Kusal Mendis Height, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More 2024

Some Lesser Known Facts About Kusal Mendis

• Kusal Mendis is a Sri Lankan cricketer who’s recognised as probably the greatest batsmen in Sri Lanka within the early 2020s. He captained them in a number of matches of the 2023 ODI World Cup.

• He began enjoying cricket whereas finding out in class and later represented many groups within the home cricket. He captained the Sri Lanka Under-19 group within the 2006 Under-19 World Cup.
  

  A childhood image of Kusal Mendis (in crimson)

  

  Kusal Mendis throughout his early teenage years

  

  Kusal Mendis in the course of the 2006 Under-19 World Cup

• Kusal Mendis scored 13 runs within the first innings and 39 runs within the second innings of his debut take a look at match. He made his maiden take a look at fifty with 53 runs in the course of the second innings in the course of the take a look at towards England in May 2016. He made his first take a look at century with 176 runs within the second innings towards Australia in July 2016.
  

  Kusal Mendis in Sri Lankan take a look at jersey

• In the 2018 calendar 12 months, he took essentially the most catches (21) within the take a look at matches and made 1023 runs at a mean of 46.50 with 3 tons of and 4 fifties. He made his first take a look at double hundred with 245 runs towards Ireland in April 2023.
  

  Kusal Mendis celebrating a take a look at century

• He made his first ODI fifty with 51 runs in his debut ODI match. He scored his first ODI century with 102 runs towards Bangladesh on 28 March 2017.
  

  Kusal Mendis receiving a Man of the Match award

• In the 2019 ODI World Cup held in England, he scored 143 runs in 7 matches at a mean of 20.43 and a strike price of 67.14 with the very best rating of 46 runs towards England. He performed 9 matches within the 2023 ODI World Cup held in India and made 294 runs at a mean of 32.67 and a strike price of 113.95 with the very best rating of 122 runs towards Pakistan.
  

  Kusal Mendis enjoying in the course of the 2023 ODI World Cup

• He scored 21 runs in his debut T20I match. On 15 February 2018, he scored his first T20I half-century with 53 runs towards Bangladesh. He helped the Sri Lankan group win the 2022 Asia Cup.
  

  Kusal Mendis enjoying in a T20I match

• Kusal Mendis was the very best runscorer for Sri Lanka within the 2022 T20 World Cup held in Australia and made 223 runs in 8 matches at a mean of 31.86 and a strike price of 142.95 with the very best rating of 79 runs towards the Netherlands.
  

  Kusal Mendis with a Man of the Match award in the course of the 2022 T20 World Cup

• He turned the captain of Sri Lanka in the course of the 2023 ODI World Cup after Dasun Shanaka was dominated out of the squad as a result of an damage; he gained 2 and misplaced 5 matches out of seven matches of the World Cup.
  

  Kusal Mendis in the course of the 2023 ODI World Cup

• He was acquired by Galle Gladiators for Diamond A ($ 40,000; approx LKR 14 million) value class for the 2022 Lanka Premier League (LPL) season. Pretoria Capitals acquired him for R425,000 (approx. 8.925 million Sri Lankan rupees) for the 2022-23 SA20 season.
  

  Kusal Mendis enjoying for Galle Gladiators within the Lanka Premier League

• His base value was Rs 50 lakh in the course of the 2023 public sale of the Indian Premier League (IPL), however he went unsold.

• After the match towards India within the 2023 ODI World Cup, Mendis was requested if he would congratulate Virat Kohli on his record-equalling forty ninth ODI century, he requested why would he do this, following which many followers criticised him. Mendis later clarified that he didn’t perceive the query and praised Virat Kohli by calling him an important batsman. 
  

  Kusal Mendis in the course of the press convention