Amit Mishra

Former Indian leg-spinner and IPL hat-trick pioneer

Amit Mishra (born 24 November 1982) is a former Indian cricketer. He is a right-arm leg-break bowler and right-handed tail-ender batsman. He plays for Haryana in the domestic Ranji Trophy and for the T20 franchise Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League. He has represented India in Test, ODIs and T20s. Mishra was a member of the Indian team that won the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy.

Quick Facts

Country: India
Nickname: Mishi
Born: 24 November 1982
Birthplace: Delhi, India
Batting: Right-handed
Bowling: Right-arm leg break
Role: Bowler

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.

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.