Sri Lanka's Ajantha Mendis (R) jokes with a member of the team's support staff during a cricket practice session in Mumbai November 9, 2009. Sri Lankan will play three tests, five one-day internationals and two Twenty20 matches against India starting from November 16. Reuters Pictures 1 week ago

Sri Lanka's Ajantha Mendis (R) jokes with a member of the team's support staff during a cricket practice session in Mumbai November 9, 2009. Sri Lankan will play three tests, five one-day internationals and two Twenty20 matches against India starting from November 16.

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  1. Sri Lankan cricket player Ajantha Mendis holds a ball during a practice session in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad November 15, 2009. Sri Lanka will play their first cricket test match against India from Monday in Ahmedabad.
  2. Sri Lankan cricketers Ajantha Mendis (L), Muttiah Muralitharan (C) and Thilina Kandamby prepare to bowl in the nets during a training session on the eve of the first Test against India at the Motera stadium in Ahmedabad on November 15, 2009. Sri Lanka's hopes of winning their first ever Test on Indian soil were given a huge lift when Tillakaratne Dilshan was declared fit to play after an ankle injury. Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara said Dilshan was certain to take his place at the top of the order in the first match of the three-Test series starting on November 16.
  3. Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan, left, and Ajantha Mendis walk during the practice session in Mumbai, India, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009.
  4. Sri Lanka's Ajantha Mendis (L) catches a ball during a cricket practice session in Mumbai November 9, 2009. Sri Lankan will play three tests, five one-day internationals and two Twenty20 matches against India starting from November 16.
  5. Sri Lanka's Ajantha Mendis (R) jokes with a member of the team's support staff during a cricket practice session in Mumbai November 9, 2009. Sri Lankan will play three tests, five one-day internationals and two Twenty20 matches against India starting from November 16.
  6. Sri Lankan cricketer Ajantha Mendis catches a ball during the practice session in Mumbai, India, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009.
  7. Sri Lankan cricketers Anjelo Mathews, left, and Ajantha Mendis, right, are seen prior to the team's departure to India, at the Sri Lanka cricket office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. The Sri Lankan cricket team is traveling to India for three test cricket matches, five one-day internationals and two Twenty20 games.
  8. Sri Lanka's Ajantha Mendis juggles cricket balls during a practice session in Colombo November 3, 2009. The Sri Lankan team will be leaving for India to play 5 ODI's, 2 Twenty20's, and 3 Test matches starting November 16.
  9. JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - SEPTEMBER 27: Nuwan Kulasekara of Sri Lanka reaches 50 with team mate Ajantha Mendis looking on during the ICC Champions Trophy Group B match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka played at Wanderers Stadium on September 27, 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
  10. New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder hits the ball of the bowling of Sri Lankan bowler Ajantha Mendis during their Champions Trophy cricket match at Wanderers in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009.
  11. Sri Lanka bowler Ajantha Mendis fields on his bowling on September 25, 2009 during the ICC Champions Trophy group match between England and Sri Lanka at the Wanderers cricket stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa.
  12. JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - SEPTEMBER 25: Ajantha Mendis of Sri Lanka appeals unsuccessfully against Matt Prior of England during the ICC Champions Trophy Group B match between Sri Lanka and England played at Wanderers Stadium on September 25, 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
  13. England batsman Owais Shah and Sri Lankan bowler Ajantha Mendis collide during The ICC Champions Trophy match between England vs Sri Lanka at The New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on September 25, 2009.
  14. England cricketer Owais Shah slames a 6 off the ball of unseen Sri Lankan cricketer Ajantha Mendis during The ICC Champions Trophy match between England vs Sri Lanka at The New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on September 25, 2009.
  15. England cricketer Eoin Morgan plays a stroke bowled by the ball of Sri Lankan cricketer Ajantha Mendis during The ICC Champions Trophy match between England vs Sri Lanka at The New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on September 25, 2009.
  16. England cricketer Owais Shah plays a stroke bowled by the ball of Sri Lankan cricketer Ajantha Mendis during The ICC Champions Trophy match between England vs Sri Lanka at The New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on September 25, 2009.

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