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Amit Mishra
Amit Mishra is an attacking leg spinner who made his Test cricket debut against Australia and took 5 wickets in the 1st innings.

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Amit Mishra, Indian Cricket PlayerAmit Mishra, born on November 24, 1982, in Delhi, is an Indian cricketer. Mishra has got himself trained as a leg-break bowler. Besides, being, a bowler, he is also capable of functioning as a right-handed lower order batsman. He generally bats around number 10 and is an attacking leg spin bowler. Amit Mishra, shot to the limelight, with his dauntless combat against the Under-19 England team that visited India, early in 2001. His twisting leg-breaks, and bewildering googlies, did a great job for him. In 2002, Mishra originally joined the Indian team for a Test match against West Indies, but was not selected. His debut One Day International (ODI) match was against South Africa in 2003. Amit Mishra also plays in the Indian Premier League for the Deccan Chargers team.

Test Cricket Career of Amit Mishra
Amit Mishra, Indian Cricket Player Amit Mishra played his first Test cricket against Australia in the 2nd Test at Punjab Cricket Association Ground, Mohali. After Anil Kumble was injured, Mishra got the opportunity. Mishra played brilliantly by taking 5 wickets for 71 runs in Australia`s 1st innings and then 2/35 in the 2nd innings. Indian won the match and Mishra ended up being the leading wicket-taker in the match. He has played a total of 13 Test matches and his total score in these matches is 392, with a highest run of 84 and an average of 23.05. In bowling, Amit Mishra has taken 43 wickets and lost out 1862 runs out of 3497 balls, with an average of 43.30 and economy of 3.19. Amit Mishra also played in the ICC Champions Trophy in 2009, in South Africa. He also participated in the Bangladesh tour and played in the 1st Test, held in Chittagong. He made his highest score of 84, in the last test match in the Indian Cricket Team`s England tour in 2011.

ODI Career of Amit Mishra
On April 13, 2003, Mishra made his One-Day International debut in the India vs. South Africa at Dhaka. In the 5 overs that he has bowled, he picked up the wicket, of N D Mckenzie. He has played a total of 15 ODI matches, taking 19 wickets and giving 575 runs out of 763 balls. His average in bowling is 30.26 and economy is 4.52. Amit Mishra`s latest ODI match was against West Indies, held at Kingston, on June 16, 2011.

Batting and Fielding Averages

Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 13 19 2 392 84 23.05 673 58.24 0 2 50 2 6 0
ODIs 15 3 1 5 5* 2.5 18 27.77 0 0 0 0 2 0
T20Is 1 0 0
First-class 107 147 21 2629 84 20.86 0 12 55 0
List A 92 62 20 513 45 12.21 0 0 26 0
Twenty20 74 43 17 425 49 16.34 383 110.96 0 0 44 4 17 0


Bowling Averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 13 22 3497 1862 43 5/71 7/106 43.30 3.19 81.3 1 1 0
ODIs 15 14 763 575 19 4/31 4/31 30.26 4.52 40.1 1 0 0
T20Is 1 1 24 21 1 1/21 1/21 21.00 5.25 24 0 0 0
First-class 107 23292 11540 399 6/66 28.92 2.97 58.3 19 1
List A 92 4823 3592 144 6/25 6/25 24.94 4.46 33.4 6 3 0
Twenty20 74 74 1633 1835 99 5/17 5/17 18.53 6.74 16.4 1 2 0


Mishra has turned out to be the vital element in the Haryana team, taking part in the Ranji Trophy Tournament. Amit Mishra, representing the present young generation of Indian cricket, is endeavouring his best to enhance the glory and the fame of the nation.


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