{"id":57262,"date":"2026-10-26T03:29:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T03:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/?p=57262"},"modified":"2026-10-26T03:29:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T03:29:18","slug":"amit-mishra-what-did-i-do-wrong-ex-india-star-reveals-how-being-dropped-from-team-pushed-him-into-depression-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/?p=57262","title":{"rendered":"Amit Mishra: &#8216;What did I do wrong?&#8217;: Ex-India star reveals how being dropped from team pushed him into depression | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-135200409,imgsize-52313,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/amit-mishra-2610.jpg\" alt=\"'What did I do wrong?': Ex-India star reveals how being dropped from team pushed him into depression\" title=\"Image credit: BCCI\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Being dropped from the Indian team was one of the toughest phases of <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/amit-mishra\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Amit Mishra<\/a>&#8216;s cricket career. The former India leg-spinner has revealed that he battled depression for 18 months because he could not understand why he was not getting chances to play for the country.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Mishra made his international debut in 2003. However, he soon found himself out of the Indian team. He was also not picked for some domestic tournaments. Despite continuing to play cricket, he kept wondering why he was being left out.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Speaking to former India batter Aakash Chopra, Mishra opened up about how the setback affected him.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>\u201cI went into depression for a year and a half. I kept thinking about what my mistake was. <!-- -->I was playing everywhere, but the only question in my mind was that, \u2018what did I do wrong?\u2019&#8221; Mishra said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>A selector&#8217;s advice helped Amit Mishra<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Mishra was also left out of the Duleep Trophy and the India A zonal setup. He struggled to understand why he was not getting opportunities until a selector spoke to him about his performances.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>\u201cThen a selector told me that I was not performing. I sat down and thought, and I understood that I was thinking of playing for India itself but not performing in domestic cricket,&#8221; he recalled.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>The selector&#8217;s words made Mishra think about his approach. He realised that he was thinking too much about returning to the Indian team and not focusing enough on performing in domestic cricket.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>Mishra returned to domestic circuit, worked on his game, and his performances eventually helped him return to the Indian team in 2008, almost five years after his debut.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>He went on to play 22 Tests, 36 ODIs and 10 T20Is for India. He claimed taking 156 wickets across the three formats.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/news\/what-did-i-do-wrong-ex-india-star-reveals-how-being-dropped-from-team-pushed-him-into-depression\/articleshow\/135200379.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: Being dropped from the Indian team was one of the toughest phases of Amit Mishra&#8216;s cricket career. The former India leg-spinner has revealed that he battled depression for 18 months because he could not understand why he was not getting chances to play for the country.Mishra made his international debut in 2003. 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