was not as good as Mendis. Ajantha Mendes’ early success was built as much on his variations - off-breaks, top spinners, carrom balls, googlies, ones that did nothing - as it was on accuracy. Now slowly with rest and rehab, he has started to do a bit of running and bowling.[28]. His match figures of 8 for 132 are the best by any Sri Lankan bowler on Test debut, bettering Kosala Kuruppuarachchi's 7 for 85 against Pakistan in 1985–86. He smashed a huge six to Johnson Charles for a free hit, through long-on to reach his highest ODI score of unbeaten 21 runs. http://contentusa.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/366194.htmlExternal links* [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/srilanka/content/player/268739.html Cricinfo profile] * [http://jaanlo.com/howto/how-to-bowl-carrom-ball-ajantha-mendis How to bowl the Carrom Ball] *http://www.indianexpress.com/story/330604.html*http://content-pak.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/359207.html*http://www.tehelka.com/story_main39.asp?filename=hub280608theslowkiller.asp. The Emerging Player of the Year Award was one of eight individual prizes given at the 2008, ICC Awards. On 10 October 2008 during first match in Quadrangular Twenty20 Series, Mendis made his Twenty20 debut against Zimbabwe in King City, Canada as the 22nd T20I cap for Sri Lanka. This is a phenomenal performance by any standard. 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