When Shivam Mishra started his cricketing journey, he had one ambition: to play first-class cricket. Mishra’s childhood coach, Dinesh Lad, also convinced that his protege had enough means to move on and play first-class cricket, plucked his mustache, which he believed would mark an inevitable milestone in Shivam Mishra’s fledgling career. There will be stone.
The lad took under his tutelage Shardul Thakur and Mishra, residents of Boisar, an industrial town 110 km from Mumbai, when the two impressed in Mumbai’s much-acclaimed school cricket tournament.
Mishra progressed the representing Mumbai
Mishra progressed through the way, representing Mumbai U16 and U19. But, unlike many of his contemporaries in Lal’s academy such as Harmeet Singh and Thakur, Mishra did not get an ‘A’ division club to play in Mumbai’s Times Shield; An audition tournament for Ranji Trophy. This thug inspired him to look for opportunities elsewhere, to find a home in Bangalore; From one cradle of Indian batting to another.
“I still have a Mumbai U19 shirt hanging in my wardrobe,” Shivam Mishra said. My cricket journey from Mumbai. Mumbai retains its rich cricketing heritage by making us train, think and play like champions.
“But my time in Bangalore made me self-realized as a batsman. When you talk about Mumbai cricket, it’s about consistency and consistency and batting for days. Put that price on your wicket. Keep it. But in Bangalore, what you will get is the recognition of how flamboyant you are, the shots you have, and how dominant you are as a batsman.”
While on the cricket field, he accounted for his prowess with the bat for the Golden State Grizzlies, hitting a dazzling 83* off 46 balls against a mighty attack from the Michigan Cricket Stars. Mishra ended the season tally behind only Sami Aslam for the Grizzlies. Following in the footsteps of his idol Michael Hussey
