Tanmay Mishra

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Tanmay Mishra

| country = Kenya

| fullname = Tanmay Mishra

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|12|22|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Mumbai, India

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium-fast

| role = Middle order batsman

| international = true

| internationalspan = 2006–2013

| odidebutdate = 25 February

| odidebutyear = 2006

| odidebutagainst = Zimbabwe

| odicap = 30

| lastodidate = 2 July

| lastodiyear = 2013

| lastodiagainst = Scotland

| T20Idebutdate = 1 September

| T20Idebutyear = 2007

| T20Idebutagainst = Bangladesh

| T20Icap = 4

| lastT20Idate = 5 July

| lastT20Iyear = 2013

| lastT20Iagainst = Scotland

| club1 = Deccan Chargers

| year1 = 2012

| club2 = Tripura

| year2 = 2019/20

| club3 = Meghalaya

| year3 = 2023/24

| columns = 4

| column1 = ODI

| matches1 = 42

| runs1 = 1,128

| bat avg1 = 34.18

| 100s/50s1 = 0/8

| top score1 = 72

| deliveries1 = 9

| wickets1 = 1

| bowl avg1 = 12.00

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 1/6

| catches/stumpings1 = 16/–

| column2 = T20I

| matches2 = 15

| runs2 = 227

| bat avg2 = 15.13

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 38

| deliveries2 = 30

| wickets2 = 3

| bowl avg2 = 11.00

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 3/25

| catches/stumpings2 = 3/–

| column3 = FC

| matches3 = 17

| runs3 = 920

| bat avg3 = 31.72

| 100s/50s3 = 1/7

| top score3 = 108

| deliveries3 = 102

| wickets3 = 1

| bowl avg3 = 66.00

| fivefor3 = 0

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 1/53

| catches/stumpings3 = 21/–

| column4 = LA

| matches4 = 56

| runs4 = 1,509

| bat avg4 = 33.53

| 100s/50s4 = 0/11

| top score4 = 72

| deliveries4 = 9

| wickets4 = 1

| bowl avg4 = 12.00

| fivefor4 = 0

| tenfor4 = 0

| best bowling4 = 1/6

| catches/stumpings4 = 17/–

| date = 1 July

| year = 2015

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/24790.html ESPNcricinfo

}}

Tanmay Mishra (born 22 December 1986) is an Indian-born former cricketer. A right-handed aggressive middle-order batsman, he made his One Day International debut for Kenya in 2006 against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo.

Early life

Born in Mumbai, he moved to Kenya in 1994, at the age of 8.{{Cite web|date=2013-10-29|title=Tanmay Mishra: A cricketer’s journey from World Cups to the maidans of Mumbai|url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/tanmay-mishra-a-cricketer-rsquo-s-journey-from-world-cups-to-the-maidans-of-mumbai-32797|access-date=2021-01-31|website=Cricket Country|language=en-US}}

Career

In 2007, Mishra enrolled himself in an Indian University, and this prevented him from making any appearances for the Kenyan national side for the next three years.{{cite web |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/kenya/content/story/316025.html |title=Tanmay Mishra heads to India |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=11 March 2017}} He returned to the national team in 2010 October.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/kenya/content/story/480688.html |title=All-round Afghanistan level series |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=11 March 2017}}

Mishra was bought by the Deccan Chargers ahead of IPL 5, he has been signed as an 'Indian' as he has an Indian passport (India does not allow dual citizenship).{{Cite web|date=2012-04-17|title=Kenyan cricketer Tanmay Mishra plays as "domestic" player for Deccan Chargers|url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/kenyan-cricketer-tanmay-mishra-plays-as-domestic-player-for-deccan-chargers-13543|access-date=2021-01-22|website=Cricket Country|language=en-US}} In the 2014 IPL players auction, he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs. 10 lakhs.

In the domestic circle, he scored his first List A century in 2019, 13 years after he had played his first domestic one-day match.{{cite web |url=https://www.t20mumbai.com/news/tanmay-mishra-slams-his-maiden-one-day-century |title=Tanmay Mishra slams his maiden One Day century |publisher=T20 Mumbai |accessdate=22 November 2019}} His ton came in Tripura's 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Madhya Pradesh.

He played in the 2011 Cricket World Cup, scoring 133 runs in five matches. He was Kenya's second-highest scorer behind Collins Obuya.{{cite web |title=Batting and Fielding for Kenya |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/12/ICC_World_Cup_2010-11/Kenya_Batting.html |website=CricketArchive |access-date=28 December 2020}} He made his highest ODI score of 72 in the match against Australia, when he and Obuya put on 115 for the fourth wicket.{{cite web |title=31st Match, Group A (D/N), Bengaluru, Mar 13 2011, ICC Cricket World Cup |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-cricket-world-cup-2010-11-381449/australia-vs-kenya-31st-match-group-a-433588/full-scorecard |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=28 December 2020}}

References

External links

{{cricinfo|id=24790}}
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[https://sportscafe.in/articles/cricket/2019/nov/03/from-playing-world-cup-for-kenya-to-piling-runs-for-tripura-tanmay-mishra-crosses-a-spectrum From playing World Cup for Kenya to piling runs for Tripura - Tanmay Mishra Story by Bastab K Parida]

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