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#2 Manish Pandey stakes his claim

Manish Pandey was involved in a game-changing partnership with Virat Kohli

Kedar Jadhav, Manish Pandey and Lokesh Rahul are currently in a tussle for middle-order spots in the Indian line-up and Pandey seems to be edging ahead in the race. The stylish Kolkata Knight Riders middle-order batsman had averaged 86 in the recent ODI series and finished on an unbeaten 51 this time around as he took India to victory.

Pandey linked up with his skipper and former RCB teammate, Virat Kohli, to stitch together a 119 run stand that effectively sealed the game for India. The flamboyant batsman smashed his way to a fine half-century, finishing the run chase with a top shot over the bowler's head.