Cricket

Mendis no mystery anymore: Gambhir

Indian batsmen have finally unlocked the Ajantha Mendis code, says opener Gautam Gambhir, while revealing that the trick lies in watching the mystery spinner’s fingers at the time of delivery.

After wrecking the line-up in the opening Test and in the first innings of the ongoing second Test, Mendis finally came in for some attack in the second innings and Gambhir said the perfect way to deal with him was watching his fingers.

“I think it is important to pick him from his fingers because most of the variations which he does, he does from his fingers and it is important to pick him from his fingers. So far it is working well,” Gambhir said.

“I hope it continues to be in this series…it is difficult because they (Mendis and Muttiah Muraltharan) have got lot of variations in their armoury. You have to react to what they throw at you. That is the best way to play against them. We just cannot be pre-determined against them,” he added.

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