One of the most anticipated cricket series between India and Sri Lanka started in Pallekele with the first T20I. Team India batted first in that match and a very rare sight was seen in the Sri Lankan bowling. In this article, we will tell you everything about a rare bowler in the Sri Lankan team.
Team India was asked to bat in the first T20I where Sri Lanka was bowling first. Indian batters were playing very aggressively but a bowler named Kamindu Mendis of Sri Lanka did something unique with his bowling.
How is Kamindu Mendis?
Kamindu Mendis bowled with both hands. He was bowling off-spin to left-handed batsmen and left-arm orthodox to right-handed batsmen. Kamindu is only 20 years of age and his unique style of bowling allows Sri Lanka to play with one bowler short.
Sri Lankan Cricketer Kamindu’s style of bowling is known as ambidextrous bowling in which a bowler can bowl with both hands effectively. Ambidextrous is not new in cricket, some players bowl with their left hand and bats with right or vice versa. Players like Ben Stokes, Kagiso Rabada, etc are an example of it.
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Mendis’s talent and style of bowling is an example of how cricket is constantly evolving and how teams include players like them in their teams. With T20 evolving every day it has now become a requirement to play more and more batters and to do so if you get a player like Kamindu who can provide two different skills is a blessing.
