5 of the quickest spinners the cricket world has ever seen

#4 Ajantha Mendis

Ajantha Mendis pace was one of the reasons why batsmen found him unplayable

When Ajantha Mendis first arrived on the scene, he took the cricketing world by storm. No one could read him correctly and the mystery spinner, as he was called, ran through oppositions with ease.

What made Mendis lethal was not only his bag of tricks but also the considerable pace at which he delivered continuously. Mendis offered the ball no air and made it impossible for batsmen to come down the track to him. With the batsmen hanging back in the crease, they never knew what to expect as the ball spun and skittled through.