| 1. Kusal Mendis is a prominent Sri Lankan cricketer known for his batting skills in the early 2020s. |
| 2. He began playing cricket in school and progressed to represent various teams in domestic cricket. |
| 3. Mendis led the Sri Lanka Under-19 team in the 2006 Under-19 World Cup. |
| 4. In his debut test match, he scored 13 runs in the first innings and 39 runs in the second innings. |
| 5. His first test fifty came with 53 runs against England in May 2016, and his first test century was 176 runs against Australia in July 2016. |
| 6. During the 2018 calendar year, he took the most catches in test matches and scored 1023 runs with 3 hundreds and 4 fifties. |
| 7. Mendis achieved his first test double hundred with 245 runs against Ireland in April 2023. |
| 8. He marked his ODI debut with a half-century of 51 runs and later scored a century with 102 runs against Bangladesh in March 2017. |
| 9. In the 2019 ODI World Cup, he scored 143 runs in 7 matches, and in the 2023 ODI World Cup, he made 294 runs in 9 matches. |
| 10. In T20Is, his debut saw him score 21 runs, and he hit his first half-century against Bangladesh with 53 runs. |
| 11. Kusal Mendis helped Sri Lanka win the 2022 Asia Cup and was the top run-scorer for them in the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia. |
| 12. He captained Sri Lanka during the 2023 ODI World Cup after an injury ruled Dasun Shanaka out of the squad. |
| 13. Mendis had stints in various T20 leagues, including the Lanka Premier League (LPL) and SA20 season. |
| 14. Although his base price was high in the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL) auction, he remained unsold. |
| 15. Following a misunderstanding about Virat Kohli's century record, Mendis clarified his admiration for Kohli as a great batsman. |
| 16. In July 2020, he was involved in a road accident that resulted in the death of a cyclist, leading to his arrest and release on bail. |
| 17. He received a one-year suspension from international cricket in 2021 for breaching bio-secure protocols during Sri Lanka's tour of England. |
