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Duleep Mendis
Tue, June 24 2025
Ben Duckett creates History: Achieves THIS massive record with his centurial knock during Leeds Test against India
Ben Duckett had a centurial knock against India in the Leeds Test. He scored 149 runs in 170 balls and hit 21 fours and a six.
Mon, February 25 2019
World Cup Countdown: 1979 – Associate nation Sri Lanka stun India
In our latest World Cup Countdown, we recall how India suffered a shocking defeat against Sri Lanka - then an Associate member - in 1979.
Wed, November 29 2017
LTTE, Kent cricket, and a homophone attack at Lord’s
The posters demanding Tamil Eelam did not have the desired impact on some sections of the crowd, who largely guffawed.
Fri, December 18 2015
ICC World Twenty20 2016: Sunil Joshi roped in as spin coach for Oman
Former India and Karnataka spinner will join the team from Saturday, December 19
Thu, August 25 2016
Duleep Mendis: Nine facts about the Sri Lankan heavyweight
Louis Rohan Duleep Mendis is a former Sri Lankan cricketer famous for his aesthetic strokeplay.
Tue, August 25 2015
Duleep Mendis: Life and times
Mendis made his international debut in a One-Day International (ODI) game against West Indies in 1975 World Cup at Manchester.
Fri, June 10 2016
World Cup 1975: Jeff Thomson wanted for assault and battery
The day when two Sri Lankan batsmen had to be carried off to the hospital.
Sun, July 06 2014
Duleep Mendis smashes identical tons in Sri Lanka’s first Test against India
On September 17, 1982, the inaugural Test between India and Sri Lanka featured many a surprise. Sunil Gavaskar lost the toss for the ninth consecutive time before Duleep Mendis smashed identical tons to set a record that stands to this day. Karthik Parimal revisits that eventful Test.
Mon, February 02 2015
World Cup 1979: India suffer shocking defeat against Sri Lanka
On June 18, 1979, Sri Lanka, the then associate member of International Cricket Council (ICC) stunned India by playing fearless brand of cricket in Manchester. Positive batting coupled with incisive bowling were ingredients of a rare Sri Lankan win which was highly deserved. Sarang Bhalerao revisits the watershed moment in Sri Lankan cricket history.
Fri, February 19 2016
Duleep Mendis: A Sri Lankan heavyweight
In the first Test match Sri Lanka played against India, Duleep Mendis had identical scores of 105 in each innings. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the career of the wristy batsman who turns 60 today.