Former Indian cricketer Amit Mishra is making headlines regarding a latest case. The former cricketer’s 35-year-old model wife has accused him and his family members of dowry harassment, physical assault and abetment of suicide.
According to PTI report, a fresh complaint has been filed in a Kanpur court against Mishra and some of his family members. It is learned that Garima Tiwari has filed a complaint in the court of Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division). Garima alleged that Amit Mishra and some of his family members were pressurizing her physically and mentally to give her a Honda City car and Rs 10 lakh as dowry.
Amit Mishra’s wife also accused her in-laws
Apart from the former IPL cricketer, Tiwari’s allegations pointed to Amit’s mother Bina Mishra, father Shashikant Mishra, brother Amar Mishra, sister-in-law Ritu Mishra and sister Swati Mishra. Tiwari told the media that soon after the marriage, her in-laws started pressurizing her and her family to give her a Honda City car and Rs 10 lakh as dowry.
She also claimed that her family managed to arrange some amount as dowry, but the demands continued. According to media reports, she also claimed that the cricketer snatched away the money she earned through modeling assignments and repeatedly threatened her with divorce.
It is also learned that this is the third legal case filed by Tiwari against Mishra. The first case against Mishra, Tiwari area, was on April 21, 2025, followed by the maintenance petition on April 23, 2025. Tiwari demanded a monthly allowance of Rs 50,000 and compensation of Rs 1 crore from Amit Mishra.
Talking to journalists, Garima Tiwari told that she met Amit Mishra through Instagram in 2019 and gradually got into a serious relationship. They tied the knot at a Kanpur club on April 26, 2021, after a three-year long relationship.
Amit Mishra had a great track record for Team India.
The news came as a shock to Indian cricket fans as Amit Mishra was one of the most lethal spinners of his time. This Delhi-born player played 22 Tests and took 76 wickets, which included one 5-wicket haul. In ODIs, the spinner took 64 wickets in 36 matches at an economy rate of 4.72.
And in T20Is, Mishra scalped 16 wickets in 10 matches at an amazing economy rate of 6.31. Amit Mishra was a member of the Indian team that won the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. Additionally, he was part of the Indian team that finished runners-up in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20.
Memorable IPL incidents related to Amit Mishra
In the Indian Premier League, he played for Delhi Capitals, Lucknow Super Giants, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Deccan Chargers. To date, he remains the only bowler to take three hat-tricks (2008, 2011 and 2013).
But one of the most talked about moments of his career was when there was a heated exchange between Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir during an IPL match between Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Mishra played the role of peacemaker between them to calm the situation.
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