Ajantha Mendis omitted from Sri Lankan squad for Champions Trophy

Sri Lanka’s selectors snubbed ace spinner Ajantha Mendis and recalled left-arm fast bowler Chanaka Welegedara while naming a 15-member squad for next month’s ICC Champions Trophy in England. Besides Mendis, batsman Upul Tharanga also failed to find a place in the squad for the June 6-23 tournament. Angelo Mathews, who captained Pune Warriors in the ongoing IPL before dropping himself, will lead the squad. Dinesh Chandimal will be his deputy. Mendis was also not named in Sri ...

Sri Lanka have announced the 15-man squad for next month's ICC Champions Trophy, comprising of as many six seam bowlers. There is no place for mystery off-spinner Ajantha Mendis.Leading all-rounder Angelo Mathews continues to lead the side after the ...

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Angelo Mathews and Mitchell Marsh are out, Luke Wright and Ajantha Mendis are in. Yuvraj is back, veteran Delhi batsman Mithun Manhas is in as well. Suman and Pandey are out. Teams: Kings XI Punjab: AC Gilchrist (capt/ WK), Mandeep Singh, M Vohra, ...

Ajantha Mendis, Kane Richardson and Glenn Maxwell were the only players to fetch over $700,000 (Rs 3.7 crore) in this year's auction. With the season beyond the halfway mark, the trio -- who cost a combined $2.425 million (Rs 13 crore) -- have ...

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Poor form, injuries, questionable selections, failure to find the right team composition and inability to close out games has meant that and Delhi Daredevils have had similar fates in the Pepsi Indian Premier League 2013.Points Table | Scorecard | ...

Arun Gopalakrishnan in Mumbai What The Kolkata Knight Riders take on Pune Warriors India in Match 65 of Pepsi IPL 2013. Kings XI Punjab's victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore's at Bengaluru on Tuesday evening meant KKR are still in with a chance ...