Mohnish Dinesh Mishra (born 9 February 1984) is an Indian

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er. He is a right-handed

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and a right-arm

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bowler. He was banned from Indian cricket over signing up with the rebel ICL. Subsequently, Mishra left the ICL and, following an amnesty offer from

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, returned to Indian domestic cricket. A middle-order batsman, Mishra made his

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debut for

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against

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in 2000/01 at the age of 16. However, he played just two games in that season. He also represented India at the ICC Under-19 World Cup in 2002. He then went through a period of four years without competitive cricket as he failed to impress the selectors of his state team. He made a comeback during the 2005/06 season, but his domestic career was cut short after he signed up with the Delhi Giants team in the now-defunct

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. Eventually, the

revoked its ban on the ICL players and Mishra returned to playing for his state team in 2009 and has been a regular member of the playing XI ever since. He signed up for

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in the

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(IPL) in 2010. Mishra went on to play 11 matches for them that season. He had a highly successful first-class season in 2010/11 as he accumulated 718 runs in 9 matches at an average of 59.83. In 2011, he signed a contract with the new IPL franchise

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. He was suspended on 15 May 2012 over spot-fixing, after a local news channel, ''

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'' accused him along with four other players based on a

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. After the corruption probe in June, Mishra was handed a one-year ban for bringing the game into disrepute while his Madhya Pradesh teammate

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was given a life-ban after he was found guilty of the charges.

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Yahoo! Cricket Profile : Mohnish Mishra
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