- published: 25 Jan 2016
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Manish Krishnanand Pandey (Hindi: मनिष कृष्णानंद पांडे Kannada: ಮನೀಶ್ ಪಾಂಡೆ) (born September 10, 1989 in Nainital, Uttarakhand) is an Indian cricketer. He is primarily a right-handed middle order batsman, although he opened the innings for his club team, the Royal Challengers Bangalore. After 2 years of playing for the Royal Challengers Bangalore, he has opted to play for Pune Warriors India in IPL 2011. He represents Karnataka in first class cricket.
Pandey began his cricket career when he was in the third standard. He 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 will be remembered as the first Indian to score a century in an IPL.