5 promising signs for Sri Lanka despite a miserable series against India

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#1 Akila Dananjaya- The next Ajantha Mendis?

Indians will be aware of how the mystery spinner Ajantha Mendis made his debut against and completely dominated them and other teams for a brief period. After a while, teams could read him, leading to his exclusion from the national team.

But in the second ODI, India -- known to be good players of spin -- yielded to the spin of a young, wiry spinner, Akila Dananjaya. He bamboozled the likes of Kohli, Rahul, and Jadhav on his way to a six wicket haul which if not for MS Dhoni and Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s partnership, India would have lost the game.

Although the Indian batsmen were able to play him relatively easier in the remainder of the ODI series, still he was very effective, bowling tight spells and getting wickets regularly.

Have Sri Lanka found another Mendis? Well, only time will tell if Dananjaya’s good run will last longer, but one thing is certain -- he was the most promising thing for Sri Lanka.

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Edited by Amit Mishra