New Delhi: India’s one of the most skilful leg-spinners, Amit Mishra, on Thursday, announced his retirement from all forms of cricket after a career that spanned 25 years on September 4.

Mishra made his debut in 2003 just after the conclusion of the 2003 ODI World Cup, but had to wait for five years for another chance. The 42-year-old spinner was unable to find consistency and failed to remain in contention for the Indian team set-up throughout his career.

When Mishra made his debut, India had two established, experienced spinners, Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh. The presence of the ace spin pair hampered his chance to break into the team. After a humiliating loss in the 2007 ODI World Cup, Kumble bade farewell to the white-ball format and a year later from the red-ball format.

Indian selectors handed the captaincy to MS Dhoni, and the team went into a transition phase from 2007 onwards.

In going to play the first-ever T20 World Cup, Mishra was........

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