When Manish Pandey is in full flow, he conveys the sense of a batsman who is capable of great deeds. His stroke-making, the way his feet mo...
When Manish Pandey is in full flow, he conveys the sense of a batsman who is capable of great deeds. His stroke-making, the way his feet move, the manner in which he finds the gaps and seizes the initiative are all hallmarks of good batsmen.
But then again, this isn’t something we didn’t know about him. Ever since he scored a century as a 19-year-old in the 2009 Indian Premier League season, he was ear-marked as a talent that the selectors must keep an eye on.
But despite his obvious skill, he has never quite managed to find the consistency that would elevate him into a world-class player. But on Thursday night against Rajasthan Royals, Pandey, who is now 31, once again showed how dangerous he can be once he takes the limiters off.
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Last 2 M.O.M Awards in IPL
vs KXIP (2014 IPL Final)
vs RR (Today)*#RRvsSRH
Batting first, Rajasthan Royals put on 154/6 at the end of their 20 overs. The ball was stopping on the batsmen a bit and no RR batsmen really managed to get going.
In response, SRH had their task cut out. They could plan the chase better but when they lost David Warner and Jonny Bairstow with just 16 runs on the board, they...
