Amit Mishra poses selection dilemma
Posted on Oct 26, 2008 at 16:05 | Updated Oct 26, 2008 at 16:27
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New Delhi: India's new bowling star Amit Mishra is sweating on selection for the third Test against Australia -- despite a match-winning seven-wicket haul against the tourists.
The 25-year-old was picked for the second Test in Mohali as a last-minute replacement for injured Indian leg-spin veteran Anil Kumble and tied the Australians in knots with his enormous leg-breaks and the odd googly.
The debutant's seven wickets helped India to a thumping 320-run win, and the Australians are desperate to avoid a repeat in this week's New Delhi Test.
But they may receive help from the Indian selectors, who face a tricky selection dilemma for the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar series beginning here on Wednesday, with Kumble raring to play on his favourite surface.
The inspirational Indian skipper became only the second bowler to take all 10 wickets in a Test innings after England's Jim Laker at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium here in 1999. And he has 55 wickets at a rate of just 15.41 in six Tests at the venue.
The 38-year-old's injured shoulder is improving rapidly and he is keen to lead India again with time running out of his career spanning 18 years and 131 Tests.
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Posted By ravis123
Yes .. Quite true also Amit Mishra's huge success on debut with SEVEN VITAL WICKETS AT CRUCIAL STAGES is a
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