Personal
Name | Kusal Mendis |
Full Name | Balapuwaduge Kusal Gimhan Mendis |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | February 25, 1995 |
Social
Place of Birth | Moratuwa, Sri Lanka |
Father's Name | Dinesh Mendis |
Sport Profile
Sport | |
Discipline | Men's Cricket |
Active/Retired | Active |
Role | Wicketkeeper Right-handed batsman |
Level | National, International |
Teams | Sri Lanka, Bloomfield C&AC, CCC, Sri Lanka A, Sri Lanka Under-19 |
Profile | Kusal Mendis is an international Sri Lankan cricketer, who plays for all formats of the game at present. He has been playing from the national side of Sri Lanka since 2015 as a perfectly professional player of the team. In his formative years of cricket career, he used to play school and college cricket regularly. At the beginning of his domestic career, he has represented Bloomfield C&AC team in first-class cricket and played almost 16 first-class matches in this domestic circuit. After playing in the Under-19 Sri Lanka team in 2014 and captained the squad successfully, Kusal Mendis got a call from the national side in 2015. He made his international debut through a test match against West Indies. Then, Kusal Mendis completes the debut game successfully in the rest two formats of the game in 2016. He starts making his impression on the national side since 2016 in all formats of cricket with his impactful innings. He also keeps the wickets sometimes in international matches and recently was named in the squad of Sri Lanka for 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup. (as Compiled by Madhushree Das Ghosh) (Profile Image from Facebook) |
Career Information | Debut Test Match: at P. Sara Oval Stadium Vs West Indies on 22nd of October in 2015 Last Test Match: at St. George’s Park Stadium Vs South Africa on 21st of February in 2019 Debut ODI Match: at The Village Stadium Vs Ireland on 16th of June in 2016 Last ODI: at Grange Cricket Club Stadium Vs Scotland on 21st of May in 2019 Debut T20I Match: at The Rose Bowl Stadium Vs England on 5th of July in 2016 Last T20I Match: at SuperSport Club Stadium Vs South Africa on 22nd of March in 2019 Batting Career:
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