IPL 2023: "I Once Raised This Issue But They Shut Me Up" - Amit Mishra On All-Rounders

Indian Cricket Team has been unable to win crunch moments of the match as the team hasn’t won an ICC tournament since 2013. The veteran leg spinner Amit Mishra, who has taken 166 wickets in 154 matches in IPL has been one of the biggest takeaways of the tournament.

The Men in Blue have been unable to find a reliable all-rounder who could contribute in all the 3 facets of the game. In the recently concluded T20 World Cup, we saw how England decimated India in the Semi Final where India was missing a partnership breaker.

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Amit Mishra On All-Rounders

Amit Mishra was seen interacting with Sports Tak and was asked about should the team outline players on their bowling rather than batting.

“It’s absolutely true. I had once raised this topic but they silenced me. Picking a bowler on the assumption that he will bat and score runs is no benchmark for an all-rounder. How many all-rounders do India have? You say that we have Hardik Pandya, and Ravindra Jadeja, who bowls and bats both. Ashwin too can bat and as can Axar Patel. How many all-rounders do you need?” said Amit Mishra.

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“Every team has 2 all-rounders along with part-time bowlers and a main leg-spinner who can take wickets. Bowlers win you matches. Till the time you don’t take wickets, how will you win a match? Even if you score 300 runs, but if you don’t have wicket-taking and main bowlers, there is no way you can win a game,” he added.

Amit Mishra on Yuzvendra Chahal

Amit Mishra was asked about Yuzvendra Chahal. “I was a little surprised. They should have made him play at least 1-2 matches. I’m not saying that thrust him into the XI straightaway in the final or the semifinal, but had they given you a chance, they could have seen how he is bowling – the rhythm and all. They could have figured if he could have been a good option for them. Playing him previously was important,” he said.

“Whenever a leg-spinner or a wrist-spinner plays, he is your wicket-taker. The shorter the format, the higher are the chances of picking wickets. If Chahal had played and given you 3/40, that would have changed the mindset,” he added.

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