1. Manish Pandey is primarily a right-handed middle-order batsman representing India national cricket team, Karnataka in domestic cricket and Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League.
23 Facts About Manish Pandey
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Manish Pandey 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.
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Manish Pandey was a part of the Indian squad which won the 2018 Asia Cup.
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Manish Pandey did his schooling in Kendriya Vidyalaya and later joined the Karnataka State Cricket Association.
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Manish Pandey's sister, Anita Pandey is a former cricketer who represented Karnataka.
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Manish Pandey was a member of the victorious Indian team in the 2008 Under-19 World Cup held in Malaysia.
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Manish Pandey was selected for the Mumbai Indians squad in the 2008 season of the Indian Premier League.
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Manish Pandey was then picked up by the Kolkata Knight Riders in 2014.
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Manish Pandey had been included in the list of top 10 scorers of 2 IPL seasons, 2014 and in 2017.
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Manish Pandey was dropped for most of the season in IPL 2021, due to lack of form.
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At the inaugural IPL Auction in 2008, Manish Pandey was bought by Mumbai Indians for a base price of US$30,000.
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Manish Pandey was retained for the 2010 season for RCB.
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Later, Manish Pandey played for Pune Warriors India in the IPL 2011,2012, and 2013 seasons.
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In 2018, Manish Pandey became one of the highest paid cricketers in the season.
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Manish Pandey was named captain of the Karnataka team in the 2021 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
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Manish Pandey made his One Day International debut for India against Zimbabwe on 14 July 2015.
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Manish Pandey had a successful debut that included a 144-run partnership with Kedar Jadhav.
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Manish 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.
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Manish Pandey made his Twenty20 International debut for India on the same tour, on 17 July 2015.
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Manish Pandey was selected in the ODI squad for the Australian tour in January 2016.
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Manish Pandey was selected as a replacement of Yuvraj Singh in 2016 World T20 for India.
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Manish Pandey was named in the 15-man squad for the Champions Trophy in June 2017.
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Manish Pandey married an Indian actress Ashrita Shetty on 2 December 2019 in Mumbai.