Manish Raj Pandey

Manish Raj Pandey (Nepali: मनिष राज पाण्डे; born 5 December 1970) is a former Nepalese cricketer. All-rounder Pandey played as a right-handed opening batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He made his debut for Nepal against Bangladesh in September 1996.[1][2]

Manish Raj Pandey
मनिष राज पाण्डे
Personal information
Full nameManish Raj Pandey, Ph.D.
Born (1970-12-05) 5 December 1970
Biratnagar, Nepal
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side

Playing career

Born in Biratnagar, Pandey actively participated in national level cricket championships as a regular player representing Koshi zone and Morang district from 1988 to 2000. He also successfully led Morang district and Youth Cricket Club, Biratnagar teams as a captain.

Pandey was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Nepal's first ever official international cricket match during the 1996 Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Trophy in Kuala Lumpur, against Bangladesh, on 6 September 1996. Nepal finished fourth out of six teams in their first round group in this competition, beating Japan and Brunei. Pandey, and his opening partner Pawan Agarwal, faced Nepal's first ever delivery in international cricket. He took one wicket, returning figures of 1/31 in 8 overs in his debut match and scored 13 runs including the first ever six hit by a Nepalese batsman, with a flick over deep backward square leg.[1][3]

Pandey became the first ever Nepalese cricketer to receive a player of the match award in an international cricket match, when he hit 27 runs and took 1 wicket against Japan on 7 September 1996.[1][3][4][5] His best bowling performance was 3/22 against Brunei on 11 September 1996.[3] He took 5 wickets during the 1996 ACC Trophy.

Pandey currently serves as the president of the Cricket Players' Association Nepal (CPAN) since 2018.[6][7][8] He also holds a Ph.D. degree in Natural Science.[9]

References
  1. Pandey, Binod (5 September 2020). "नेपाली क्रिकेटको २५ वर्ष : त्यो पहिलो अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय प्रतियोगिता". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Kantipur. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  2. "The Home of CricketArchive". www.cricketarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  3. "International Journey of Nepalese Cricket". Nepali Students Chautari. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  4. Rayamajhi, Birat Jung (6 September 2020). "२४ वर्ष अघि आजकै दिन नेपाली क्रिकेट टिमले पहिलो अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय खेल खेलेको थियो". WicketNepal (in Nepali). Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  5. "'Historic Day: On this day in 1996, Manish Raj Pandey became Nepal's first ever Man of the Match in international cricket during the 1996 ACC Trophy' by Routine of Nepal banda". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  6. "CPAN - Executive Committee". Cricket Players' Association Nepal (CPAN). Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  7. "Pandey elected prez". The Himalayan Times. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  8. "Cricket and Conservation Come Together". National Trust for Nature Conservation. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  9. "OUC Alumnus Wins Nepal's Presidential Honor Award for Excellence in Academic". Ocean University of China. Retrieved 30 June 2020.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.