Manoj
Tiwary is a well known face in the Indian domestic cricket. The Bengal tiger is
a well equipped batsman with a power of making strokes quite dramatically
. He
has represented India on the international level as well. He made his ODI debut
against Australia in the year 2008 and has played 8 matches up till now. With a
decent batting average of over 31, Tiwary has an ODI hundred as well as a fifty
to his tally. He is also an occasional right arm leg break bowler. He has a
four wicket haul to his name in this format.
Tiwary was signed by the Delhi Daredevils for a sum of USD 675,000 in the
initial seasons of the Indian
Premier League . He was traded to
the Kolkata Knight Riders in exchange for Moises Henriques before the 2010 IPL season. In the
auction for 4th edition of the Indian
Premier League, he was signed by the Kolkata
Knight Riders for a sum of USD
475,000.
In the
fourth as well as the fifth season of the IPL, he has been a permanent fixture
in the Kolkata Knight Riders middle order.
In the
final of IPL 2012, Manoj Tiwary
hit the winning runs off the bowling of Dwayne
Bravo to help Kolkata Knight Riders win the title.
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