New Delhi, Sept. 4 -- Veteran spinner Amit Mishra, who bid adieu to a 25-year journey in professional cricket on Thursday, revealed how the Indian Premier League (IPL) helped him financially and became a platform for his comeback.

Mishra also said that former Indian opener Virender Sehwag called him and wanted the wrist spinner in his team.

"IPL helped me a lot financially. Plus, for my comeback, that platform helped me a lot. After 5 years, I was selected in IPL because at that time, Leg spinners were not considered for T20. Viru Bhai [Virender Sehwag] called me and told me that he wanted me in his team because I had played well in T20," Mishra told ANI.

Mishra burst into the international scene in 2003, when he made his ODI debut aga...