Top 5 Sri Lankan "mystery" wrist-spinners that faded away after a great start

#2 Tharindu Kaushal

Tharindu Kaushal -“Duplicate Murali”

Tharindu Kaushal is a tall and lanky off break with an air of mystery around him. Kaushal bowls with a distinctive high-kneed action, that allows him to extract a lot of bounce and turn off the wicket. This young spinner, unlike regular off-break bowlers, is a wrist spinner. His bowling action is similar to that of the legendary Muttiah Muralitharan, in fact, the Sri Lankan skipper Angelo Mathews once called him “Duplicate Murali”.

Kaushal’s test debut was in 2014 against New Zealand. His ODI debut came in the high profile quarter-finals of the 2015 World Cup against South Africa.

The mystery spinner’s performance in the Test arena has been impressive with five wicket hauls against Pakistan and India. His ‘Doosra’ is a potent weapon and has earned him several scalps. However, following an illegal suspect action he has been banned from bowling his Doosra as it exceeds the ICC’s 15-degree limit.