Kolkata Knight Riders included experienced batsman Manish Pandey in the playing eleven against Sunrisers Hyderabad. As soon as Manish Pandey came on the field, a big record was made in his name. Such a record has been made in Manish’s name, which before him was only in the names of legends like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. 36-year-old Manish Pandey has now become the third player who has played all 19 seasons of IPL.

Manish Pandey has become the third player to play at least one match every year since the first season of IPL. Manish Pandey has an amazing record of playing at least one match in all the 19 seasons of IPL. In the history of IPL, before Manish Pandey, only Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli could do this. Against Hyderabad, KKR included Manish Pandey in the final eleven in place of Ramandeep Singh.

Players who played in 19 seasons in IPL

Virat Kohli
Rohit Sharma
Manish Pandey

KKR Management decision regarding playing XI today is just load of bollocks.

How dare they play Rahane & Pandey together in 2026? And to complement them even Raghuvansi the slow starter is there.

What did you pay Pathirana 18cr for- who has been here in India for 2 weeks?…

— KKR Vibe (@KnightsVibe) May 3, 2026

Manish Pandey is the first Indian to score a century in IPL

Let us tell you that Manish Pandey is the first Indian to score a century in IPL. He scored a century while playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2009. IPL started in 2008, but in the first year no Indian could score a century. Manish Pandey was with Mumbai Indians in the first season of IPL. However, he did not get a chance to play many matches in Mumbai. Then next year RCB showed confidence in him. Pandey lived up to the trust of RCB and made the biggest record in his name by scoring a century.

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