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

#3 He is a fearless bowler

Mishra celebrates the stumping of David Miller

Mishra is one of those few bowlers in world cricket now who isn’t afraid to toss it up. Yes, he mixes his flighted ones with the googly and the skidder but every now and then he invites the batsman to have a go at him.

In limited overs cricket you need a big heart to bowl loopy deliveries, when you know you can be taken for plenty with field restrictions but then Mishra is one such cricketer. In the New Zealand series too one of the key reasons for his success was his flight and guile which tempted the Kiwis to go for big shots and in the process throw their wicket away.

One of the best things about him is that even if he is taken for a few he would still bowl those delightful airy leg-spinners.