5 cricketers who made a successful transition from Tests to T20s

#4. Amit Mishra, the attacking bowler

Leg-spinner Amit Mishra adapted his game to T20 cricket

The advent of T20 cricket was seen as the end of the era of spinners in cricket but after a decade of T20 cricket, the spinners have emerged as the most lethal weapon for bowling captains.

Currently, the trend suits spinners who turn the ball in both directions or spinners who have the lion's heart to bowl in the power play overs. But that doesn't underestimate the value of leg-spinners.

The leg-spinners are the best bait to pick a wicket due to their deceiving lengths and the bounce they extract along with turn. Hence, in a T20 game, the leggies are an essential cog of a successful team.

The leggie who is tormenting batting lineups since the last decade is Amit Mishra, who had then emerged as the heir of Anil Kumble.

After claiming a five-wicket haul in his debut Test, Mishra faded out in Tests, the format he was born to excel in, but over the years has found his mojo in the shortest format of the game.

After featuring in T20s for more than a decade, the leggie has become India's leading wicket-taker in T20s and is undoubtedly India's best bowler in this format.

Plus, his strike rate of 18.2 makes him a match-winner on his day.