2 min learnCould 3, 2026 05:05 PM IST
Manish Pandey was on Sunday chosen by the Kolkata Knight Riders for his or her 2026 IPL match in opposition to Sunrisers Hyderabad, making it the primary sport of the season for the veteran batter. Within the course of, he has turn out to be simply the third participant to have made an look in every of the 19 seasons of the match.
The one different gamers to have accomplished this earlier than him are India greats Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Curiously, MS Dhoni, who has captained all three gamers in worldwide cricket, continues to be sitting on 18 seasons as he’s but to play sport within the 2026 version. Pandey has performed for six completely different sides within the IPL however has principally been related to KKR. He performed for Mumbai Indians within the inaugural season and this was adopted by two seasons with Royal Challengers Bengaluru. In his first season with RCB, Pandey grew to become the primary Indian to attain a century within the IPL. Nevertheless, that is still his solely ton within the league.
Pandey then performed for the erstwhile Pune Warriors India between 2011 and 2013 after which got here 4 seasons with KKR. Pandey blasted a match-winning knock of 94 within the 2014 last to energy KKR to their second title and this led to him turning into a mainstay of their center order for 3 seasons. He was then launched by KKR after Sunrisers Hyderabad acquired him. He performed for SRH for 4 seasons, which was adopted by moderately uneventful stints with Lucknow Tremendous Giants and Delhi Capitals. Pandey returned to KKR forward of the 2024 season. Nevertheless, Sunday’s sport in opposition to SRH is simply his fifth look since.
Pandey has total scored 3942 runs in 162 IPL innings at a strike price of 121.51 and common of 29.41 with one century and 22 half-centuries. A member of the Indian staff led by Kohli that gained the 2008 U19 World Cup, Pandey has performed 29 ODIs and 39 T20Is for India. His final worldwide match was an ODI in opposition to Sri Lanka in July 2021. Pandey has scored 566 runs in ODI cricket at a median of 33.29 with one century and two half-centuries. In T20Is, he has scored 709 runs at a strike price of 126.15 and common of 44.31 with three half-centuries to his identify.