Mithun Manhas (born 12 October 1979) is an Indian former first-class cricketer and current coach. A right-handed batsman, he also bowled right-arm off-spin and occasional kept wicket. He was the first ever player from Jammu and Kashmir to play in IPL.

Mithun Manhas
Personal information
Full name
Mithun Manhas
Born (1979-10-12) 12 October 1979 (age 45)
Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-break
RoleAllrounder, occasional Wicket keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1998–2015Delhi
2008–2010Delhi Daredevils
2011–2013Pune Warriors
2014–2015Chennai Super Kings
2015–2017Jammu and Kashmir
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 157 130 91
Runs scored 9,714 4,126 1170
Batting average 45.82 45.84 21.66
100s/50s 27/49 5/26 0/1
Top score 205* 148 52
Balls bowled 3,702 1,066 110
Wickets 40 25 5
Bowling average 46.65 35.12 29.60
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/15 3/36 3/33
Catches/stumpings 105/1 53/– 28/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 16 December 2013

Indian Premier League

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Manhas played in the Indian Premier League representing the Delhi Daredevils. In the fourth season of IPL, he was contracted for US$260,000 by Pune Warriors. In the seventh season of the Indian Premier League, he was contracted by the Chennai Super Kings.

Domestic career

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Manhas was the captain of the Delhi side for most of the new millennium. He was at the helm when Delhi ended their championship drought in 2007–08, although Gambhir led the side in the semi-final and final. He scored 921 runs in that first-class season at 57.57.

In September 2015, Manhas joined Jammu and Kashmir cricket team for 2015–16 Ranji Trophy season.[1]

Coaching career

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In February 2017, Manhas was appointed assistant coach of Indian Premier League side Kings XI Punjab.[2]

In October 2017, Manhas was announced as the batting consultant of the Bangladesh Under-19 team. He was their batting consultant till 2019.[3]

Manhas was hired by the Royal Challengers Bangalore as their assistant coach for the 2019 IPL.[4][5]

In 2022, Manhas was appointed assistant coach of Indian Premier League side Gujarat Titans.

References

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  1. ^ Manhas to play for Jammu and Kashmir
  2. ^ "IPL 2017: Mithun Manhas, J Arun Kumar part of support staff for Kings XI Punjab". Firstpost. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh rope in Mithun Manhas as U-19 batting consultant". CricTracker. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  4. ^ "IPL 2019: Mithun Manhas named RCB's assistant coach". CricketAddictor. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  5. ^ "IPL 2019: Mithun Manhas appointed RCB assistant coach for the upcoming season". CricTracker. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
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