India vs Zimbabwe in ODIs: 6 interesting statistics and records

5. Against Zimbabwe, Amit Mishra took the highest number of wickets in a bilateral series

Amit Mishra recorded his career best 6/48 against Zimbabwe in 2013

While all the hullabaloo was about Parvez Rasool’s non-inclusion in the team when a Virat Kohli-led Indian team visited Zimbabwe in 2013, old horse Amit Mishra silently made one of the most coveted records his own when he finished the series with 18 scalps.

Mishra equalled Javagal Srinath’s record of most wickets in a bilateral series. Earlier, Javagal Srinath had taken 18 wickets in a seven-match series against New Zealand in 2002. Mishra managed the feat in only 5 matches. Surprisingly, before the series, Mishra had only 19 wickets in ODIs.