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'''Balapuwaduge Ajantha Winslo Mendis''', also known as BAWM, or simply Mendis, is a [[Sri Lanka|Sri Lankan]] [[Cricket|cricketer]] from Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, who plays for the Sri Lankan national cricket team.

'''Balapuwaduge Ajantha Winslo Mendis''', also known as BAWM, or simply Mendis, is a [[Sri Lanka]]n [[cricket]]er from Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, who plays for the Sri Lankan national cricket team.

Mendis bowls a mixture of deliveries, including googlies, off-breaks, doosras, off-cutters, leg-breaks, and the Carrom Ball. This new type of delivery is accomplished by a subtle flick of the middle finger, much like how the rude 'middle finger' gesture is performed. The Carrom Ball has been criticised in the past by prominent cricketers like Michael Holding, Ravi Shastri and the Fernando brothers Ranjit and Dilhara. However, the flick of the middle finger was cleared in 2004 by the ICC, and ever since Mendis has constantly been one of the best Sri Lankan spinners in the world; along with the equally lethal Muttiah Muralitharan, the two form a formidable opening duo for the Sri Lankan spin attack. Indeed, between them the pair have claimed nearly 750 test wickets.

Mendis bowls a mixture of deliveries, including googlies, off-breaks, doosras, off-cutters, leg-breaks, and the Carrom Ball. This new type of delivery is accomplished by a subtle flick of the middle finger, much like how the rude 'middle finger' gesture is performed. The Carrom Ball has been criticised in the past by prominent cricketers like Michael Holding, Ravi Shastri and the Fernando brothers Ranjit and Dilhara. However, the flick of the middle finger was cleared in 2004 by the ICC, and ever since Mendis has constantly been one of the best Sri Lankan spinners in the world; along with the equally lethal Muttiah Muralitharan, the two form a formidable opening duo for the Sri Lankan spin attack. Indeed, between them the pair have claimed nearly 750 test wickets.