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Kusal Mendis Biography

By the time he made his international debut, Kusal Mendis had already been marked out as one for the future. In 2013 he was named Sri Lankan Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year. He captained Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa (a college that has produced several Test cricketers), and later Sri Lanka Under-19s.

He made his Test debut in 2015-16. His early days were full of promising starts: while he reached double-figures in 11 of his first 13 innings, he scored only one fifty.

Then, at Pallekele in 2016-17, he walked out at 6 for 2 after Sri Lanka had conceded an 86-run lead against India. He batted with panache, dominating Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon, and Steve O’Keefe with ease, and made an emphatic 176 before Herath routed Australia. He followed it with 86 in the next Test, at Galle.

Unfortunately, the stop-start shows continued. There was a delightful 194 against Bangladesh in 2016-17 and 102 in an ODI during the same tour, but other than that Mendis’ career continued to remain a career of unfruitful starts.

Mendis keeps wickets as well. While that would have made him an asset for most countries, it would probably not matter for Sri Lanka, who already have wicketkeeper-batsmen like Dinesh Chandimal, Kusal Janith Perera, and Niroshan Dickwella. To seal a permanent spot, Mendis has to convert those starts into big scores.

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Kusal Mendis Batting & Fielding Averages

Career	M	In	R	NO	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100s	50s	4s	6s	Ct	St
Test	50	96	3191	4	196	34.68	5770	55.30	7	13	392	29	75	0
ODIs	87	85	2546	5	119	31.82	3011	84.55	2	19	251	38	44	3
T20s	35	35	681	1	79	20.02	562	121.1	0	6	53	27	8	1
World Cup	7	7	143	0	46	20.42	213	67.13	0	0	8	2	1	0

Kusal Mendis Bowling Averages

Career	M	B	R	W	Avg	EC	SR	5WI	10WM	BBI	BBM
Test	50	132	118	1	118.0	5.363	132	0	--
ODIs	87	20	28	0	--	8.400	--	0	--
T20s	35	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
World Cup	7	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--		--

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