Overview
- In a MensXP interview published December 22, Amit Mishra rejected claims that MS Dhoni harmed his career or limited his opportunities.
- Mishra said Dhoni believed in his abilities, noting he kept earning recalls during Dhoni’s captaincy because the skipper backed him.
- Recalling an ODI versus New Zealand in 2016, Mishra said Dhoni urged him to bowl naturally, after which he took 5 for 18 in a match-turning spell.
- The retired leg-spinner’s India career spanned 22 Tests, 36 ODIs and 10 T20Is, and he announced his retirement from all cricket in September 2025.
- He was a prolific IPL performer with 174 wickets in 162 matches at a 7.37 economy, and his last India outing was a T20I in Bengaluru with figures of 1/23.