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Jeevan Mendis describes Sri Lanka World Cup call-up as ‘dream come true’

By Cricketnmore Editorial May 25, 2019 • 23:10 PM View: 1879

May 25 (CRICKETNMORE) - Nine years on from his international debut, Sri Lanka's Jeevan Mendis describes centre stage at the Cricket World Cup as a 'dream come true'.

Mendis, now 36, last made a ODI appearance four years ago and spent months training on his own in Colombo in the hope of a bolt from the blue.

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