Colombo,
\nMiddle-order batsman Manish Pandey is looking to cement his spot in the playing XI on the back of his half-century in the fourth ODI against Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n
\u201cMiddle order is where I bat. Starting from No. 4 to No. 6 I have batted at different positions for India. I have to be ready for whatever spot I get. So if I get a chance then I need to get some runs and cement that spot for myself first,\u201d Pandey said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen if you keep performing and you keep playing better then you come one up in the order. So that will be my goal to fix a spot for myself, stay there at the end and win games for India,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Pandey\u2019s unbeaten knock came off 42 balls and was studded with four boundaries. \u201cEven batting through the India A series I batted very similar to the way I batted today. So it was not too different for me to come back and think about it like it was my first game in a long time. I have been batting well in the nets and I just had to watch the ball and play,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Pandey came into the side on back of experimentation by the team management keeping in view the 2019 World Cup. Kedar Jadhav was left out and Pandey responded with a well-made half-century to his credit, carrying the form over from the India A tour of South Africa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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