Ishwar Pandey

Ishwar Chand Pandey
Personal information
Full name
Ishwar Chand Pandey
Born (1989-08-15) 15 August 1989 (age 35)
Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, India[1]
NicknameSonu
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010–2017Madhya Pradesh
2013Pune Warriors
2014–2015Chennai Super Kings (squad no. 16)
2016–2017Rising Pune Supergiants (squad no. 16)
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 31 16 6
Runs scored 123 8 12
Batting average 4.67 3.20 8.33
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 11 9 12*
Balls bowled 3,456 838 114
Wickets 97 22 5
Bowling average 42.78 30.04 42.00
5 wickets in innings 2 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 8/98 4/89 2/44
Catches/stumpings 9/– 5/– 0/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 31 December 2013

Ishwar Chand Pandey (born 15 August 1989) is an Indian cricketer who played for Madhya Pradesh.[2] He was a right-arm medium-fast bowler who was the leading wicket-taker of the 2012–13 Ranji Trophy.[3] He played for India A and was selected in the Indian Test and ODI squads for the New Zealand tour of 2014. He was bought by the Chennai Super Kings in 2014 IPL auction for Rs 1.5 crores.Then he was bought by Rising Pune Supergiants in 2016 and 2017 edition of IPL.[4][5] On 12 September 2022, he announced his retirement from international and first class cricket .

Early life

Pandey was born in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh. His father is retired Junior officer of the Indian Army. He has received training from MRF Pace Academy in Chennai.[6]

Career

Pandey made his first-class debut for Madhya Pradesh against Goa in November 2010. He played three matches in that season's Ranji Trophy, taking 9 wickets at an average of 27.[7] In the 2011/12 season of Ranji Trophy, Pandey picked 25 wickets from six games at an average of 29 and a best of 6/31.[8] In the following Ranji season, Pandey topped the wicket-takers' list with 48 wickets from eight matches, averaging just over 21, with 5 five-wicket hauls and a ten-wicket haul.[9] In a match against Bengal that season, Pandey single-handedly took Madhya Pradesh to an improbable win with figures of 5/87 and 5/58.[10] Following this, Pandey was selected for the India A squad to play the touring England team, and the Rest of India squad against Mumbai for the 2013 Irani Cup. He was signed up by Pune Warriors India for the 2013 season of the Indian Premier League.[11]

In August 2013, playing for India A, Pandey had figures of 4/46 and 3/25 in the first unofficial test at Rustenburg against South Africa A as India A registered an innings victory.[12] In the second unofficial test which South Africa A won, he had figures of 3/67 and 1/16.[13] He finished as the joint highest wicket-taker of the series. He was a regular member of CSK in IPL 2015.

In January 2016 he took a hat-trick in the Twenty20 match between Madhya Pradesh and Andhra in the 2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Match scorecard".
  2. ^ Ishwar Pandey – ESPNcricinfo
  3. ^ Ranji Trophy 2012/13, Most wickets
  4. ^ "India squads for New Zealand tour announced – News – BCCI.tv". bcci.tv. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014.
  5. ^ "India squads for New Zealand tour announced". Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Meet Ishwar Pandey, the latest Member of Indian Cricket Team". Biharprabha News. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  7. ^ Records / Ranji Trophy Plate League, 2010/11 / Most wickets
  8. ^ Ranji Trophy Elite, 2011/12 / Records / Most wickets
  9. ^ Ranji Trophy, 2012/13 / Records / Most wickets
  10. ^ Pandey five-for leads Madhya Pradesh to improbable win
  11. ^ Pune Warriors sign Ishwar Pandey
  12. ^ India A in South Africa unofficial Test Series – 1st unofficial Test
  13. ^ India A in South Africa unofficial Test Series – 2nd unofficial Test
  14. ^ "Yuvraj out for 2; hat-tricks for Pandey, Chawla". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2016.