Who is that batsman… who set fire with the bat at the age of 25?

New Delhi. Sri Lanka’s young batsman Kamindu Mendis is dominating Test cricket. Since his/her debut, this left handed batsman has been continuously scoring runs with the bat. Mendis equaled the record of legendary Don Bradman by scoring a brilliant century in the second Test match being played against New Zealand in Galle. A day earlier, he/she had created a world record by scoring 50 plus in 8 consecutive Test matches since his/her debut, which had not happened before in the 147 years of Test history. Mendis added many big achievements to his/her name by converting it into a century on the third day. The discussion about Mendis is in full swing in world cricket. Mendis is moving towards a double century in Galle.

Kamindu Mendis, born on September 30, 1998 in Galle, made his/her Test debut in July 2022 against Australia at his/her home ground Galle. By scoring 61 runs in the first innings of this test match, he/she had shown that his/her time was coming. In this Test match, Sri Lanka did not bat in the second innings. Host Sri Lanka had won this Test by an innings and 39 runs. After this he/she did not look back and he/she is continuously making records one after the other.

This happened for the first time in the history of 147 years… whether it is bat or hammer, 25 year old batsman made world record

Kamindu Mendis has bowled with both hands against India
25 year old Kamindu Mendis is a left handed batsman. he/she bowls spin with both right and left hands. Kamindu bowled with both hands in the first T20 match of the 3-match series between India vs Sri Lanka played in July this year. The cricket world was surprised to see Mendis doing this. However, even before this, Hasan Tillakaratne of Sri Lanka has bowled with both hands. Kamindu plays as an all-rounder.

kamindu mendis career
Kamindu Mendis had scored 822 runs in 12 innings of 7 Tests before the second Test match in Galle. Which includes 4 centuries and four half-centuries. he/she is scoring runs at an average of 74.72. Kamindu Mendis has scored 190 runs in 9 One Day International matches in which his/her best score has been 57 runs. Kamindu has 4558 runs in his/her name in 50 first class matches, in which 200 unbeaten runs has been his/her best score. he/she has scored 17 centuries and 23 half-centuries in first class cricket.

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