All it took for the flamboyant right-handed batsman was one dominant innings to get into the stratosphere. In 2009, Manish Pandey, hailing from Nainital scored a blistering unbeaten 114 against Deccan Chargers for RCB, earning the tag of being the first Indian to score a century in IPL! 

The Karnataka batsman was then acquired by SRH in the 2018 season for a staggering 11 Cr, making him their most expensive buy. Over the course of his 16-year IPL career, the 35-year-old amassed a total of 3850 runs from 171 matches.