5 cricketers who disappointed in 2016

#4 Amit Mishra – Tests

As if to fill in the massive void as quickly as possible, Amit Mishra was included in the Test team in the same series Anil Kumble decided to retire. Eight years on, Mishra hasn’t been able to clinch the spot left by Jumbo. Ravichandran Ashwin, who came much later, has evolved into India’s premier spinner. Ravindra Jadeja and Jayant Yadav fill up the remaining spots. The 34-year old has been left to rue what went wrong for him.

Out of around 80 Test matches India played since the retirement of Kumble, Mishra has featured in just 21. He’s got variation, he’s got turn and guile, but the results haven’t been for show. He looked off-colour in the series in the West Indies, didn’t feature in the Tests against New Zealand and got just two out of the five games against England . In all, he took 11 wickets in four Tests, which was in stark contrast to his ODI form, where he looked much more impressive, especially in the last ODI against the Kiwis.