Great show in IPL helped Amit Mishra get back in Indian Test side? Here’s was he said!

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.

“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.