Ajantha Mendis

The new committee, which will be in place for a two-year term, is among the youngest ever appointed to such a post at SLC

And what's the biggest partnership between a player on debut and another playing his last Test?

The 34-year old last played international cricket in 2015, an ODI against New Zealand in Christchurch

Sri Lanka Cricket has agreed to release seven high-profile cricketers to play in the Bangladesh Premier League, in an about-turn from their previous stance

Plays of the day from the first ODI between Sri Lanka and West Indies in Colombo

Sri Lanka brought back spinner Ajantha Mendis and pacer Nuwan Kulasekara, and also named three uncapped ODI players - Shehan Jayasuriya, Jeffrey Vandersay and Danushka Gunathileka - for the upcoming three ODIs against West Indies in November

Angelo Mathews' excellent form with the bat and consistent performances with the ball, have earned him four major Sri Lanka Cricket awards

With Sri Lanka having been expected to wrap up the series handily, Angelo Mathews and the selectors had hoped to don their white coats and put World Cup hopefuls under the microscope in low-pressure matches towards the back end of the tour

ESPNcricinfo selects six players with World Cup places to prove

Sri Lanka have left out wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Chandimal and spinner Ajantha Mendis from their 15-man squad for the Pakistan Tests starting next week

Sri Lanka opener Upul Tharanga, who last played a Test in 2007, has been recalled to the Test squad for the South Africa series

Batsmen have often struggled to figure out Ajantha Mendis' bowling, but now it is time for Sri Lanka to figure out whether the spinner should be persisted with

Dinesh Chandimal chose to bowl against Netherlands, largely because he feared dew would set in later in the evening to hamper the bowlers

Kumar Sangakkara made an under-pressure century to steer Sri Lanka to their second straight win and to the brink of a place in the Asia Cup finals

As they spurned the opportunity to grab a lead in excess of 200 on the third day in Chittagong, Sri Lanka would have discovered some of their limitations in fielding and the lack of a bowling bench strength

Ajantha Mendis has been named in Sri Lanka's Test squad to Bangladesh, after he had been directed to return from the Big Bash League at short notice this week

Sri Lanka Cricket has recalled fast bowler Lasith Malinga and spinner Ajantha Mendis from the Big Bash League with immediate effect

Sri Lanka's ability to tackle spin and Pakistan's progress against the new ball might play the biggest part in determining the outcome of the first ODI in Sharjah

Ajantha Mendis, the Sri Lanka spinner, has signed with Sydney Thunder for the upcoming season of Big Bash League