Dubai [UAE], Sri Lankan all-rounder Kamindu Mendis was on Monday crowned the IC Men's Player of the Month for March 2024. He won the prestigious accolade ahead of the 25-year-old Ireland fast bowler Mark Adair and New Zealand's star speedster Matt Henry. Old became the third Sri Lankan player to win the ICC Men's Player of the Month after Prabhat Jayasuriya and Wanindu Hasaranga. "I am extremely happy to be named the ICC Men's Player of the Month, which has been an inspiration for my international career. Such recognition motivates us and as a player helps us to perform better for the team and the country. Inspires to do more and more work."And the fans," Mendis was quoted as saying by the ICC, "I also wish all the best to the other two players who were nominated alone with me, Mark Adair and Matt Henry, who I consider to be excellent players and very competitive, " They said. Mendis performed brilliantly with the bat during Sri Lanka's 2–0 Test series win over Bangladesh. He returned to the Sri Lankan squad for the first time since 2020 and made his mark across formats for the Lions. He started the month by scoring 68 runs in the three-match T20 series against Bangladesh. But in the longest format of cricket, Mendis gave a match-winning performance.When Sri Lanka were reduced to 57/5 in the first Test, he along with Dhananjay de Silva played a key role for the visiting team and took them to a total of 280 in the first innings. He played a brilliant inning in the second innings also. By playing an innings of 164(237) Sri Lanka reached a huge score of 418. He became the first player to score two centuries in the same Test at number seven or lower. His brilliant performance ensured that Sri Lanka maintained their unbeaten Test record on Bangladeshi soil.