RCB Shares Special Birthday Post For Manish Pandey; Shikhar Dhawan Posts A Throwback Pic

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) along with the entire cricket fraternity on Tuesday wished star batter Manish Pandey a very happy birthday. Sharing a special post for their ex-player, RCB said "First Indian centurion in IPL".

"At 20, in a do-or-die game, opening for the first time on foreign turf with a #Playbold mentality. Result? A century to remember for ages. Manish, your knock in Red and Gold will live forever. Happy B'day, champ!", said RCB.

Manish Pandey's close friend and ex-teammate, Shikhar Dhawan, who is now retired from cricket, also shared a throwback picture to wish him on this special day. In the photo, Manish Pandey seems to be enjoying with Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina, and Kuldeep Yadav.

Calling him brother, Shikhar Dhawan tagged Manish Pandey in the post stating: "Happy Birthday @manishpandeyinsta. Keep Shining, brother!"

Happy birthday mate. Good luck for the season. Smash it !!!! @im_manishpandey pic.twitter.com/bLLYkBkGTp

— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) September 10, 2020

Other cricket stars like Indian captain Rohit Sharma and former cricketer Yuvraj Singh also extended their good wishes to the birthday boy.

"Happy birthday mate. Good luck for the season. Smash it !!!!

"Top cricketer and even better human being. May every day of your life be blessed with joy, love & peace. Happy Birthday #pandeyji @im_manishpandey," tweeted Kuldeep Yadav.

Happy birthday, @im_manishpandey.
Hope your birthday is as live wire as your fielding. 🧨

See you soon! 🙌🏻 pic.twitter.com/BGuhz39xKn

— Mayank Agarwal (@mayankcricket) September 10, 2020

Happy birthday @im_manishpandey
God bless and wishing you all the luck for the IPL. See you soon 🤙 pic.twitter.com/rUjxvk5oHf

— K L Rahul (@klrahul) September 10, 2020

Happy birthday Pandey ji @im_manishpandey have a great year ahead. Best wishes for ipl 2020. Keep scoring big 🏏

— Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R) September 10, 2020

Remember the 2014 IPL final between Kings XI & KKR. Chasing 200, every time KKR lost a wicket, Manish Pandey hit a six off the very next ball & never allowed to momentum to flag.
Terrific counter-attacking cricket!
Happy birthday @im_manishpandey, have a great IPL! pic.twitter.com/Z2hzcS4KFy

— Joy Bhattacharjya (@joybhattacharj) September 10, 2020