Ishwar Chand Pandey (born 15 August 1989) is an Indian cricketer who played for

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

. He was a right-arm medium-fast bowler who was the leading wicket-taker of the

2012–13 Ranji Trophy The 2012–13 Ranji Trophy was the 79th season of the Ranji Trophy. It was contested by 27 teams divided into three groups of nine teams each. The top three teams from Groups A and B proceeded to the quarterfinals along with the top two teams fr ...

. He played for

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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 Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is an Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise cricket team based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Founded in 2008, the team plays its home matches at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The team is owned by India ...

in 2014 IPL auction for Rs 1.5 crores.Then he was bought by

Rising Pune Supergiants Rising Pune Supergiant (often abbreviated as RPS) was a franchise cricket team based in Pune, Maharashtra, that played in the Indian Premier League in 2016 and as a finalist in 2017. It was the second team representing Pune after Pune Warriors ...

in 2016 and 2017 edition of IPL. On 12 September 2022, he announced his retirement from international and first class cricket .

Early life

Pandey was born in

Rewa, Madhya Pradesh Rewa is a city in north-eastern part of Madhya Pradesh state in India. It is the administrative center of Rewa District and Rewa Division. The city lies about northeast of the state capital Bhopal and north of the city of Jabalpur. The maxim ...

. His father is retired Junior officer of the Indian Army. He has received training from MRF Pace Academy in Chennai.

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. 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. 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 haul In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer") occurs when a bowler takes five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded by critics as a notable achievement, equivalent to a century from a batsman. Takin ...

s and a

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. 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. Following this, Pandey was selected for the

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

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for the 2013 season of the Indian Premier League. 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. In the second unofficial test which South Africa A won, he had figures of 3/67 and 1/16.India A in South Africa unofficial Test Series – 2nd unofficial Test
/ref> 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

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in the

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match between

and

Andhra Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

in the

2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy The 2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was the eighth edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy competition, an Indian domestic team only Twenty20 cricket tournament in India. It was contested by 27 teams, divided into 4 groups. Uttar Pradesh rema ...

References

External links

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Ishwar Pandey
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