IPL 2023: 3 Teams Who Can Target Manish Pandey In The Mini Auction

IPL 2023: 3 Teams Who Can Target Manish Pandey In The Mini Auction. Manish Pandey was roped in for 4.60 crores by LSG in IPL 2022 mega auction. He played six games for the franchise scoring 88 runs at an average of 14.67 and a strike rate of 110. He was the first Indian to score an IPL century. His best years in the IPL have been between 2014 to 2020 where he has consistently scored in the middle order.

He has scored 1270 runs for KKR in 55 games and 1345 runs in 51 games for SRH. Both these franchises are in need of a middle-order batter and Manish Pandey will be on the radar of both these franchises.

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The 33-year-old has been part of the lucrative T20 tournament since its very inception in 2008 and has amassed 3648 runs in 160 matches at a strike rate of 121.52, including one blistering century and 21 half-centuries.

Manish Pandey will now be a part of the IPL 2023 player auction. The Nainital-born is an experienced campaigner and many franchises could be interested in signing him at the upcoming auction. One could even witness a bidding war between teams to acquire the services of the ace batter for the 16th edition.

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Apart from Manish Pandey, the franchise released Andrew Tye, Ankit Rajpoot, Dushmantha Chameera, Evin Lewis, Jason Holder, and Shahbaz Nadeem. In their debut season, LSG finished third on the points table with nine wins and five losses. KL Rahul the captain of the side finished with 616 runs from 15 games averaging 51.33 striking nearly 140.

IPL 2023: 3 Teams Who Can Target Manish Pandey In The Mini Auction

1. Kolkata Knight Riders

Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana, and Rinku Singh are the middle-order batters for KKR. Shreyas Iyer will bat at three, Nitish Rana at four, and Rinku Singh at five in the lineup.

KKR can look to target Manish Pandey and make him bat at number four and therefore extend the batting lineup till number eight with Tim Southee coming in at that number. Manish Pandey had his best years in the IPL for KKR and knowing that he is available, Kolkata should try to get him in.

2. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)

SRH have the highest remaining purse after the retention window, With a purse of 42.25 crores, the franchise needs good quality Indian batters, and Manish Pandey will be on the radar for SRH.

He is a flexible batter and played several key knocks for the franchise while he stayed with the team for four seasons. Between 2019 and 2021, Manish Pandey scored 1345 runs in 51 games for the franchise at an average of 35.39 and striking at 124.77.

3. Gujarat Titans (GT)

The Gujarat Titans franchise does not have a good middle order. They have several inexperienced players like Abhinav Manohar, Sai Sudarshan, and Vijay Shankar.

The latter despite getting many opportunities has not given his best in the IPL so far. Manish Pandey can be a good option for the franchise. They can send him to bat at number three and set the platform for the likes of David Miller and Hardik Pandya to finish games.

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