Full Name

Amit Mishra

Born

November 24, 1982, Delhi

Age

41y 116d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Legbreak

Playing Role

Bowler

When he burst onto the scene in the early 2000s, Amit Mishra impressed with his classical, attacking legspin, relying mostly on flight and a big legbreak, while surprising batsmen with the odd googly. However, with two giant spinners - Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh - at the peak of their powers, there wasn't a place available for him in India's squad.

Mishra made his international debut in 2003 during an ODI triangular in Bangladesh, but he had to wait until 2008 to get his first go in Tests. That opportunity came after an injury forced Kumble out of the Mohali Test against Australia. Mishra had a dream start to his Test career, becoming the sixth Indian to take a five-wicket haul on debut, foxing the Australians with his variations and finishing the series with 14 wickets from three Tests. With his debut series coinciding with Kumble's last, it was the opening he needed to establish himself as India's first-choice legspinner. But, his inability to extract turn on benign pitches and the lack of accuracy were his failings as other spinners overtook him in the pecking order.

Mishra's struggles in international cricket aside, he has remained a vital cog for the Haryana Ranji side over the years, collecting a bagful of wickets. But, it's his performances in the IPL, where he has been one of the best spinners, and the only bowler to pick up three hat-tricks, that keep him in the limelight. The hat-tricks came for three different teams - Delhi Daredevils (2008), Deccan Chargers (2011) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (2013). In 2015, Mishra returned to the team he first played for, with Daredevils paying INR 3.5 crore to secure his services.

A strong display in the 2013 IPL, during which he kept the batsmen guessing with his variations in flight and pace, earned him a call-up for India's ODI squad for the Champions Trophy in England and the tour to Zimbabwe, almost two years after his last international appearance. He didn't disappoint, picking up 18 wickets at 11.61 in five ODIs against Zimbabwe, and equaling Javagal Srinath's record for the most wickets in a bilateral series. Mishra's good form continued into the World T20 the following year in Bangladesh, where he picked up 10 wickets at 14.70, while only conceding 6.68 runs per over, as India adopted a three-spinner strategy and finished runners-up to Sri Lanka.

With younger options thin on the ground, India recalled Mishra to the Test side for their 2015 tour of Sri Lanka. Playing Tests after a four-year gap, he complemented R Ashwin perfectly, picking up 15 wickets in three Tests at 15. The re-emergence of Ravindra Jadeja during the 2015-16 home series against South Africa restricted Mishra's involvement to only two of the four Tests, but he performed creditably on spin-friendly pitches, his seven wickets at 17.28 including the dismissals of AB de Villiers (twice), Hashim Amla, Faf du Plessis and JP Duminy.
Devashish Fuloria and ESPNcricinfo staff

Amit Mishra Career Stats

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests224051032715765/717/7235.723.1967.1210
ODIs363419171511646/486/4823.604.7229.9220
T20Is1010228240163/243/2415.006.3114.2000
FC152-30843156085356/66-29.173.0357.6-211
List A152-771258942526/136/1323.384.5830.6760
T20s258255530663312845/175/1722.297.1518.6520

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests223226488421.60110358.740479380
ODIs3611343145.378252.43004050
T20Is1010000.000-000010
FC152220284176202*21.75--117--770
List A152102269105511.97--01--410
T20s258105468084913.6983496.8800787440
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Recent Matches of Amit Mishra

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Haryana vs Hyderabad3*0/1627-Oct-2023JaipurT20
Haryana vs Meghalaya--2/1025-Oct-2023JaipurT20
Haryana vs Mizoram----23-Oct-2023JaipurT20
Haryana vs Baroda--1/2721-Oct-2023JaipurT20
Haryana vs J + K----19-Oct-2023JaipurT20

Photos of Amit Mishra

Amit Mishra sent Anmolpreet Singh back caught and bowled
Amit Mishra stayed put for a long time despite not being fluent
Amit Mishra gestures after getting Suyash Prabhudessai
Amit Mishra and tumbled Hardik Pandya have a laugh
Amit Mishra struck in his first over, sending Virat Kohli back
Amit Mishra celebrates after getting Virat Kohli to hole out in the deep