5 surprise inclusions in the Indian side for the New Zealand ODIs

#2 Amit Mishra

Amit Mishra has been in and out of the team quite frequently in limited-overs cricket

Amit Mishra is another Indian cricketer that the national selectors just cannot seem to decide upon, particularly in limited-overs cricket. The experienced leg-spinner has done well on almost every occasion that he is included in the ODI team or even in the T20Is, for that matter.

However, the selectors have hardly ever been convinced that he must be given an extended run. After doing well in India’s tour of Zimbabwe in 2015, Mishra was added to the team for the ODI series against the visiting South African side around 12 months back and he bowled very decently in a batsman-dominated series.

It was not enough, though, and Amit Mishra was dropped from the team that went to Australia in early 2016. He was not even considered for the Zimbabwean tour this time around but has suddenly found favour to be chosen for the home series against New Zealand, which comes as quite a surprise.