Manoj Tiwary (cricketer)

Manoj Tiwary
Minister of State, Government of West Bengal
Assumed office
10 May 2021
Governor
Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee
Ministry and Departments
  • Youth Affairs
  • Sports
Preceded byLakshmi Ratan Shukla
Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2 May 2021[1]
Preceded byJatu Lahiri
ConstituencyShibpur, Howrah
Personal details
Born (1985-11-14) 14 November 1985 (age 38)
Howrah, West Bengal, India
Political partyAll India Trinamool Congress
Manoj Tiwary
Personal information
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 171)3 February 2008 v Australia
Last ODI10 July 2015 v Zimbabwe
ODI shirt no.9
T20I debut (cap 40)29 October 2011 v England
Last T20I11 September 2012 v New Zealand
T20I shirt no.9
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2004/05–presentBengal
2008–2009Delhi Daredevils (squad no. 9)
2010–2013Kolkata Knight Riders (squad no. 9)
2014–2015Delhi Daredevils (squad no. 9)
2016Abahani Limited
2017Rising Pune Supergiants (squad no. 45)
2018Kings XI Punjab (squad no. 45)
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 12 3 119 163
Runs scored 287 15 8,752 5,466
Batting average 26.09 15.00 51.78 42.37
100s/50s 1/1 0/0 27/35 6/40
Top score 104* 15 303* 151
Balls bowled 132 3,303 2,354
Wickets 5 31 60
Bowling average 30.00 64.41 38.58
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/61 2/19 5/34
Catches/stumpings 4/– 2/– 123/– 87/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 18 January 2020

Manoj Kumar Tiwary (born 14 November 1985) is an Indian international cricketer who is also a politician. He is a right-handed batsman who bowls occasional leg break. Tiwary represents Bengal in domestic cricket and has represented multiple IPL franchisees like Delhi Daredevils, Kolkata Knight Riders, Kings XI Punjab and Rising Pune Supergiants across multiple editions of the Indian Premier League. He played One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals for the Indian national cricket team. In 2021, he joined All India Trinamool Congress political party and was elected to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly later in the year.[1][2]

Tiwary reversed his all-format retirement decision on 8 August 2023, less than a week after his initial announcement on 3 August 2023. He stated that he wanted one final attempt at winning the Ranji Trophy title for Bengal in the forthcoming 2023/24 season.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Shibpur Election Result 2021 Live Updates: Manoj Tiwary of TMC Secures victory". News18. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Manoj Tiwari wins shibpur assembly seat". Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Manoj Tiwary retires from all forms of cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 August 2023.