Ajay Mannu is the wicketkeeper of the Himachal Pradesh cricket team. He was born on May 15, 1977 in Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. He is also known as Ajay Kumar and is a right-handed batsman of the team.
Ajay Mannu bowls in right-arm medium style. He started playing in the "First-class" cricket since 1996/97 seasons. Till then, he has played in altogether 37 "First-class" matches in his cricket career with an average of 27.73. He has scored total 1553 runs in these matches, which includes 1 century and 10 half-centuries. The highest score made by Ajay Mannu in any of the "First-class" matches is 103 runs. Jolly Jobanputra, Vinay Kumar, Debasis Mohanty, Shankar Rao, Sumit Mathur and Lalit Kapoor dismissed him mostly in these matches.
While in bowling, Ajay Mannu has not picked up any wicket and has lost 11 runs out of the 18 balls he played in the "First-class" matches. His bowling economy is 3.66 in these matches. The latest "First-class" match played by Ajay Mannu was against Rajasthan team, which was held at Dharamsala from December 25 to 27 in 2007.
In the "List A" matches, Ajay Mannu debuted in 1996/97. He has made his total score of 353 runs with an average of 12.60. The highest score of Ajay Mannu in any of the "List A" matches is 49 runs. Feroze Ghayas, Amit Bhandari and Sarandeep Singh dismissed mostly in these matches.
Whereas with ball in hand, Ajay Mannu has taken total 2 wickets by giving 85 wickets from the 88 balls he played in the "List A" matches. His bowling average is 42.50 and economy is 5.79 in these matches. Ajay Mannu played his latest "List A" match against Jammu & Kashmir team, which was held at Delhi on March 3 in 2008. Ajay Mannu dismissed Reeinder Sodhi and Vikram Rathour mostly in these matches.
The "Twenty20" cricket debut of Ajay Mannu was against Delhi team, which was held at Delhi on April 3 in 2007. He has played in 5 "Twenty20" matches with an average of 13.50. His total scorecard reading in these matches is 27 runs, which includes 3 fours and 1 six. The maximum score made by Ajay Mannu in any of the "Twenty20" matches is 15 runs and his striking rate is 150.00. Narender Kumar and JT Billa dismissed him mostly in these matches. Ajay Mannu has not got the chance to show his bowling skill in these matches. The latest "Twenty20" match played by Ajay Mannu was against Haryana team, which was held at Delhi on April 8 in 2007.
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