Sri Lankan cricketer Kusal Mendis revealed a chilling story on opting out of the PSL 2025 to be a part of the Gujarat Titans for the remainder of IPL 2025. The wicketkeeper-batter revealed how terrifying was it for him due to the military conflicts between India and Pakistan at the border at the start of the month. Kusal Mendis was forced to leave the country in a hurry as the things got escalated at the border. The Sri Lankan cricketer shared a post on his X revealing that how he couldn’t carry his kit bag and how his country mate flew back to Colombo to get his kit bag back.
“Unfortunately when I Had to leave @OfficialPSL suddenly I had to leave my kitbag behind,Tried everything to get it down to join @ipl but nothing worked,when this amazing Sri Lankan Mr. Wayne who is living in Pakistan, flew all the way to colombo to bring my kitbag amazing human,” Mendis wrote on his X.
Kusal Mendis set to join GT as replacement for Jos Buttler
Notably, Kusal Mendis has been picked by Gujarat Titans as replacement for their star wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler. Notably, Buttler is currently with the GT squad but won’t be taking part in the playoffs and is set to leave for England on May 26 for the upcoming white-ball series against West Indies.
GT are currently at the third spot in the points table of IPL 2025 with eight wins and three losses so far. They are currently in action in match number 60 of the season against Delhi Capitals at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. If GT wins this game, they will officially confirm their place in the IPL 2025 playoffs.
