Tharindu Mendis (born 21 April 1981) is a former Sri Lankan

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er and currently coaches the Colombo District club. He has played in more than 100 first-class matches since 2000/01. He is also the elder brother of Sri Lankan national cricketer,

Jeevan Mendis Balapuwaduge Manukulasuriya Amith Jeevan Mendis (; born 15 January 1983) is a former Sri Lankan professional cricketer, who played limited over internationals. An all-rounder who bowls leg spin, Mendis has represented Sri Lanka in the 2012 Worl ...

Fixing allegations

Tharindu Mendis who turned his profession from cricketer to a cricket coach has been found guilty for involving in discussing with the match-fixers on planning to fix England's upcoming first Test against Sri Lanka in November 2018. He along with former Indian domestic cricketer

Robin Morris Robin Francis Morris (born 6 November 1976) is a former Indian cricketer who played for both Mumbai and Odisha in first-class, List A and T20 matches. He was caught for involving in doctoring the pitch conditions for betting purposes at Galle s ...

and Pakistani domestic cricketer Hasan Raza were reported by Qatar news network,

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for planning to tamper the pitch conditions at the

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prior to the start of the Test series between England and Sri Lanka in November 2018.

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(SLC) suspended Tharindu Mendis and the Galle groundsman Tharanga Indika with immediate effect following the controversy.

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* 1981 births Living people Sri Lankan cricketers Colombo Cricket Club cricketers Moors Sports Club cricketers Cricketers from Colombo 21st-century Sri Lankan sportsmen {{SriLanka-cricket-bio-1980s-stub