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Manish Pandey eyes permanent place in India squad

Updated on: 10 June,2016 11:47 AM IST  | 
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Despite not being a regular in the playing XI, Manish Pandey has impressed in the limited opportunities and now the promising middle-order bat hopes to cement his place with some good knocks during the Zimbabwe tour

Manish Pandey eyes permanent place in India squad

Manish Pandey

Harare: Despite not being a regular in the playing XI, Manish Pandey has impressed in the limited opportunities and now the promising middle-order bat hopes to cement his place with some good knocks during the Zimbabwe tour.
The Karnataka batsman, who made his international debut during the last tour of the African country in 2015, has played only four ODIs but his unbeaten 104 against Australia to chase down a mammoth 332 in Sydney caught everyone’s attention.


Manish Pandey
Manish Pandey


Notwithstanding the impressive performances, the fierce competition in the national side forced Pandey to warm the bench on most occasions but the 28-year-old now wants to make sure he is a regular member of the playing XI.


“This is again going to be a fresh start. We were there last year around the same time and I made my debut in Zimbabwe. It is good to go back there and share those memories, score some runs for India and do my duty,” he was quoted as saying by bcci.tv.

“My goal is to keep performing and make sure that I fit into that Indian XI and become a permanent member of the squad. My goal for the next couple of years is to be a part of the Indian team and to win games for India. I am working hard towards that and I want to achieve that,” he added.

With the standards of fielding in international cricket getting higher, Pandey, who is also remembered for his stunning catch in the Ranji Trophy final against Mumbai in 2010, said he devotes as much time to fielding as his batting. — IANS

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