I just wanted to bowl with Murali: Mendis!

Sri Lanka`s mystery spinner Ajantha Mendis, adjudged man of the series on his debut against India, said he just wanted to bowl alongside his illustrious senior Muttiah Muralitharan in Tests. Mendis, who ended up with 26 wickets in the three-match series which Sri Lanka won 2-1, said he went into the series with the fascination of bowling well with Murali. "None (thoughts) whatsoever. I just wanted to bowl with Murali and just to bowl well," he said. Asked the secret of his success, he said he just focussed on bowling with discipline against the Indian batsmen. "When you are bowling against good batsmen you learn to bowl with discipline rather than attack much. I also kept the pressure going which helped. "In the first two Test matches when I picked up wickets, I got a lot of confidence and then thought I might have the... [read full story]