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 debut, this left-handed batsman has been continuously scoring runs with the bat. Mendis equaled the record of the great Don Bradman by scoring a brilliant century in the second Test match being played against New Zealand in Galle. Just a day earlier, he had created a world record by scoring 50 plus in 8 consecutive Test matches since his debut, which had never happened before in the 147-year-old Test history. Mendis made many big achievements by converting it into a century on the third day. Mendis is in full swing in world cricket. Mendis is moving towards a double century in Galle.

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

This happened for the first time in the history of 147 years…be it 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 bowls spin with both right and left hands. In July this year, Kamindu bowled with both hands in the first T20 match of the 3-match series played between India vs Sri Lanka. 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's career
Before the second Test match in Galle, Kamindu Mendis had scored 822 runs in 12 innings of 7 Tests. Which includes 4 centuries and four half-centuries. He is scoring runs at an average of 74.72. Kamindu Mendis has scored 190 runs in 9 One Day International matches in which his best score has been 57 runs. Kamindu has 4558 runs to his name in 50 first-class matches, in which 200 not out has been his best score. He has scored 17 centuries and 23 half-centuries in first-class cricket.

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