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Template:Infobox cricketer Manish Krishnanand Pandey (born 10 September 1989) is an Indian international cricketer. He is primarily a right-handed middle-order batsman representing Karnataka in domestic cricket and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL).[1] He played as an opening batsman for his former IPL team, the Royal Challengers Bangalore, and became the first Indian player to score a century in the IPL in 2009 Indian Premier League.[2]

Life and early career

Pandey was born in [Bageshwar], Kumaon, India.[3] Later he moved to Bangalore at the age of 15 with his family. His father was in the Indian Army.[4] He did his schooling in Kendriya Vidyalaya and later joined the Karnataka State Cricket Association. His sister, Anita Pandey was also a former cricketer who had represented Karnataka.[5] He was a member of the victorious Indian team in the 2008 Under-19 World Cup held in Malaysia.[4]

Indian Premier League

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Manish Pandey (left) and Umesh Yadav (right), in an ad during IPL 2015

He was selected for the Mumbai Indians squad in the 2008 season of the Indian Premier League.[6] On 21 May 2009, while playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore, he became the first Indian to score a century in the IPL.[7] He was then picked up by the Kolkata Knight Riders in 2014.[8] In the finals, he played a match-winning innings of 94 against Kings XI Punjab and was awarded Man of Match.[9] He had been included in the list of top 10 scorers of 2 IPL seasons, 2014 (401 runs in 16 matches)[10] and in 2017 (396 runs in 13 matches).[11] In 2018, he was picked up by Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹11 crore.[12]

International career

Pandey made his One Day International (ODI) debut for India against Zimbabwe on 14 July 2015.[13] He had a successful debut that included a 144-run partnership with Kedar Jadhav. Pandey joined Jadhav at the crease when India was struggling at 82 for the loss of 4 wickets and made his maiden half-century before being dismissed for 71 runs.[14] He made his Twenty20 International debut for India on the same tour, on 17 July 2015.[15] He was selected in the ODI squad for the Australian tour in January 2016. In the final game at the Sydney Cricket Ground, he played a match-winning inning of 104*, helping India win its only match of the series.[16]

He was selected as a replacement of Yuvraj Singh in 2016 World T20 for India.[17] He was named in the 15-man squad for the Champions Trophy in June 2017. However, he injured himself during the IPL and missed out the ICC event for India.[18][19] In June 2021, he was named in India's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Sri Lanka.[20]

Personal life

Pandey married an Indian actress Ashrita Shetty on 2 December 2019 in Mumbai.[21][22]

References

  1. Manish Pandey Profile. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  2. IPL 2009: Manish Pandey becomes first Indian centurion in the tournament. Cricketcountry(24 August 2014).
  3. https://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-from-nashik-to-bangalore-manish-has-come-a-long-way-1258219
  4. 4.0 4.1 Manish Pandey: Five interesting facts you must know about India's new hero. Zee News(24 January 2016). Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  5. Pandey sister loves to watch Manish bat. Deccan Herald(25 May 2009). Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  6. Skipper Virat top pick in IPL's under-19 draft. Indian Express(11 March 2008). Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  7. Royal Challengers Banglore vs Deccan Chargers Scorecard
  8. 2014 Pepsi IPL Player Auction concludes(13 February 2014).
  9. Pandey guns KKR to second title, Binoy, George. ESPNcricinfo(1 June 2014).
  10. Indian Premier League, 2014 / Records / Most runs. ESPN. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  11. Indian Premier League, 2017 / Records / Most runs. ESPN. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  12. List of sold and unsold players. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  13. Rahane to lead second-string side in Zimbabwe. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  14. Jadhav, Pandey set up 3-0 India sweep. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  15. India top order, spinners muzzle Zimbabwe. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  16. India beat Australia by six wickets to avoid ODI whitewash. BBC Sport(23 January 2016). Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  17. Mohammed Shami back for World T20.
  18. Rohit, Ashwin, Shami return for Champions Trophy(8 May 2017).
  19. Karthik replaces injured Pandey in Champions Trophy squad(18 May 2017).
  20. India vs Sri Lanka 2021: Shikhar Dhawan to lead India in limited-overs. Six Sports.
  21. Manish Pandey ties knot with Tamil actress Ashrita Shetty hours after winning Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Hindustan Times(2 December 2019). Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  22. Manish Pandey Marries Actress Ashrita Shetty In Mumbai | Cricket News. NDTVSports.com(2 December 2019). Retrieved 2 December 2019.

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