Abhinav Manohar

Born on September 16, 1994, in Bangalore (now Bengaluru), Karnataka, Abhinav Manohar Sadarangani is a batting all-rounder. He is a right-handed batter and is an occasional right-arm leg-break bowler. He represents Karnataka in domestic cricket and plays for Gujarat Titans (GT) in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Manohar is a big hitter and clean striker of the ball, with the ability to clear the fence with ease. He has shown shades of his potential with the Titans in the IPL and has the potent ability to compete as a finisher. His recent exploits with the bat in the Maharaja T20 Trophy 2024 have garnered him a lot of attention and will be aiming to continue the same form in the IPL.

Abhinav Manohar: Along the Years 

Abhinav Manohar Records

• Second-highest run-scorer in Maharaja T20 Trophy 2024 (507)

• Joint-most sixes in an innings in Maharaja T20 Trophy 2024 (9)

• First and only batter to hit 9 sixes in an innings thrice in Maharaja T20 Trophy 2024 

Abhinav Manohar Career

Abhinav Manohar has been a middle-order maverick and a potential finisher. He has been a brute force with the bat and can also chip in with a few wickets with his leg-spin.

His performance in his domestic setup and leagues led GT to bid for him for its debut IPL season and they shelled out  INR 2.60 crore to sign him. Abhinav has contributed enough in the middle order and has scored more than 100 runs in the first two consecutive editions where GT went to the finals and has won one of them. 

Abhinav Manohar Domestic Career

Abhinav Manohar’s domestic career started at the end of 2021 when he debuted in both the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and the Vijay Hazare Trophy in a month gap. First, he appeared in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 trophy on November 16th against Saurashtra and scored 70 runs in his maiden game of the tournament. He ended up being the third-leading scorer for his team in the tournament.

A month later, Manohar made his first appearance in the Vijay Hazare Trophy against Rajasthan but did not get the chance to bat in his maiden game. As of July 2024, Abhinav has played 7 List A games where he has scored 149 runs at 37.25 his highest score is an unbeaten 91 runs and it’s his only above 50 score. 

The 29-year-old Bengaluru batter made waves at the recently concluded Maharaja T20 Trophy 2024. He played for the Shivamogga Lions and amassed 507 runs in 10 innings at an average of 84.50 and a humongous strike rate of 196.51. He smashed 52 sixes and scored 6 fifties in the tournament, with a best of 84*. He smashed the joint-most sixes in an innings in the tournament’s history in the same edition in 2024 thrice (9 sixes).

Abhinav Manohar IPL Career 

Abhinav Manohar was signed by Gujarat Titans at INR 2.60 crore for its inaugural edition in the IPL 2022. He made his debut in the Indian Premier League on March 28, 2022, against Lucknow Super Giants, he played eight games in his first season where he scored 108 runs at 18.00, his best score in that tournament was 43 in just 28 balls which came in front of Rajasthan Royals at DY Patil. 

His major contributions in some games helped his team to clinch their first IPL title in the maiden season. 

In the next season, Manohar batted in six innings of nine games and scored 114 runs at 19.00 where his highest score was a quick 42 in just 21 deliveries which came against Mumbai Indians at Narendra Modi stadium. His contributions with the bat led GT to play the finals but failed to defend their title after losing to CSK. 

The 2024 IPL season did not go well for both Manohar and Gujarat Titans where GT was unable to make it into the playoffs and Manohar has only played 2 games in this season and scored just 9 runs. 

In his total of 19 IPL games, Manohar has scored 231 runs at 16.50 where his highest score is 43 and his strike rate is 132.76. 

Abhinav Manohar Family

Abhinav Manohar comes from a lower middle-class background, According to the Indian Express, his father Manohar Sadarangani used to work in a footwear shop and he could not even meet his son’s basic needs to fulfill his dreams.