ISLAMABAD – Sri Lankan cricketer Ajantha Mendis who is considered one ofthe most famous mystery spinners in the game, on Wednesday announced hisdecision to retire from all formats of the game.
Mendis who last represented his nation back in December 2015 in an ODIagainst New Zealand, played 19 Tests, 87 ODIs and 39 T20Is accumulating 288wickets. The 34-year-old made his international debut in 2008 in an ODIclash against West Indies in the Port of Spain where he made his presencefelt with figures of 3/39.
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Ajantha Mendis has retired from all forms of cricket!
The Sri Lankan spinner took 288 wickets for his country across the threeformats.[image: View image on Twitter]link1,795 link9:28 PM – Aug 28, 2019 linkTwitter Ads info and privacy link
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Mendis further followed it up with an excellent display in the Asia Cup2008 where he led Sri Lanka to victory in the tournament, finishing amongstthe highest wicket-takers.
The spinner’s tally of 17 wickets comprised of an excellent six-wicket haulagainst an Indian side which included the likes of Suresh Raina, YuvrajSingh, Virender Sehwag, Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni, and Gautam Gambhir.