Amit Mishra announces farewell from professional cricket, calling time on a cricketing career spanning 25 years.
The legendary Indian leg-spinner Amit Mishra announced his retirement from professional cricket after an incredible 25-year career.
According to a press release, Amit Mishra, one of India’s most reliable ball-movers, stated that the decision was primarily motivated by the need to give the future generations a chance to emerge on the big stage and by frequent injuries.
Over the course of his career, Mishra came to represent tenacity and spin bowling prowess. He made a name for himself in the cricket community thanks to his legendary spells of victory for India and his status as one of the best bowlers in the Indian Premier League.
Amit Mishra makes retirement public
Amit Mishra said, “These 25 years of my life in cricket have been nothing short of memorable. I am deeply grateful to the BCCI, the administration, the Haryana cricket association, the support staff, my colleagues, and my family members who were with me all this time. I would like to thank the fans whose love and support, whenever and wherever I played, made the journey memorable. Cricket has given me countless memories and invaluable learnings, and each moment on the ground has been a memory I’ll treasure for life.”
Whether coaching, commentating, or mentoring new cricket players, Mishra plans to stay as active in the sport as possible in the future. Additionally, he expressed his desire to keep engaging with the fans on social media platforms and YouTube, where he shares his cricketing experiences and opinions.
Mishra’s career in numbers.
The leg-spinner took 76, 64, and 16 wickets in 22 Test matches, 36 ODIs, and 10 T20Is during his international career. During an ODI tri-series in Bangladesh in 2003, Mishra’s international career got underway. In 2008, he made his Test debut in Mohali against Australia, taking five wickets. He took 18 wickets in a five-match ODI series against Zimbabwe in 2013, matching Javagal Srinath’s world record.
He was a part of India’s unsuccessful 2014 T20 World Cup campaign, where he picked up 10 wickets as India finished runners-up behind Sri Lanka.
He finishes his IPL career as the seventh-highest wicket taker in IPL history, with 174 wickets in his 162 matches.