New Delhi: Manish Pandey believes a coming of age performance in Australia has provided a filip to his international career and he hopes to build on the exploits Down Under in the upcoming three-match T20 series against Sri Lanka.
Some thought Pandey will stay on with team for the T20s after hitting an unbeaten 104 in the fifth and final ODI at the Sydney Cricket Ground, giving India their first win of the tour.
That did not happen but he has been rewarded with a T20 call-up for the upcoming Sri Lanka series that will be a dress rehearsal for the ICC World T20.
“Getting a hundred at the international level is always a big achievement and it was my first one. So somewhere I have an idea (of what I have done). Looking at the bigger picture, I would say it is a very good start to my international career,” Pandey told PTI in an exclusive interaction when asked whether the century at Sydney is a turning point in his nascent international career.
The 26-year-old is fully aware that one gets limited opportunities to prove himself at the highest level and that is why he is in no mood to take it easy. “I have waited for long (to play for India) and I finally I got the opportunity I was looking for in the last one dayer. That is how I normally bat. I wanted to make full use of the opportunity and I think I did. So job well done but I won’t be banking on this performance in the games to come. (PTI)
