Manish Pandey IPL Century: The commencement of IPL 2025 is just a few days away, and anticipation is building for this league featuring some of the world’s most renowned players. A total of ten teams are prepared to compete, with nearly all of them having finalized their preparations. This season is expected to witness the establishment of numerous records, as well as the breaking of existing ones. Notably, in 2008, Manish Pandey made history with a record that remains unchallenged to this day.
Manish Pandey excelled in the Under-19 World Cup
In that year, Manish Pandey excelled in the Under-19 World Cup, which led to his selection by the Mumbai Indians. He set a significant milestone during the inaugural season of the IPL, which still stands. Specifically, Manish scored a remarkable century against the Deccan Chargers in IPL 2008, achieving an unbeaten 114 runs off 73 balls, including ten fours and four sixes. This achievement made him the first Indian player to score a century in the IPL and the youngest player to do so, as he was only 19 years and 253 days old at the time. His record for the youngest IPL century remains intact.
Manish Pandey and Virat Kohli were teammates in the Under-19 World Cup of 2008, and they have maintained a strong friendship over the years. For IPL 2025, Manish will represent KKR. Throughout his IPL career, he has played for seven different teams and has accumulated a total of 3,850 runs in 171 matches, with an average of 29.16. His record includes one century and 22 half-centuries.
Last season, he was part of KKR but only played one match, scoring 41 runs. He is now prepared to contribute to KKR once again this season.