Amit Mishra Biography
Amit Mishra is an immersive Indian cricket and known for his leg break bowling styles. Mishra made a remarkable start to his Test career with his leg-spin. He has the most hat-tricks in the IPL in 3 IPL season – Delhi Daredevils (2008), Deccan Chargers (2011) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (2013). He does not remain always in limelight like other cricketers but still known for his brilliant bowling performance.
- Name: Amit Mishra
- Nickname: Mishi
- Role: Bowler
- Batting Style: Right-Handed
- Bowling Style: Leg break
Amit Mishra Physical Appearance
- Height (approx.): 5’5″
- Weight (approx.): 68 Kg
- Eye Colour: Dark Brown
- Hair Colour: Black
Personal Life Of Amit Mishra
- Date of Birth: November 24, 1982
- Age: 37 Years (as of 2020)
- Birth Place: Delhi
- Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
- Nationality: Indian
- School: NA
- College: NA
- Educational Qualifications: NA
Amit Mishra Family
- Father: S M Mishra (Retired serviceman, Indian Railways)
- Mother: Chandrakala Mishra
- Brother: Sanjay Mishra
- Sister: NA
- Coach/Mentor: Sanjay Bhardwaj
- Religion: Hinduism
- Address: NA
Cricket Career Of Amit Mishra
Internation Debuts
- Test: 17 October 2008 v Australia
- ODI: 13 April 2003 v South Africa
- T20: 13 June 2010 v Zimbabwe
- Jersey Number: #99 India
- Domestic/State Teams: Deccan Chargers, Delhi Daredevils, Haryana, Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Nature on the field: Aggressive
Amit Mishra Records
- Amit Mishra holds the record of most hat-tricks in IPL (3).
- After Vaman Kumar and Narendra Hirwani, Mishra is the third Indian leg-spinner to pick a fifer on Test debut.
- Amit Mishra shares the record of most wickets (18) in a bilateral ODI series with Javagal Srinath.
Amit Mishra Preferences
- Hobbies: Watching movies
- Favorite Cricketers: NA
- Favorite Sportspersons: NA
- Favorite Actor: Amitabh Bachchan
- Favorite Food: NA
- Favorite Color: NA
Amit Mishra Wife and Children
- Marital Status: Unmarried
- Wife: NA
- Marriage Date: NA
- Affairs/Girlfriend: Vandana Jain (Co-owns Bengal Tigers, CCL)
- Children: NA
Awards and Recognitions
- He won man of the match award for his 4/47 bowling against Zimbabwe in 3rd ODI played on 28 July 2013.
- Amit Mishra also equaled Indian bowling great Javagal Srinath’s world record for the most wickets in a bilateral ODI series with 18 wickets.
Amit Mishra Controversies
In 2015, Amit Mishra was taken into custody after physical voice and assault with his girlfriend Vandana Jain. According to the complaint filed by Vandana Jain, Amit Mishra threw a kettle at her. The Indian bowler was released on bail. After that, no controversies found till now.
Lesser Known Facts
- Amit wanted to become a batsman and was unaware of his bowling potential.
- Mishra has scored a first-class double century against Karnataka in 2012-13 domestic season.
Section: Cricketer Biography