IPL revived my ODI career, says Amit Mishra

New Delhi: Back in the one day fold after six long years, leg-spinner Amit Mishra reckons it was his success in the second Indian Premier League in South Africa which resuscitated his ODI career.

The chubby leggie has been struggling to shed the Test specialist`s tag and repeatedly pointed to his success in the Twenty20, considered an excessively batsman-biased format, to make his point that he can excel in the shorter formats as well.


The reward finally came with the selectors Sunday picking him for next month`s tri-series in Sri Lanka and the subsequent Champions Trophy and Mishra said he owes his comeback to IPL.

"The selection in the ODI team is a reward for the hard work I have put in over the last few years. I am really very happy because at last my struggle paid off.”

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Amit Mishra

Full name Amit Mishra
Born November 24, 1982, Delhi
Major teams India, Delhi Daredevils, Haryana, India Blue
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak

Profile

A confident and attacking cricketer, Amit Mishra first caught the eye while tormenting the England Under-19 tourists early in 2001 with big legbreaks and the odd fizzing googly. Mishra, at his best on dry pitches, rapidly became an integral cog in Haryana's Ranji Trophy side, taking wickets by the bagful in typically Indian conditions. Mishra was called into a large Indian squad for the West Indies series at home in October 2002, but was disappointed not to be given a chance. The absence of several senior players after the World Cup led to another call-up for the TVS Cup in Dhaka in April 2003. Since then, though, he has dropped off the selectors' radar, only resurfacing in 2007, when called up to the A team to take on South Africa A in two four-day matches at home. He ended the 2007 first-class season with an impressive 46 wickets in 11 games. Those performances convinced the selectors to include him in the Test squad against the Australians at home.

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