Abhimanyu Mithun (born 25 October 1989) is an Indian

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er. A right-arm fast-medium bowler, Mithun was called up to the

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squad for the first

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against

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in 2009–10, only ten weeks after making his first-class debut. He has also played in the

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for

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. In November 2019, he became the first bowler to take a

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in all three domestic formats of top-level cricket in India. In

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, he played for

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, before retiring from the format in October 2021.

Playing career

As a teenager, Mithun was a

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thrower, competing at state-level. Despite training at his father's gym throughout his teens, he failed to progress with his discus throwing, and a friend suggested that he join a cricket camp. Until the age of 17, he hadn't bowled with a leather ball.

's head coach

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eulogised about him, describing him as an "express bowler", but he had a quiet

. His first-class debut reinvigorated the potential; he claimed six wickets in the first innings, followed by five wickets in the second, including a

. During the ensuing season, he displayed his credentials, claiming another five-wicket haul, and taking 47 wickets to finish as the highest wicket-taker in the 2009–10

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. His call-up to the

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to replace the injured Sreesanth came little more than ten weeks after his first-class debut, but his Karnataka coach

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was not surprised; "From day one we knew he had the potential, he has the pace, bowling around 140kmh, and he has performed in every game, whether it is junior cricket or first-class cricket. He made his debut in

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s in the third and final one day match against

in the 2010 season. His

debut was against

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on 18 July 2010, at

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, in which he claimed four wickets. He batted at No. 11 in the first innings, but after looking more solid than his fellow bowlers, he was promoted to No. 9 in the second innings and scored 25. "But he was not given proper chances to play for India but he is good consistent bowler.In the 2015 Indian Premiere League, it was announced that he would be playing for Mumbai Indians as a good death bowler. In July 2018, he was named in the squad for India Red for the 2018–19 Duleep Trophy. In October 2019, in the final of the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy, he took a

, with Karnataka going on to win the match. In November 2019, in the first semi-final of the 2019–20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, between Haryana and Karnataka, he took five wickets in one over, including a

. On 7 October 2021, Abhhimanyu retired from first-class cricket.

Personal life

Abhimanyu Mithun married Rayane, the daughter of actress

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on August 28, 2016. Their wedding was graced by the cricket and politics fraternity. and was blessed with a son on 7 June 2018 who they named Tarak and a they welcomed their second child a baby girl on March 18, 2020, who they named Radhya derived from his wife's mother's name

References

External links

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