Manish Pandey
Manish Krishnanand Pandey (born 10 September 1989 in Nainital, Uttarakhand) is an Indian cricketer. He is primarily a right-handed middle order batsman representing Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL. He had opened the innings for his former team, the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL. After playing 2 years for the Royal Challengers, he opted to play for Pune Warriors India from 2011. He represents Karnataka in first-class cricket.[1] He is managed by Gaames Unlimited [2][3]
Career
Early career
Pandey started playing cricket when he was in the third grade. He did his schooling in Kendria Vidyalaya ASC center. His coach was Mr.Satish who trained him from childhood till he joined KSCA. His coach is a former coach of Karnataka, Haryana and Odisha. Manish was a member of the victorious Indian team that played in the 2008 Under-19 World Cup held in Malaysia. He was selected for the Mumbai Indians' squad in the 2008 season of the Indian Premier League. He is also the first Indian to score a century in the IPL. He was picked up by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League 2014.
He was the man of match in the finals of IPL-7 (2014) with a match winning innings of 94 for Kolkata Knight Riders against Kings XI Punjab.
Centuries at IPL
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