Ajantha Mendis, perhaps the initial mystery spinner of cricket in the era of video analysis, announced his retirement from all game types. The last 34-year-old played international cricket in 2015, an ODI in Christchurch against New Zealand.
The inventor of what became known as the “carrom ball”–leg breaks produced by swinging the ball on a carriage board like a striker–took 70 wickets in 19 tests, 152 in 87 ODIs and 66 in 39 T20Is.
