New Delhi, April 3 -- Kamindu Mendis, the 26-year old Sri Lankan all-rounder makes his IPL debut. Kamindu is the 4th Sri Lankan, after Kumar Sangakkara, Thisara Perera and Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, to represent the Hyderabad based team.

Kamindu Mendis won the ICC Men's emerging cricketer of the year award for 2024, for making 1458 International runs. The left-hand batter made his Test debut in 2022 against Australia, scoring 61 in the only innings he batted. However, it turned out to be his only Test match appearance until 2024 March. He smashed 5 centuries in Tests, including the one against England in Manchester. Mendis has played 23 T20Is, and hasn't created a major impact, scoring just 2 fifties at an average of 19.05 and a strike rate...