Amit Mishra

Amit Mishra had all the elements to become the leg-spinner in Indian team when he made his debut. But the powerful presence of Anil Kumble and a young and in-form Harbhajan Singh helped little. He remained in the radar as an injury-replacement and that is exactly how he got his first Test, after five years of his maiden ODI. He got a five-wicket-haul on debut and finished the 2008 Border-Gavaskar series with 14 wickets from three matches. With Kumble bidding good bye to international cricket, stage was set for Mishra to cement his spot but he failed to maintain consistency and gradually faded away.

IPL breathed life into Mishra’s career, and brought him back to international scenes. IPL 2013 was especially fruitful for him – he bagged his third hat-trick of IPL in the season and bowled exceptional well to secure place. He impressed in Zimbabwe, in World T20 2014 and India’s next few assignments against Bangladesh, South Africa and New Zealand.