Who Is , AJANTHA Mendis?

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Who Is , AJANTHA Mendis?

Answer 1

Balapuwaduge Ajantha Winslo Mendis (born March 11, 1985 in Moratuwa) is a cricketer who plays for the Sri Lankan national cricket team. He is also a Gunner in the Sri Lanka Artillery.

Although classified as a right-arm, slow-medium bowler, Ajantha Mendis is a spinner who bowls a mixture of googlies, offbreaks, top-spinners, flippers and legbreaks. Batsmen have been confounded by the variety of deliveries he has up his sleeve and are at a loss to figure out what his stock delivery is. Mendis was a prolific wicket-taker for Sri Lanka Army in the 2007-08 season and had taken 46 wickets at an average of 10.56 and strike-rate of 31 from six matches. His performances did not go unnoticed for Mendis was called up to the Sri Lanka squad for the tour of West Indies in April 2008.

A right arm spinner, he made his One-Day International debut against the West Indies at Port of Spain in 2008 and took 3 for 39. He also plays for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League.

CARROM BALL

Mendis is the author of a new delivery - the Carrom Ball. Since the Doosra, the Carrom Ball is the latest addition to the cricket lexicon.

To bowl a "carrom ball" in cricket, the ball is held between the thumb, forefinger and the middle finger, and instead of a regular release, the ball is squeezed out/ flicked by the fingers like a Carrom player flicking the disc on a Carrom Board. It could result in an off-break, a leg-break, a googly or even a zooter.

The term Carrom Ball was coined by Mahendra Mapagunaratne - a Sri Lankan lawyer resident in Toronto, Canada.

The veteran West Indies cricket writer Tony Becca wrote in the Jamaica Gleaner: "Mendis bowls everything. 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. The result is that he mesmerises, or bamboozles, batsmen."

Jerome Jayaratne, the Sri Lanka Cricket Academy coach, said: "Mendis is unusual, freaky and has developed a ball which could be described as a 'flicker', which he releases with a snap of his fingers, which is very unusual compared to other orthodox spin bowlers." That ball is reminiscent of the former Australia spinner Johnny Gleeson, who had a similar delivery

Answer 2

Well a sri lankan cricketer..more details on following links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajantha_Men...

http://www.cricket.mailliw.com/archives/...

hope this helps you out....

Answer 3

I believe he is the bowler who single handedly put India to the sword! lol

Answer 4

you know better,lol , our batsmen were clueless!

Answer 5

Well, he still has a lot to prove. People will watch him more carefully and come up with new ideas.

Answer 6

he was cricketer

Answer 7

Ajantha Mendis is the star of future cricket. i think this Sri Lanka spinner will be recognized as one of the greatest players of all times. He is actually a spinner who bowls a mixture of googlies, offbreaks, top-spinners, flippers and gets great variation in the ball.

In the Asia cup final against India, he was superb as he took 6 wickets and became the man of the match. He took 17 wickets in Asia cup 2008 and became the man of the series. Click below to find highlights from his bowling in final match:

http://cric-news.blogspot.com/2008/07/sr...