Manish Pandey may have forced his way back into the India ODI team after his superlative show for India 'B' in a recent tri-series. However, former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar feels it is now or never for the stylish Karnataka batsman to cement his place in the middle order. Pandey, Kedar Jadhav and Ambati Rayudu are some of the contenders who will be looking to impress the team management for middle order slots during the Asia Cup.

Lifeline for Manish
Pandey, who last played an ODI against Sri Lanka in Visakhapatnam in 2017, has been given another lifeline by MSK Prasad & Co to stake his claim. Pandey began his ODI career with a bang, scoring 71 on debut against Zimbabwe in 2015. In only his third innings, he impressed with an unbeaten 104 against Australia in the final ODI at Sydney in 2016. But in his next 14 innings, Pandey managed just a half century [v Sri Lanka last year].