Mendis for Kolkata Ajantha Mendis, the Sri Lankan spinner who bowls offbreaks and legbreaks, has been signed on to the Kolkata Knight Riders squad for three years.

Mendis' compatriot, allrounder Kaushal Weeraratne, has been invited to join Kolkata in training for a week.

Weeraratne is the record holder for the fastest fifty in List A cricket.

No age for Twenty20 After Sourav Ganguly pointed out that most of the IPL centurions were over 30 and that Twenty20 was not simply a young man's game, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said the question is not about experience but fitness.

"I have always stressed on fitness," Dhoni said.

"The ones who are doing well in the IPL are the ones who are fit enough to do so." He also said captaining the Chennai Super Kings was a tougher task than leading India.

"I've got such a talented bunch of performers with me [in Chennai].

I perhaps would have liked to have a few more options in the bowling department.

But no complaints." Service tax notice Service tax authorities are considering issuing a notice to Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) for alleged evasion of tax in the IPL.

"Some of the areas of IPL such as event management, advertising and details of its franchise arrangements, comes under the purview of Service Tax and we are considering issuing a notice to PCA for conducting IPL and evading the service tax," said S D Sra, Chief Commissioner of Central Excise and Customs (Chandigarh Zone).