Manish Pandey turns 31: When batsman become first Indian to score IPL ton; watch video

Indian Premier League gave a platform for young and upcoming talents to showcase ir skills on a grand st and go toe-to-toe with international stalwarts. Karnataka-born cricketer Manish Pandey grabbed this opportunity with both hands when he was picked up by Royal Challengers Bangalore unit for IPL 2009. Much to a lot of people's surprise, a young 19-year-old Manish Pandey became first Indian player to smash a century in IPL on May 21, 2009. Pandey IPL ton will always remain special in IPL history

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Manish Pandey opened innings with Jacques Kallis as Bangalore-based franchise took on Deccan Chargers. Pandey played an absolute blinder as he remained unbeaten on 114. Manish Pandey's innings could have been drastically cut short if he was t given a lifeline by RP Singh, who put down batsman's catch at third man when he was batting at 2.

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It was only second edition of league where an uncapped youngster took seasoned bowlers with international experiences to cleaners, which proved to be a great vertisement for cash-rich league. scintillating innings was even more impressive as it came in South Africa, as season was shifted due to General Elections in India. A cricket fan took to Twitter to post highlights of innings on 31st Manish Pandey birthday -

Manish Pandey in IPL 2020

Pandey, who turned 31 on Thursday, is set to represent SunRisers Hyderab (SRH) in IPL 2020. As evidenced from recently-anunced SRH schedule, SRH team will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in ir opening match of tournament on September 21. However, franchise is set to miss services of three of ir cricketers, including SRH team captain David Warner in opening week of tournament. David Warner, along with Mitchell Marsh, is selected in Australia’s squ for September’s limited-overs series against England.

ditionally, SRH opening batsman Jonny Bairstow has been selected to play England’s T20I as well as ODIs in ir Australian challenge at home. three players are expected to make a comeback into SRH squ later in September. Veteran cricketer Kane Williamson is likely to le SRH team in Warner’s absence.

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Pandey IPL ton: SRH squ for  IPL 2020

David Warner (C), Abhishek Sharma, Basil Thampi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Billy Stanlake, Jonny Bairstow, Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey, Mohamm Nabi, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Shahbaz Neem, Shreevats Goswami, Siddarth Kaul, Khaleel Ahmed, Thangarasu Natarajan, Vijay Shankar, Wriddhiman Saha, Virat Singh, Priyam Garg, Mitchell Marsh, Bavanaka Sandeep, Fabian Allen, Abdul Sam and Sanjay Yav.

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Im Source: Manish Pandey Instagram