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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Murali Kartik

Full Name: Murali Kartik
Born: 11 September 1976, Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu
Major Teams: Railways, India.

Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Wisden overview
A left-arm spinner in the classical mould, Murali Kartik has long been on the fringe of the national team. He has a high arm action straight from the coaching manual, and has all the weapons in his armoury - the tantalising loop, the ability to extract sharp turn and bounce, and the subtle variations. But he hasn’t had the breaks. He forced his way into the Indian team by sheer weight of wickets, but didn’t seem to enjoy his captain’s confidence and was either used as a defensive option or underbowled. Kartik was injured for much of the 2000-01 season, but forced his way into the one-day team against West Indies with a bagful of wickets in domestic cricket. Bowling with exceptional control and guile, Kartik immediately lent an incisive edge to the attack, keeping the runs in check and taking wickets in the middle overs. Despite that performance, a place in the World Cup squad remained elusive. He did tour the West Indies and England with the A teams, and remains a good bet to come back into the Indian team in both forms of the game.

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