Manoj Bhandage is an Indian cricketer who plays for Karnataka domestically and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League. Born on 5 October 1998 in Raichur, Karnataka, he is 24 years of age at the time of IPL 2023. He is a left-handed batsman and right-arm medium fast bowler.
He made his Twenty20 debut for Karnataka in the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 21 February 2019. He has also been playing first-class and List-A cricket for Karnataka since 2018.
Following his impressive showings in domestic cricket, he was bought at the price of 20 lakh INR by Royal Challengers Bangalore for IPL 2023.
Manoj Bhandage Biography
| Full name | Manoj Shivaramsa Bhandage |
| Nick Name | Bhandage |
| Date of Birth/DOB/ age | Oct 05, 1998 (25 years) |
| Birth Place | Raichur, Karnataka |
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| Cricket Role | Batting Allrounder |
| Father name | Will Update Soon |
| Mother name | Will Update Soon |
| Siblings | Will Update Soon |
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| Religion | Hindu |
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| Batting Style | Left hand Bat |
| Bowling Style | Right arm Medium fast |
| Domestic Cricket debut | FC – N/A List A – Karnataka vs Meghalaya at Kolkata – November 12, 2022 T20 – Karnataka vs Assam at Cuttack – February 21, 2019 |
| International Debut | Test – N/A ODI – N/A T20I – N/A |
| Teams | Bengaluru Blasters, Karnataka, Gulbarga Mystics, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Mysore Warriors |
Manoj Bhandage Physical Statistics
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
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Manoj Bhandage Profile
Manoj Bhandage played his first T20 cricket on February 21, 2019, for Karnataka against Assam at Cuttack. Bhandage made his cricket debut in a List A match on November 12, 2022, for Karnataka against Meghalaya at Kolkata.
Playing under Mayank Agarwal’s captaincy, Manoj failed to cross his “ZERO” mark in the batting and bowling departments. On the following day November 13, 2022, Bhandage played his second match against Vidarbha and scored 23 runs but failed to pick wickets.
His bowling skills come to the spotlight in his third match against Jharkhand. Manoj bagged 2 wickets in the match by dismissing Jharkhand’s Anukul Roy and Bal Krishna. With the bat, he remained unbeaten for 13 runs and scored the winning runs for the team.
Royal Challengers Bangalore roped Manoj at his base price of INR 20 Lakhs at the IPL 2023 Auction. Post the IPL 2023 Auction, Bhandage said “I’m waiting to play with Virat Kohli and learn a lot from him about batting or any other aspect of the game like how to face challenges at that level and other things, so I’m waiting to play with him”.
Manoj Bhandage Career Stats
Batting & Fielding
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
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| List A | 14 | 13 | 4 | 235 | 63 | 26.11 | 234 | 100.42 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| T20s | 21 | 10 | 3 | 151 | 41 | 21.57 | 106 | 142.45 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
Bowling
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
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| List A | 14 | 14 | 462 | 370 | 10 | 2/19 | 2/19 | 37.00 | 4.80 | 46.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20s | 21 | 15 | 180 | 282 | 11 | 2/11 | 2/11 | 25.63 | 9.40 | 16.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Manoj Bhandage IPL Auction Price History
Year | Price | Team |
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| 2024 | 20.00 Lac | Bangalore |
Manoj Bhandage’s Social Media Accounts
| Manoj Bhandage (@manojbhandage) | |
| Wikipedia | Manoj Bhandage |
Some Lesser-Known Facts About Manoj Bhandage
- Bhandage is actually from Sindhanur village which is far from Raichur where cricket is not a popular game.
- Bhandage had exposure to cricket when he was around 10 years old.
- Manoj came to Bengaluru after his 10th standard and started practising with the leather ball properly only in 1st PUC(11th standard).
- When he was in 10th, Manoj represented the state team at the U-16 level.
- Not like many who changed their role in the middle of their cricket career for a transition, Manoj started his initial cricket career as an all-rounder.
- Bhandage is capable of hitting massive sixes which could reach the second or third tier of the stadium.
- Bhandage used to play tennis ball cricket at a young age and believes that it helps him to hit the ball hard.
- Manoj played his first match in M. Chinnaswamy Stadium at a U-16 level game and scored 70-80*.
