Amit Mishra

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Lore & Background

Mishra made his Test debut against Australia in the Second Test at Mohali after captain Anil Kumble was injured. He took 5/71 in Australia's first innings and 2/35 in the second, becoming the leading wicket-taker in the match as India won. Despite this, Indian coach Gary Kirsten said Mishra would be dropped if Kumble recovered for the Third Test. However, Harbhajan Singh was injured so Mishra retained his place when Kumble came in. Kumble was then injured during the Test and retired, leaving Mishra as India's first-choice Test leg spinner. Mishra was recalled for the tour of Bangladesh and played in the First Test as the only spinner after Harbhajan suffered an injury. He made 50 in the second innings as a night-watchman and took seven wickets. Later, on India's tour of England in 2011, he scored his highest Test score of 84. In limited-overs cricket, he won man of the match for 4/47 against Zimbabwe on 28 July 2013, and equalled Javagal Srinath's world record for most wickets in a bilateral ODI series with 18 wickets. In New Zealand's 2016–17 tour of India, he took 15 wickets in five ODIs, including 5/18 in the final game, and was awarded Player of the Series. In the IPL, he took a hat-trick on 17 April 2013 playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Pune Warriors India, becoming the first player in IPL history to take three hat-tricks (having previously taken hat-tricks in IPL 2008 for Delhi Daredevils and in IPL 2011 for Deccan Chargers). He is the seventh highest wicket-taker in IPL history.

In Their Own Story

In the IPL, Mishra etched his name into history on 17 April 2013 while playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Pune Warriors India. He took a hat-trick, becoming the first player ever to achieve three hat-tricks in IPL history; his previous two came in 2008 for Delhi Daredevils against Deccan Chargers and in 2011 for Deccan Chargers against Kings XI Punjab. His dominance continued as he became the bowler who has dismissed Rohit Sharma the most times in the tournament, equalling Zaheer Khan and Sandeep Lamichhane's record. Although a finger injury cut short his 2020 campaign after three wickets at an economy of 7.20, his legacy as a prolific wicket-taker for Delhi Daredevils across multiple seasons remains intact.

Reader's Guide

Mishra is a right-arm leg-break bowler and right-handed tail-ender batsman. He has played for Delhi Daredevils, Deccan Chargers, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL. He has dismissed Rohit Sharma the most times in the IPL, equalling Zaheer and Sandeep's record for dismissing a batsman most times. In 2015, he was accused and arrested as a suspect in a sexual assault case, but was granted bail shortly after.

Did You Know?

• Mishra took a hat-trick on 17 April 2013 for Sunrisers Hyderabad, becoming the first player in IPL history to take three hat-tricks.
• He equalled Javagal Srinath's world record for most wickets in a bilateral ODI series with 18 wickets against Zimbabwe in July 2013.
• Mishra scored his highest Test score of 84 on India's tour of England in 2011.
• He was the leading wicket-taker for Haryana in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, with 16 dismissals in nine matches.