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Great show in IPL helped Amit Mishra get back in Indian Test side? Here’s was he said!
Amit Mishra was a regular player in the Indian side after the year 2008, to which he credited that season of the Indian Premier League.
Last Updated on - September 4, 2025 4:13 PM IST
Former Indian leg-spinner Amit Mishra recently announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. His career in the national side was also full of ups-and-downs as he was sometimes in the team, and then he was out of the team the other times.
Amit Mishra was a more regular player in the national side after the 2008 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which was also the inaugural edition of the tournament. Mishra credited the hat-trick he took in a match (that went out to be a fifer also) to be a turning point for his career.
“I’d say the defining moment was the hat-trick I took in the 2008 IPL, where I also took five wickets in the match. From there, I made a comeback to the Indian team. Before that, I was consistently performing well in domestic cricket, taking 35-45 wickets every season, but I couldn’t get back into the national team,” Mishra told PTI Videos in an exclusive interview.
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“That IPL hat-trick changed things for me. I had also performed well in Syed Mushtaq Ali the preceding year taking 25 wickets, which helped me get an IPL contract (Delhi Daredevils). After that hat-trick, I was back in the Indian team continuously and my career in T-20 also started. So, that hat-trick with five wickets in 2008 will be a defining moment of my life,” he said.