5 reasons why Amit Mishra should always be in the Indian playing XI

#4 He has outstanding variations

Mishra in a tour game

Remember the outstanding googly he bowled to castle BJ Watling in the series decider against New Zealand at Vizag? No? Well, it was a picture perfect googly which spun through the batsman’s gate the knocked the bails off.

Now he has sharpened the googly over the years and now seems to have mastered the art of bowling one. It is such a delight to watch such a delivery cleaning up a batsman.

Also in recent years, he has developed the front of the hand faster one. Mishra also bowls it like a medium pacer with the seam up. He used it a lot in the World T20 and then the games which took place after it. The delivery has been quite successful so far.

He has added a few more variations to his armoury like the drifter and the one that skids through. All these combined make him a pocket-sized grenade.