Amit Mishra

Amit Mishra  pronunciation (help·info) (born 24 November 1982) is an Indian cricketer. He is a right arm leg break bowler and right-handed lower order batsman. He usually bats number 10 or 11. Mishra is an attacking leg spinner who bowls leg break.

Mishra was initially called into the Indian squad for a Test against the West Indies in 2002, but was not selected. He made his One Day International(ODI) debut against South Africa during the TVS Cup in 2003. He plays for Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier League.

Test career

Mishra made his Test cricket debut against Australia in the Second Test at Mohali (PCA ground) after captain and first-choice leg spinner Anil Kumblewas injured. He took 5 wickets for 71 runs in Australia's first innings and then 2/35 in the second, making him the leading wicket-taker in the match as India proceeded to a decisive victory.^[1] Despite, this Indian coach Gary Kirsten said that 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 selected for the early-2009 Test tour of New Zealand, but India opted to field only one spinner, and he watched as Harbhajan performed the spin duties alone. Mishra played in the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa. India's next Test was not until November 2009. Mishra took only one wicket in the high-scoring drawn First Test and he was dropped for the Second Test in favour of left arm orthodox spinner Pragyan Ojha, who retained his position for the Third Test as the second spinner.

Mishra was recalled for the tour of Bangladesh and played in the First Test in Chittagong as the only spinner after Harbhajan suffered an injury. He made 50 in the second innings as a night-watchman and took seven wickets. However, he was once again dropped in the next Test for Ojha. At the start of the tour, Mishra played in two ODIs against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in a triangular tournament after Harbhajan was rested for the final two round-robin matches. Later in the Indian Cricket Team in England 2011 he got his highest score ever in the last test match of 84.

International information
National side	India
Test debut (cap 259)	17 October 2008 v Australia
Last Test	22 August 2011 v England
ODI debut (cap 151)	13 April 2003 v South Africa
Last ODI	16 June 2011 v West Indies
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2000–present	Haryana
2008-2010	Delhi Daredevils
2011-	Deccan Chargers
Career statistics
Competition	Test	ODI	FC	LA
Matches	13	15	105	90
Runs scored	392	5	2,506	506
Batting average	23.05	2.50	20.37	12.65
100s/50s	0/2	0/0	0/11	0/0
Top score	84	5*	84	45
Balls bowled	3,497	763	22,819	4,709
Wickets	43	19	391	142
Bowling average	43.30	30.26	28.95	24.48
5 wickets in innings	1	0	19	3
10 wickets in match	0	n/a	1	n/a
Best bowling	5/71	4/31	6/66	6/25
Catches/stumpings	6/–	2/–	54/–	26/–
Source: CricketArchive, 21 Septemb

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