Pandey hopes to build on Sydney gains
Manish Pandey, whose maiden ODI century in Sydney lifted India to the highest successful chase against Australia in Australia, has said that he is keen to build on the gains made in the series. His unbeaten 104 helped India chase down 331 in the last game of the five-match series, preventing a 5-0 series sweep for Australia.
"Getting a hundred at the international level is always a big achievement and it was my first one. So somewhere I have an idea [of what I have done]. Looking at the bigger picture, I would say it is a very good start to my international career," Pandey told PTI. "I want to take my Australia experience forward to my next innings, try to play the same way. But yes, what I did in Australia will be definitely act as a confidence booster for me."
Pandey was part of India Under-19s' title-winning campaign in 2008. The next year he became the first Indian to hit a century in the Indian Premier League, in a must-win game for his team. He has also been a consistent performer for his state side, Karnataka. Pandey got his maiden call-up to the India squad for a one-off T20 international against West Indies in 2014. The visiting side, however, abandoned their tour midway because of a payment structure dispute between the players, the WICB, and the West Indies Players' Association.
Pandey was then part of a second-string India squad to Zimbabwe in July 2015, where he made 71 on debut. In Australia, he managed only six runs in the second ODI in Brisbane, and was left out for the subsequent two matches, but stepped up in Sydney to help India clinch a thriller. Pandey, though, said that he will not rest on the Sydney hundred and will look to step up further.
"I have waited for long [to play for India] and I finally I got the opportunity I was looking for in the last one-dayer. That is how I normally bat. I wanted to make full use of the opportunity and I think I did. So job well done but I won't be banking on this performance in the games to come.
"It was a long wait but I was not thinking about it to be honest. It was all about making full use of the chances I got in the middle. I thought I was ready as I had good runs behind me and a lot of experience with regards to first-class cricket. And that is what Ravi (Shastri) sir told me there. Mahi (Dhoni) was also very supportive."
Pandey was not picked in the squad for the Australia T20s, but has made his way into the squad for the three-match T20 series at home against Sri Lanka, and is also in the selection mix for the World T20, beginning March 8.
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@Alexk400 - what do you mean rohit has been selected only because of the mumbai cabal? Are you aware that rahane, another mumbai player, has been often shifted up and down the order to accommodate rohit? Or that kedar jadhav, a very good lower order batsman had inexplicably not been selected inspite of a phenomenal run in domestic cricket and doing very well in the few internationals he has played? Rohit has been given so many chances because of dhoni's support (an example of how dhoni favours certain players, others being dhawan, jadeja etc).
Both Pandey and Rahane should make it to the world T20 team as Yuvraj is no more quick mover in the field and India cant afford too many slow fielders. India should also pick a leg spinner who can bat. Praveen Kumar is a better option than B.Kumar. Team - Rohit, Shikar, Rahane, Pandey, Kohli, Raina, Dhoni, Jadeja, Ashwin, KarnSharma/ShreyasGopal, Bumrah, Nehra, PraveenKumar, Rishi, Pandya.
It is shameful the way Rahane is constantly under-rated, often criticised by dhoni in public and has his place questioned in the side, inspite of being the most consistent and dependable player over the past few years, especially on fast pitches and against quality pace attacks - where ironically most flat pitch bullies fail. We do appreciate Pandey's knock but remember that this was one performance, and people are immediately stating that rahane has no place in the team (except as a back-up opener, ironically for dhawan, who has been in the team only with dhoni's support and one off decent scores) and demanding that rahane be dropped in favour of pandey/ raina/ anyone else.
as good as he is, with dhoni's game in decline, would you play him or raina in your team. as bad as people think raina is, he has been instrumental throughout his career. those quick 30s and 40s have won India a lot of matches, along with his more than useful bowling. its just a tough call but to balance the one day side I'd consider shuffling him with Rahane at 4 and have raina at 5
he will not be picked if he do not score century in his next inning. His name is not rohit sharma or mumbai cabal backing him up like for rohit sharma.
gurkeerat and rishi dhawan should find another profession. Their life as indian international cricketer is over. Unless they can bat in ranji trophy for few 300 score.
tanstella87....msd no longer plays in tests...and captain virat has preferred jadeja over mishra in all tests against SA....
Play Pandey in the side for the Srilanka series instead of Rahane as Kohli is rested.Rahane unfortunately can only play if one of the openers gets hurt
Manish Pandey has provided a good option for us. It is possible to accomodate both rahane and pandey in same team. Team composition can be Rohit,dhawan/rahane,virat,rahane,pandey,raina,dhoni,and then the other 4 spots for bowling spots.
This guy is a solid No. 4. Hope he gets a decent run at that spot then he can become a Kohli. But Dhoni with his ideas of having people who can bowl will probably play both Yuvi and Raina. Hope Shastri can prevail
I would say, keep Rahane in the team as a backup opener in case Dhawan fails or either of Rohit-Dhawan get injured. But the only chance for Rahane to play T20 is to replace one of the openers. Pandey needs to be brought into the T20 side to keep Raina and Yuvraj on their toes. Pandey is a brilliant fielder and can change gears effortlessly.
@Alexk400 - what do you mean rohit has been selected only because of the mumbai cabal? Are you aware that rahane, another mumbai player, has been often shifted up and down the order to accommodate rohit? Or that kedar jadhav, a very good lower order batsman had inexplicably not been selected inspite of a phenomenal run in domestic cricket and doing very well in the few internationals he has played? Rohit has been given so many chances because of dhoni's support (an example of how dhoni favours certain players, others being dhawan, jadeja etc).
Both Pandey and Rahane should make it to the world T20 team as Yuvraj is no more quick mover in the field and India cant afford too many slow fielders. India should also pick a leg spinner who can bat. Praveen Kumar is a better option than B.Kumar. Team - Rohit, Shikar, Rahane, Pandey, Kohli, Raina, Dhoni, Jadeja, Ashwin, KarnSharma/ShreyasGopal, Bumrah, Nehra, PraveenKumar, Rishi, Pandya.
It is shameful the way Rahane is constantly under-rated, often criticised by dhoni in public and has his place questioned in the side, inspite of being the most consistent and dependable player over the past few years, especially on fast pitches and against quality pace attacks - where ironically most flat pitch bullies fail. We do appreciate Pandey's knock but remember that this was one performance, and people are immediately stating that rahane has no place in the team (except as a back-up opener, ironically for dhawan, who has been in the team only with dhoni's support and one off decent scores) and demanding that rahane be dropped in favour of pandey/ raina/ anyone else.
as good as he is, with dhoni's game in decline, would you play him or raina in your team. as bad as people think raina is, he has been instrumental throughout his career. those quick 30s and 40s have won India a lot of matches, along with his more than useful bowling. its just a tough call but to balance the one day side I'd consider shuffling him with Rahane at 4 and have raina at 5
he will not be picked if he do not score century in his next inning. His name is not rohit sharma or mumbai cabal backing him up like for rohit sharma.
gurkeerat and rishi dhawan should find another profession. Their life as indian international cricketer is over. Unless they can bat in ranji trophy for few 300 score.
tanstella87....msd no longer plays in tests...and captain virat has preferred jadeja over mishra in all tests against SA....
Play Pandey in the side for the Srilanka series instead of Rahane as Kohli is rested.Rahane unfortunately can only play if one of the openers gets hurt
Manish Pandey has provided a good option for us. It is possible to accomodate both rahane and pandey in same team. Team composition can be Rohit,dhawan/rahane,virat,rahane,pandey,raina,dhoni,and then the other 4 spots for bowling spots.
This guy is a solid No. 4. Hope he gets a decent run at that spot then he can become a Kohli. But Dhoni with his ideas of having people who can bowl will probably play both Yuvi and Raina. Hope Shastri can prevail
I would say, keep Rahane in the team as a backup opener in case Dhawan fails or either of Rohit-Dhawan get injured. But the only chance for Rahane to play T20 is to replace one of the openers. Pandey needs to be brought into the T20 side to keep Raina and Yuvraj on their toes. Pandey is a brilliant fielder and can change gears effortlessly.
Good luck champ...looks like at least he has the humlity and dignity that our prev gen of cricketers had, a far cry from the boorish one-upmanship behaviour seen today not beffitting those in india colours....long may his breed flourish....cricinfo please publish
India needs to think whether it is Rahane or Pandey
This guy can be great as no. 4
@SEE_OBVIOUS Agree that Ashwin is a decent batsman when it comes to test cricket but in series against WI when Ashwin scored runs against poor bowling line up,Jadeja was not playing.In ocassions when both played together,Jadeja has over-performed with bat. And I don't say anything,its the ICC transparent Rankings says it all. Look and compare his Rankings. Both Ashwin and Jadeja are at present world's best spinner which any captain would like to have in his side.
everything is delusional.australia bowling attack was worst than bangladesh still they won 4-1.even uthappa would have scored more runs than dhawan if given chance on flat tracks.
If India has to do well in upcoming World T20 then Pandey has to play. We can not afford to play both Yuvi and Raina in same 11 who are suspects against short pitched bowling. Hope Dhoni read this
Indians have a natural tendency to rank fast bowler bowling allrounders higher than spinners. This is the very reason that there are many who dont rate Jadeja highly and others who dont count Aswin as a Test allrounder. Had the same Jadeja or Ashwin been a fast bowler, all Indians would have rated them as best allrounder like they rate Hardik Pandya & Irfan Pathan. All spin bowling allrounders in India are far better than seam bowling ones.
@Vijayendra - Kedar Jadhav might be hard done by, doesnt find a place in the team even after scoring a 103* in previous game. Problem is there are too many players for that no.5 spot( Pandey, Jadhav, Rayudu & Raina). Pandey with age on his side is being groomed for that spot with selectors looking to build the ODI team for next year's Champions Trophy. Once Dhoni retires & if Kedar can take wicket keeping seriously you never know we may see Kedar taking that no.6 spot as he is a big hitter of the cricket ball, but again he has to face competition from Naman Ojha, Samson & Robin Uthappa.
@sauravjain I notice that you have been so vocal in your support to Jadeja as always. Can you not see the logic in tanstell's comments. Did you just compare him to Chris harris/Chris cairns of NZ?? Cairns was a GENUINE allrounder of all. Delusional supporter you are!! We are yet to witness one good batting knock from Jadeja towards IND win, though I agree, he is a great fielder and tight bowler (more useful in SC conditions). He has a obvious weakness when the ball sails high/bounces and moves a bit in air, which are not the qualities of an allrounder, once can claim. Also for tests, Ashwin is a better bat than Jadeja, which any neutral fan can agree with.
@Amit & Saurav - I dont think Jadeja who rarely picks wickets in middle overs in ODIs will play under Virat. MS Dhoni waits for things to happen & hence likes Jadeja to contain runs which Virat wont do, he needs bowlers who pick wickets & Jadeja doesnt fall in that category. Also i would say Amit Mishra and Axar Patel are much better bowlers than Jadeja. Jadeja better than Robin Singh & Pathan brothers ?
@CRICKETITIHAS Agree with you. Jaddu has done well with bat for Saurashtra and IPL teams. He has also rescued India number of times with bat. He averages 55 with bat in Domestics. This illustrates he should be promoted up at Number 5 or 4 in ODIs
Batsman like Yusuf Pathan who have striking abilities dont go on to become batsman who can build an innings whereas batsman like Dravid, Rahane, etc. who can build an innings eventually become good strikers as their career moves on. So Jadeja who can build an innings can be groomed to become a great striker of the ball. Jadeja can become India's Klusener (look at Jadeja's innings in NZ chasing 300+ score and match was tied by his efforts). Sehwag type players (strikers + long innings) are very rare. There is a possibility that Hardik Pandya as a batsman might fall in the same category as Yusuf, however his bowling would keep him in the side.
@vijeyendra pandey got just one innings in zim where he scored 71 and pandey is fastest to get maiden odi ton in 3rd innings .jadhav did in 4 th innings .u can compare both Intl stats pandey stats is better infact avg of 90 and jadhav 43 and pandey did it in aus that's make the cut.
@AMIT SHUKLA, I partially agree with you. Since Jadeja bats better than Gurkeerat,Vinny's,Pathans,Rayudu,Robin Singh,Chris Harris,Cairns,Kaif,Hemang Badani,Dinesh Mongia etc Jadeja's batting talent should be utilised by sending him up at Number 4 or 5. He should be given to bat where he can freely bat in his natural mode. Since he outperforms other in bowling and fielding,it would be of great bonus if he adds 50-60 runs while batting at Number 4 or 5 at decent strike rate which he usually can add.
@TANSTELL So how do prove the fact that Jadeja ranked
Poor Kedar Jadhav. I feel for him. Partially, because I am a Maharashtrian and cricketers from the great state of Maharashtra continue to get a raw deal. Not only is Jadhav is the quickest Indian to get a maiden ODI ton but he also had more runs than Pandey in the Zimbabwe series. Jadhav was also the second highest scorer in the Quadrangular A-Team One-Day Series (Australia), 2014 that was played just ahead of the World Cup 2015. Jadhav scored 3 fifties in 4 games (3 round-robbin matches and 1 Final) that included 8 sixes (highest in the series) and 20 fours with an SR of 119.68 8, again better than the top ten run-scorers of the series. All this coming at number 5 where you have to hit from ball one! What's more, he has been pivotal in the India A winning the Deodhar Trophy 2015-16 with a score of 58 from 39 balls withs 4 boundaries and 2 sixes with an SR of 148.71. Still his immense talent does NOT find any takers in the BCCI.
Tanstell, Jadeja was the only one who made runs when everyone was collapsing. Jadeja made 24* off 27 balls and others except top 3 made 0,5,2,9,2,2,0 in that innings. It was their fault and not Jadeja's
Jadeja should be batting at 8 in ODIs. Other teams have a bowling all-rounder at 8 too, however we don't have that. So I would have Jadeja @ 8, Ashwin @ 9, BK/Shami @ 10 & Umesh @ 11 in the ODI XI. At 7, some all-rounder who can bowl pace should be there - 1 of Hardik Pandya, Rishi Dhawan or even Irfan Pathan if he does well in Domestic & IPL
@NANDEESHGOWDA333 Don't be surprised if you were to Pandya in ODI's as he is a big hitter down the order.
SairavJain - Hardik Pandya will eventually replace Jadeja who cant hold bat & was found out in Canberra ODI with India needing 70 off 66 balls with 5 wickets in hand. Jadeja who made his debut in 2009 has not yet made any impact coming at no.7, i feel he wont feature in India's ODI & T20 11 under Virat. Jadeja should play only in test matches in India. Yusuf Pathan who was sidelined for Jadeja smashed a 70 ball 100 v SA in SA coming at no.7 in 2010-11 series before World Cup 2011. Yusuf also made an 123* v NZ in 2011 ODI which lead India to a 5-0 win.
As Hardik PANDYA is unable to bowl his full 4 overs (and people has a myth that he can bat better than Agarkar),this leads Yuvi to bowl rest of two overs of that 5th bowler. Due to these to permutations,Manish Pandey who is better batsman (at present) than old days champion Yuvi would not get chance in playing Eleven. Even if he gets chance then he would be batting lower down the order. So Pandey and Jadeja both would not be promoted to bat up at there natural places due to above facts.
Wait for your opportunities, and when one comes, grab it with both hands. All the best. Keep performing.
Too many one dimensional innings builder for India but what makes manish pandey different is he was able to rotate the strike constantly and most importantly finishing the game under immense pressure. Dhawan, Rohit, Kohli, Rahane, Pandey, MSD....so the top 6 are entirely 1 dimensional. These are not even part time bowlers so that leaves the captain with only 5 bowlers. Even if one of the bowler fails or gets injured in the middle of the match, captain has no options for another bowler. Toooo many innings builder for India a big headache for indian selectors and captain. Atleast manish pandey was able to finish the game a sigh of relief over there
I believe along with Manish, Hardik pandya & Rishi dhawan should be given more opportunities both r very useful with the bat n ball.
this bloke manish is the faf duplessis of india. the way he bat reminds me of faf. rohit,shikhar,virat,manish,raina,dhoni,jadeja,ashwin,bumrah,shami,yadav . well this is a awesome odi squad.keep on workking hard fella..we need u. m ur fan since ur u19days.time to make chances count.
Hope he gets to play in XI, now that Virat and Rahane will be missing and gives another testament of his ability and talent !
That Oz innings may be the turining point in his career. A resilient batsman more along the Rayudu line. Although some months ago I had a big liking to Shreyas Iyer, these past 4 months he has gone quiet. There are many Indian batsman queing up for a chance. It is time the selectors/BCCI arrange A-tours and emerging player tournas. These are necessary so that we can build up our bench strength. Players like Sarfaraz, Iyer, Agarwal, Nathu Singh,Hooda, mandeep, Samson - need to be tested.
@AnilCastelino Well said. All the players you mentioned deserve a chance except probably one Rush Kalaria. Bowls around 127-128k pace, a bit too slow for international level though is left arm but unless you move the ball prodigiously at that pace which Kalaria doesn't it is probably a bit below international standard. Couple more players I want to add to the list are Unmukt Chand, Vijay Shankar and Navdeep Saini. Sarfaraz (probably our brightest batting talent) needs to wait a season or two more to mature. We must send Shardul Thakur for WI tests.
Good luck Manish , hope you can build up on this good start and establish a long career with Indian team. Mentioning good about coach and captain seems to be a custom with any interview by an upcoming player\ud83d\ude00
good job by indian selectors to select manish pandey.now its high tym for selectors after world t20 to use the rotation policy series by series and utilise the talents in iyer, mayank, karun, kalaria, shreyas, sarfaraz, nathu singh, shardul thakur. so that team india builds strong teams for all three formats with strong bench strengths.
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good job by indian selectors to select manish pandey.now its high tym for selectors after world t20 to use the rotation policy series by series and utilise the talents in iyer, mayank, karun, kalaria, shreyas, sarfaraz, nathu singh, shardul thakur. so that team india builds strong teams for all three formats with strong bench strengths.
Good luck Manish , hope you can build up on this good start and establish a long career with Indian team. Mentioning good about coach and captain seems to be a custom with any interview by an upcoming player\ud83d\ude00
@AnilCastelino Well said. All the players you mentioned deserve a chance except probably one Rush Kalaria. Bowls around 127-128k pace, a bit too slow for international level though is left arm but unless you move the ball prodigiously at that pace which Kalaria doesn't it is probably a bit below international standard. Couple more players I want to add to the list are Unmukt Chand, Vijay Shankar and Navdeep Saini. Sarfaraz (probably our brightest batting talent) needs to wait a season or two more to mature. We must send Shardul Thakur for WI tests.
That Oz innings may be the turining point in his career. A resilient batsman more along the Rayudu line. Although some months ago I had a big liking to Shreyas Iyer, these past 4 months he has gone quiet. There are many Indian batsman queing up for a chance. It is time the selectors/BCCI arrange A-tours and emerging player tournas. These are necessary so that we can build up our bench strength. Players like Sarfaraz, Iyer, Agarwal, Nathu Singh,Hooda, mandeep, Samson - need to be tested.
Hope he gets to play in XI, now that Virat and Rahane will be missing and gives another testament of his ability and talent !
this bloke manish is the faf duplessis of india. the way he bat reminds me of faf. rohit,shikhar,virat,manish,raina,dhoni,jadeja,ashwin,bumrah,shami,yadav . well this is a awesome odi squad.keep on workking hard fella..we need u. m ur fan since ur u19days.time to make chances count.
I believe along with Manish, Hardik pandya & Rishi dhawan should be given more opportunities both r very useful with the bat n ball.
Too many one dimensional innings builder for India but what makes manish pandey different is he was able to rotate the strike constantly and most importantly finishing the game under immense pressure. Dhawan, Rohit, Kohli, Rahane, Pandey, MSD....so the top 6 are entirely 1 dimensional. These are not even part time bowlers so that leaves the captain with only 5 bowlers. Even if one of the bowler fails or gets injured in the middle of the match, captain has no options for another bowler. Toooo many innings builder for India a big headache for indian selectors and captain. Atleast manish pandey was able to finish the game a sigh of relief over there
Wait for your opportunities, and when one comes, grab it with both hands. All the best. Keep performing.
As Hardik PANDYA is unable to bowl his full 4 overs (and people has a myth that he can bat better than Agarkar),this leads Yuvi to bowl rest of two overs of that 5th bowler. Due to these to permutations,Manish Pandey who is better batsman (at present) than old days champion Yuvi would not get chance in playing Eleven. Even if he gets chance then he would be batting lower down the order. So Pandey and Jadeja both would not be promoted to bat up at there natural places due to above facts.