Regarded as the next big thing in Indian cricket, Manish Pandey was one of the most promising cricketers.
He was an Indian team regular and regularly featured in the squads of the Indian cricket team in the white-ball legs.
However, inconsistency and bad form has pushed him out of the Indian team squad and Team India seems to have moved on from him.
But a good Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season can well make him come back into the Indian team’s selectors’ radar.
Notably, Shreyas Iyer has been injured with a back injury and Surya Kumar Yadav hasn’t been in form.
With the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 slated to take place later in this year, the Indian team management might be looking for solid middle-order batters and this is exactly where Manish Pandey fits in.
In this article, we take a look at 3 reasons why Manish Pandey could have a good IPL season for Delhi Capitals:
1. Manish Pandey is a very good player of spin
Since Manish Pandey will be representing the Delhi Capitals franchise in IPL 2023, he will be playing 7 games in Delhi at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
We know that the stadium in Delhi traditionally favours spinners.
Now, Pandey is a very good player of spin. He can tackle both off-spin and leg-spin with equal expertise and will be a handy batter for David Warner’s Delhi Capitals.
2. He will have more responsibilities in the absence of Rishabh Pant
Since Rishabh Pant will not be available for IPL 2023 because of the fatal car crash he suffered in the latter part of December, Manish Pandey will be one of the notable batters of Delhi Capitals.
He will essentially be the pivot around which the whole Delhi team revolves and will have heightened responsibilities under his belt.
3. His impeccable record in IPL
We all remember Manish Pandey as the youngest centurion in IPL and also the first Indian to score a century in the IPL.
The flamboyant and dashing batter achieved this feat way back in IPL 2009 and it came against the Deccan Chargers.
Manish Pandey has been a constant name that has played every single IPL season since the inception of this grand T20 league of India.
He is one of the most experienced campaigners in the IPL and has played 160 IPL matches so far.
Pandey has mustered 3648 runs in the IPL and his wealth of experience would most certainly help the Delhi Capitals team.
Also read: IPL 2023: 3 Reasons Why Axar Patel Can Have A Good IPL Season for Delhi Capitals
