Full name Manish Krishnanand Pandey
Born September 10, 1989, Nainital, Uttaranchal
Current age 20 years 73 days
Major teams Karnataka, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 8 | 13 | 1 | 481 | 194 | 40.08 | 719 | 66.89 | 1 | 3 | 64 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| List A | 6 | 6 | 1 | 172 | 69 | 34.40 | 232 | 74.13 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 407 | 114* | 29.07 | 318 | 127.98 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 8 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 0 | - | - | - | 2.66 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Twenty20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class debut | Karnataka v Railways at Bangalore, Nov 3-6, 2008 scorecard |
| Last First-class | Karnataka v Bengal at Mysore, Nov 17-20, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | Saurashtra v Karnataka at Visakhapatnam, Apr 2, 2008 scorecard |
| Last List A | Karnataka v Tamil Nadu at Visakhapatnam, Feb 21, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Karnataka v Kerala at Visakhapatnam, Apr 3, 2007 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Daredevils at Bangalore, Oct 17, 2009 scorecard |
Manish Pandey will always be remembered as the first Indian to score a century in the IPL. In one night, the 19-year-old went from being Karnataka's next big Ranji hope to entering the record books as he hit his way to the highest Twenty20 score by an Indian. That century also probably meant he wouldn't have to carry out his intention of following his father into the army if he didn't make it as a professional cricketer. His batting anyway is not built on military discipline; Pandey has always been a free-scoring aggressive middle-order batsman and an athletic fielder.
His trademark half-sweep-half-flick - where he shapes to go for the sweep but just stretches towards the ball and flicks it, mostly towards midwicket - was quite the talk of the junior circles in Bangalore. That shot was on ample display when he scored two half-centuries in his first two Ranji Trophy matches, in the 2008-09 season. He came to Bangalore when he was 15 and stayed back when his father was transferred to Rajasthan three years later.
In those three years Pandey came to be well-regarded in the KSCA league, represented Karnataka at the Under-17 and Under-19 levels, and was always marked for a Ranji cap. He also represented India in the U-19 World Cup in 2008, though he didn't get many chances in that winning side.
Cricinfo staff May 2009
- Delighted Pandey looks to build on maiden century (Nov 4, 2009)
- Sparkling Pandey kicks off season in style (Nov 3, 2009)
- McDonald stars in thumping Victorian win (Oct 15, 2009)
- Panthers keep semi-final hopes alive (Sep 20, 2009)
- Panthers ride high on Pandey century (Sep 14, 2009)
Sep 14, 2009
Manish Pandey goes over the top
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May 23, 2009
Manish Pandey is bowled for a crucial 48
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May 21, 2009
Manish Pandey powers the ball through the off side
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