Manish Pandey is a professional Indian cricketer, who was born on September 10, 1989 in Nantilal, Karnataka. Nicknamed “Mani” in the cricket circle, he is a right-handed middle-order batsman, who occasionally bowls right-arm off break. He idolizes the Australian cricketer, Mathew Hayden, for his batting style and confidence on the crease.
Manish Pandey was a part of the Indian team that lifted the 2008 International Cricket Council (ICC) Under-19 World Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. His impressive score of 72 runs was instrumental in India’s win over the Bangladesh Under-19 team at the final match of the Triangular tournament in January 2008.
Manish Pandey made his Twenty20 (T20) debut for the Karnataka team in a match against Kerala in Visakhapatnam on April 3, 2007. The following year in April, he went on to make his first appearance in a List A match for Karnataka against Saurashtra. He managed to score 45 runs on his debut at a strike rate of 84.9.
Manish Pandey was selected to be a member of the Mumbai Indians team owned by Reliance Industries Limited to play in the inaugural season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008. His last match of the season was against the Bangalore Royal Challengers in May that year.
Apart from playing cricket, Manish Pandey enjoys listening to music and reading books. Had it not been cricket, he would have followed the footsteps of his father to serve the Indian army or would have been a businessman by profession.
