I’ve been getting a bit excited about spinners recently, whether it be Adil Rashid, Monty Panesar, Sulieman Benn or Beau Casson, but there’s one I’ve missed out, and who’s been getting a lot of attention from certain quarters – Ajantha Mendis.
The burden of expectation for any Sri Lankan spinner is obviously going to be huge, but the young guy has got all kinds of people excited. Maybe there’s a fourth young spinner worth watching.
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[...] 1, 2008 by A P Webster Ajantha Mendis is starting to live up to his promise, as his 4 wickets against Pakistan (youtube here) [...]