IPL playerIndia2008 to 2026
Manish Pandey
On scorecards: MK Pandey · Right-hand bat
Manish Pandey, a batter, has played nineteen IPL seasons for seven franchises. Two titles came along the way. Only two players have represented more franchises.
The arrival
Manish Pandey was there from the start, in the league's first season, 2008, signed by Mumbai Indians outside the auction.
That first season brought 3 matches and 3 runs. The best was still to come.
The peak
The high point with the bat was 2020, for Sunrisers Hyderabad: 425 runs at an average of 32.7, striking at 127.6 in a season when the league as a whole struck at 131.8, with 3 fifties, and a highest score of 83 not out. There were two seasons of 400 runs or more in all (2014 and 2020).
Measured against the league around it, though, the most destructive season was 2009: 168 runs at a strike rate of 142.4, 26 runs per hundred balls quicker than the IPL as a whole that year.
Franchise by franchise
2008, Mumbai Indians. 3 matches and 3 runs.
2009 to 2010, Royal Challengers Bangalore. Arrived outside the auction. 18 matches and 417 runs.
2011 to 2013, Pune Warriors. Arrived outside the auction. 27 matches and 525 runs.
2014 to 2017, Kolkata Knight Riders. Bought at the 2014 auction for ₹1.70 cr. 55 matches and 1,278 runs; champions in 2014.
2018 to 2021, Sunrisers Hyderabad. Bought at the 2018 auction for ₹11 cr. 51 matches and 1,346 runs.
2022, Lucknow Super Giants. Bought at the 2022 auction for ₹4.60 cr. 6 matches and 88 runs.
2023, Delhi Capitals. Bought at the 2023 auction for ₹2.40 cr. 10 matches and 160 runs.
2024 to 2026, Kolkata Knight Riders, second time round. Bought at the 2024 auction for ₹50 lakh. 10 matches and 204 runs; champions in 2024.
8 spells with seven franchises in all. The longest was with Kolkata Knight Riders, 2014 to 2017.
How the runs came
Across the career, Manish Pandey has struck at 122.0. The league around those same seasons, weighted by how much batting each one involved, struck at 131.1, so Manish Pandey has scored about 9 runs per hundred balls slower than the typical batter of the time, a trade usually made for longer innings. 52% of the runs came in fours and sixes: 348 fours and 118 sixes.
The ball-by-ball record adds the detail. 35.7% of the balls Manish Pandey faced were dot balls, a lower share than 53% of the 140 batters who have faced 500 balls or more in the IPL. A six came every 27.9 balls, and a four every 9.5.
The fielding record: 89 catches and 13 run-outs.
At the auction
Manish Pandey has gone under the hammer six times. The highest price was ₹11 cr, paid by Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2018, more than 11 times the base price. The market cooled over time: the last purchase, in 2025, cost ₹75 lakh.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
Where it stands
On the all-time IPL lists, among 810 players, Manish Pandey stands 21st for runs and 20th for matches played. The story is still being written: 2026 was another season with Kolkata Knight Riders.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Mumbai Indians | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 33.3 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 2009 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 5 | 168 | 114* | 84.0 | 142.4 | 0/1 | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | |
| 2010 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 13 | 249 | 42* | 20.8 | 110.2 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 6 | ||
| 2011 | Pune Warriors | 10 | 246 | 59 | 27.3 | 108.4 | 1/0 | – | – | – | 5 | ||
| 2012 | Pune Warriors | 10 | 143 | 80* | 20.4 | 127.7 | 1/0 | – | – | – | 3 | ||
| 2013 | Pune Warriors | 7 | 136 | 66 | 22.7 | 99.3 | 1/0 | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | |
| 2014 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 16 | 409 | 94 | 31.5 | 119.2 | 2/0 | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | Champions |
| 2015 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 13 | 225 | 40 | 20.5 | 122.3 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 5 | ||
| 2016 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 12 | 248 | 52 | 31.0 | 135.5 | 2/0 | – | – | – | 7 | ||
| 2017 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 396 | 81* | 49.5 | 128.6 | 2/0 | – | – | – | 8 | ||
| 2018 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 15 | 284 | 62* | 25.8 | 115.5 | 3/0 | – | – | – | 9 | ||
| 2019 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 12 | 345 | 83* | 38.3 | 130.7 | 3/0 | – | – | – | 7 | ||
| 2020 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 16 | 425 | 83* | 32.7 | 127.6 | 3/0 | – | – | – | 7 | 1 | |
| 2021 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 8 | 292 | 69* | 48.7 | 123.7 | 3/0 | – | – | – | 5 | ||
| 2022 | Lucknow Super Giants | 6 | 88 | 38 | 14.7 | 110.0 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 3 | ||
| 2023 | Delhi Capitals | 10 | 160 | 50 | 17.8 | 109.6 | 1/0 | – | – | – | 3 | ||
| 2024 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 1 | 42 | 42 | 42.0 | 135.5 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 4 | Champions | |
| 2025 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 3 | 92 | 37 | 46.0 | 141.5 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 2026 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 6 | 70 | 45 | 35.0 | 142.9 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 4 | 1 |
Franchise journey
- Mumbai Indians: 2008
- Royal Challengers Bangalore: 2009 to 2010
- Pune Warriors: 2011 to 2013
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 2014 to 2017
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: 2018 to 2021
- Lucknow Super Giants: 2022
- Delhi Capitals: 2023
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 2024 to 2026
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 35.7% |
| Balls per four | 9.5 |
| Balls per six | 27.9 |
| Catches | 89 |
| Run-outs | 13 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | UBA1 | ₹20 lakh | Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹1.70 cr |
| 2018 | BA1 | ₹1 cr | Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹11 cr |
| 2022 | BA1 | ₹1.50 cr | Sold to Lucknow Super Giants for ₹4.60 cr |
| 2023 | BA2 | ₹1 cr | Sold to Delhi Capitals for ₹2.40 cr |
| 2024 | – | ₹50 lakh | Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹50 lakh |
| 2025 | ACC | ₹75 lakh | Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹75 lakh |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet