Mohnish’s wards keep him going

Loose talks briefly halted his career but Mishra, now a coach, keen to produce India players

- FIROZ MIRZA @Chennai

Mohnish Mishra (C) plundered 16 runs from 5 balls off Muttiah Muralitharan | FILE

“HANDLE them carefully, for words have more power than atom bombs.”

British poet and writer Pearl Strachan Hurd had famously said those words. Former Madhya Pradesh captain, Mohnish Mishra, will be able to relate to it. After a satisfying season with the now-defunct Deccan Chargers, the MP batter was in his second season with Pune Warriors India, also disbanded, during the 2012 Indian Premier League when a sting operation brought his career to a screeching halt.

“The three players, through loose talk and unsubstantiated bragging, brought the game into disrepute, and hence, have been held guilty of the lesser offence. They have been debarred for a period of one year, from playing any cricket matches conducted or authorized by the ICC or BCCI, or any affiliated unit of the BCCI,” read a statement issued by the Indian cricket board (BCCI). Mishra was one of the three players.