Ajantha Mendis, among the best cricketers of 2008

Ajantha Mendis has been nominated as one of the top players for the 2008 cricinfo awards.

Among the nominees for the best performance are players Sachin Tendulkar, Graeme Smith, James Anderson, Harbhajan Singh, Andrew Flintoff etc,

Ajantha Mendis’s name was nominated as he displayed magnificent performance in the final match against India in the Asian Cup.

The jury consisting of Ian Chapel, Tony Greig, David Loid, Ramiz Raja and 11 other persons will announce the winners according to their performance next week.

The Cricinfo awards were introduced in the year 2007 and Sri Lankan batsman and wicket keeper Kumar Sangakkara and Zaheer Khan won the awards for the best batsman and for the best bowling in test cricket while Adam Gilchrist and Lasith Malinga were awarded for the best one day performance.