Manish Pandey Creates History; Joins Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni In Elite List

Manish Pandey made his much-awaited debut for Delhi Capitals in the first game of Super Saturday (April 8) and replaced Prithvi Shaw in the playing XI. As David Warner announced his inclusion, Manish created history and joined the likes of MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli in an elite list.

Manish is now one of the seven players to feature in at least one game in every season of IPL thus far. A member of the 2008 India U-19 World Cup-winning team, Manish started his career with Mumbai Indians in 2008. He joined his U-19 captain, Virat Kohli, at Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2009 and stayed there for 2 years.

In 2011, the right-handed batsman moved to Pune Warriors and stayed there for 3 years. In the IPL 2014 mega-auction, he joined Kolkata Knight Riders and represented them till IPL 2017. He played a key role in KKR’s title win in 2014.

In 2018, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) spent a huge sum of Rs 11 crore on Manish Pandey. At the IPL 2022 mega-auction, Lucknow Super Giants bought Manish while in IPL 2023 mini-auction, Delhi Capitals bought the domestic cricket legend.

Manish will open the innings with David Warner against RR. He has enjoyed success while batting up in the batting order and will hope to make a memorable debut for his new team.

Manish has 3648 runs in 160 IPL matches he has played so far. Back in 2009, he became the first Indian to score a century in the T20 league. He was uncapped back then.

MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma and Wriddhiman Saha are other players who have featured in every IPL season thus far.