Ajantha Mendis' international career has been almost as vexing as his variations themselves. Hyped as the next Muttiah Muralitharan while Murali was still playing, Mendis painted a target on his ...

Until he does come back, the third M, Ajantha Mendis, who himself is making a comeback after a rather indifferent second year in Test cricket, has a big job to do. If his debut was hugely ...

Ajantha Mendis will always be linked to one specific delivery—the carrom ball. The Sri Lankan spinner holds the ball between his thumb and bent middle finger, before flicking it out the front of ...

Ajantha Mendis will play no part in the Test series against Australia, having been ruled out of the final match in Colombo because of a back complaint, Sri Lanka's captain, Tillakaratne Dilshan ...

He will head a five-member committee which includes Ajantha Mendis, Indika de Saram, Tharanga Paranavitana and Dilruwan Perera. The move comes in the wake of Sri Lanka's underwhelming 2023 World ...

But Chakravarthy’s work over the past week has brought to mind Ajantha Mendis, the former shooting star of Sri Lankan cricket. Both the method they employ – googlies, carrom balls, multi ...

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the Indian captain, has said that Ajantha Mendis was an unusual bowler in comparison to Muttiah Muralitharan, but it's only a matter of time before batsmen are able to pick ...

They made impressive starts to their careers, but for reasons ranging from mental health to discipline to bad luck, they could not fulfill their potential. Spin lends itself to contortions. No ...