name	Shashi Tharoor
birth date	March 09, 1956
birth place	London, United Kingdom
religion	Hinduism
alma mater	St. Stephen's College, Delhi (B.A.)Tufts University (M.A., M.A.L.D., Ph.D.)
residence	New Delhi/Trivandrum
occupation	Writer, Diplomat, Politician
spouse	Tilottama Mukherji (divorced)Christa Giles (divorced)Sunanda Pushkar (2010 - present)
children	Ishaan, Kanishk
office	Member of Parliament - Lok Sabha
constituency	Thiruvananthapuram
term start	2009
party	Indian National Congress
parliament	Indian
predecessor	Pannyan Raveendran
office2	Minister of State for External Affairs
Primeminister2	Manmohan Singh
Term start2	28 May 2009
Term end2	18 April 2010
Predecessor2	Anand Sharma
Successor2	E. Ahamed
Office3	Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
President3	Kofi Annan
Term start3	January 2001
Term end3	April 2007
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Shashi Tharoor () (born 9 March 1956) is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament (MP) from the Thiruvananthapuram constituency in Kerala. He previously served as the United Nations Under-Secretary General for Communications and Public Information and as the Minister of State for the Ministry of External Affairs.

He is also a prolific author, columnist, journalist and a human rights advocate.

Childhood and education

Shashi Tharoor was born in London to Lily and Chandran Tharoor, both Malayalis, hailing from the state of Kerala. Tharoor studied at Montfort School in Yercaud and Campion School in Mumbai. He attended high school at St. Xavier’s Collegiate School in Kolkata and obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in history from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi.

He went on to win a scholarship to study at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and earned three degrees in three years - a Ph.D. and two master's degrees at the age of 22, Tharoor is the youngest person in the history of the Fletcher School to be awarded a doctorate. His doctoral thesis, "Reasons of State", was a required reading in courses on Indian foreign-policy making. In 2000, Tharoor was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters degree by the University of Puget Sound and in 2008 he received an honorary doctorate degree by the University of Bucharest.

Diplomatic career

Beginning

Shashi Tharoor's career in the United Nations began in 1978 as a staff member of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Geneva. From 1981 to 1984 he headed the UNHCR office in Singapore during the ''boat people'' crisis. In 1989 he was appointed as the Special Assistant to the Under-Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs, the unit that later became the Peacekeeping Operations in New York. Until 1996, he led the team responsible for peacekeeping operations in the former Yugoslavia.

Under-Secretary-General at the UN

In 1996 Tharoor was appointed Director of Communications and Special Projects and as Executive Assistant to the Secretary-General Kofi Annan. In January 2001, he was appointed as the Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, and as the head of Department of Public Information (UNDPI). In this capacity, he was responsible for the communication strategy, enhancing the image and effectiveness of the UN. In 2003, the Secretary-General appointed him to the additional responsibility of United Nations Coordinator for Multilingualism. During his tenure at the UNDPI, Tharoor reformed his department and undertook a number of initiatives, ranging from organizing and conducting the first-ever UN seminar on anti-Semitism, the first-ever UN seminar on Islamophobia and launching an annual list of "Ten Under-Reported Stories the World Ought to Know About".

On 9 February 2007, Tharoor resigned from the post of UN Under-Secretary-General and left the UN effective 1 April 2007.

Campaign for Secretary-General: 2007

In 2006, Tharoor was nominated by the Government of India for the post of UN Secretary General. Tharoor came a close second (behind Ban Ki-moon) in each of the four straw polls conducted by the UN Security Council and won the online poll conducted by the BBC News website. After the fourth poll, Ban emerged as the only candidate with the support of all five permanent members, each of whom has the power to veto candidates. Of the seven contenders for the post, Tharoor remained the only other to enjoy a majority in the Security Council. One Permanent Member (later revealed to be the US under the Bush Administration) opposed and China abstained from voting. After the vote, Tharoor withdrew his candidacy expressing his confidence for Ban to win.

Had he been elected, the then 50 year old Shashi Tharoor would have been the second-youngest Secretary-General to be appointed to the post. The first being Dag Hammarskjöld who was appointed at the age of 46 years.

Post-UN career

In February 2007, amidst rampant speculation about his post-UN future, it was presciently reported in the Indian press that Tharoor might be inducted into council of ministers of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as Minister of State for External Affairs. In the same month, it was reported in an American gossip blog that Tharoor was a finalist for the position of dean of the USC Annenberg School for Communication in Los Angeles, though he withdrew his name from consideration at the final stage. Instead, Dr. Tharoor—in addition to a variety of other activities in his private life— became chairman of Dubai-based Afras Ventures, which established the Afras Academy for Business Communication (AABC) in Trivandrum, Kerala, India. He also spoke widely around the globe about India and Kerala, the state where he spent increasing amounts of time before moving for good in October 2008.

Political Career in India

In March 2009, Shashi Tharoor contested the Indian General Elections in 2009 as Congress Party candidate from Thiruvananthapuram (Lok Sabha constituency) in Kerala. His opponents included P. Ramachandran Nair of the Communist Party of India (CPI), Neelalohitadasan Nadar of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), M.P. Gangadharan of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and P. K. Krishna Das of Bharathiya Janata Party (BJP). Despite being criticized as an "elite outsider" he went on to win defeating his nearest CPI rival P. Ramachandran Nair by a margin of approximately 100,000 votes. Subsequently Shashi Tharoor was selected as Minister of State in the Council of Ministers of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. On 28 May 2009 he was sworn in as the Indian Minister of State for External Affairs.

Tharoor become the first Indian celebrity to get 100,000 followers on Twitter. However, some of his tweets (or twitter posts) proved controversial and were quoted by the press and opposition parties to criticize his work. On 18 April 2010 Tharoor resigned from his post as Minister of State for External Affairs on instructions from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, following allegations that he had misused his office to get shares in the IPL cricket franchise of Cochin. Tharoor denied the charges and in his resignation speech called for a full inquiry. His position seems vindicated by the fact that there have been no adverse findings and no legal proceedings have been instituted against him.

On 2 May 2010, he was nominated to be a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee for External Affairs by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar.

Literary career

Tharoor has written numerous books in English.

Tharoor has been a columnist in each of India's three best-known English-language newspapers, most recently for ''The Hindu'' newspaper (2001–2008) and in a weekly column, “Shashi on Sunday,” in the ''Times of India'' (January 2007 – December 2008). Following his resignation as Minister of State for External Affairs, he began a fortnightly column on foreign policy issues in the "Deccan Chronicle". Previously he was a columnist for the ''Gentleman'' magazine and the ''Indian Express'' newspaper, as well as a frequent contributor to ''Newsweek International'' and the ''International Herald Tribune''. His Op-Eds and book reviews have appeared in the ''Washington Post'', the ''New York Times'' and the ''Los Angeles Times'', amongst other papers. His monthly column, "India Reawakening", distributed by Project Syndicate, appears in some 80 newspapers around the world.

Tharoor began writing at the age of six and his first published story appeared in the “Bharat Jyoti”, the Sunday edition of "The Free Press Journal", in Mumbai at age 10. His World War II adventure novel ''Operation Bellows'', inspired by the Biggles books, was serialized in the Junior Statesman starting a week before his 11th birthday. Each of his books has been a best-seller in India. ''The Great Indian Novel'' is currently in its 28th edition in India and his newest volume. ''The Elephant, the Tiger and the Cellphone'' has undergone seven hardback re-printings there.

Tharoor has lectured widely on India, and is often quoted for his observations , including, "India is not, as people keep calling it, an underdeveloped country, but rather, in the context of its history and cultural heritage, a highly developed one in an advanced state of decay." He has also coined a memorable comparison of India's "thali" to the American "melting pot": "If America is a melting pot, then to me India is a thali - a selection of sumptuous dishes in different bowls. Each tastes different, and does not necessarily mix with the next, but they belong together on the same plate, and they complement each other in making the meal a satisfying repast.". (Other quotes in Wikiquote.)

Personal life

A theatre buff and successful actor in his school days, he played Antony to Mira Nair’s Cleopatra in a 1974 production of ''Antony and Cleopatra''. At St. Stephen’s in the early 1970s he founded the Quiz Club, which is still in existence; he also revived the Wodehouse Society, which is no longer in existence. Upon election as President of the College Union he relinquished the Secretaryship of the History Society as well as the editorship of the campus humour magazine “Kooler Talk.” He was invited by St. Stephen’s College to deliver the college’s 125th Anniversary Jubilee Lecture in 2005.

He has been an elected Fellow of the New York Institute for the Humanities and a member of the Advisory Board of the Indo-American Arts Council and also served on the Board of Directors of Breakthrough, an international human rights organization, the Board of Overseers of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, the Board of Trustees of the Aspen Institute, and as an International Adviser to the International Committee of the Red Cross. He also supported various educational causes, including as Patron of the Modern High School in Dubai.

At the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in 1976, he founded and was the first chair of the editorial board of the Fletcher Forum of International Affairs, a journal examining issues in international relations.

Later he was married to Christa, a Canadian working at the United Nations. After their divorce, Tharoor married Sunanda Pushkar in at his ancestral home in Elavanchery village in Kerala's Palakkad district on 22 August 2010.

Controversies

In September 2009, Tharoor and S M Krishna were accused of staying in luxurious 5-star hotels. Tharoor defended himself, saying that it was because of the delay in his official residence being ready and he only spent from his own pocket for the accommodation. Later on Pranab Mukherjee's request Tharoor and Krishna moved out of the hotels.

A controversy erupted when Tharoor, responding to the question as to whether he would travel in "Cattle Class", replied that he would do so. This remark on Twitter (@ShashiTharoor), equated the travelling public to cattle and also taunted his party, the Indian National Congress over their austerity drive. It was also reported that Congress may take action against him. However, this was subsequently resolved when Tharoor met his party leadership and offered them an apology/explanation.

Another controversy erupted on Gandhi Jayanti when he said people should be working rather than staying at home taking a holiday, thereby paying real homage to Mahatma Gandhi.

Tharoor was in the news again for publicly criticizing the new visa guidelines adopted by the Indian Government in the wake of the gaps exposed by the arrest of 26/11 terror suspects, David Headley and Tahawwur Rana. For this,he was criticized for breaking ranks with the official position of the Government. He later met External Affairs Minister, SM Krishna and explained his position on the issue. The rules were subsequently partly modified.

In January 2010, Tharoor criticized Gandhi and Nehru for their vision on Indian foreign policy by the Indian media. This angered his party, the Indian National Congress. In the wake of this controversy, he held a press conference describing the report as "inaccurate" and "tendentious". "

In February 2010 when accompanying the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia, he said "We feel that Saudi Arabia has a long and close relationship with Pakistan, that makes Saudi Arabia even more a valuable interlocutor for us. When we tell them about our experience, Saudi Arabia listens as somebody who is not in any way an enemy of Pakistan, but a friend of Pakistan and, therefore, will listen with sympathy and concern to a matter of this nature". He was asked whether India expected Saudi Arabia, given their close ties with Islamabad, to help address the terror threat from Pakistan. The remark about Saudi Arabia being a "valuable interlocutor" raised a strong reaction within the Indian political circle. The Pakistani press even went on to report that he had proposed that Saudi Arabia play a mediator's role in improving India's relationship with Pakistan. In response, Tharoor tweeted saying, "An interlocutor is someone you speak to. If I speak to you, you are my interlocutor. I mentioned the Saudis as our interlocutors, i.e. the people we are here to speak to".

In February 2010, a website called "Keralawatch" published an investigative report which alleged that Tharoor used incomplete records to enrol his name in the voter's list in Thiruvananthapuram constituency.

Lalit Modi published the shareholders details of Kochi-IPL team's franchise owners, Rendezvous Sports World (RSW) group in his Twitter account and also mentioned that he was asked by an influential Union Minister not to get into details of Sunanda Pushkar, who was given a sweat equity of approximately 4.5 per cent of total equity (estimated by the media to be worth Rs 70 crore) in Kochi IPL team. In an official statement, Tharoor denied having made any financial gains from the sale or having pressured Modi in any way. He further accused Modi of trying to delay and discredit the new owners so that the franchise can be re-awarded elsewhere. RSW protested Modi's breach of confidentiality agreement. Sunanda Pushkar also issued a statement denying being a proxy for Tharoor. Later amidst demands for his resignation from the Union Cabinet by the opposition parties, Sunanda Pushkar gave up the sweat equity offered to her by RSW. But tht Income Tax department stated that she will have to pay income tax on her sweat equity in Rendezvous Sports World even after having given it up and non payment will lead to her arrest. Allegations that this was pay back for denying a request to not issue a visa to a South African model close to Lalit Modi have surfaced, and so have death threats to Shashi Tharoor by the Mumbai underworld. Under severe push from Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee combine, the Congress core committee decided to ask for Tharoor's resignation..18 April 2010 Shashi Tharoor resigned from the post of Minister of State in MEA after calling for a full inquiry into the matter.

Honors, Awards and International Recognition

1976, Aged 20, Wins the ''Rajika Kripalani Young Journalist Award'' for the Best Indian Journalist under 30. 1990 – Wins the Federation of Indian Publishers' Hindustan Times Literary Award for the Best Book of the Year for ''The Great Indian Novel''. 1991 – His book ''The Great Indian Novel'' wins the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for the Best Book of the Year in the Eurasian Region. 1998 – Awarded the ''Excelsior Award'' for excellence in literature by the Association of Indians in America (AIA) and the Network of Indian Professionals (NetIP). May 2000 – Conferred the honorary degree of ''Doctor of Letters in International Affairs'' by the University of Puget Sound 1998 – Named ''Global Leader of Tomorrow'' by the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland 2009–Presented with the ''Hakim Khan Sur'' Award for National Integration by the Maharana of Udaipur. 2004 – Awarded the prestigious Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, India’s highest honour for non-resident Indians. But did not accept it at the time owing to UN rules prohibiting acceptance of governmental honours. 2007 – Went on to accept the award after having resigned from the position of Under Secretary General at the UN. 2008 – Conferred a Doctorate ''Honoris Causa'' by the University of Bucharest, Romania. 2009 – Awarded the Zakir Hussain Memorial "Pride of India" Award. 2009 – Awarded GQ's Inspiration of the Year Award at its Man of the Year Awards. 2010 – Awarded the ''Sarva Deshiya Prathibha'' award by the Pazhassiraja Charitable Trust, Kozhikode. March 2010 – Awarded "New Age Politician of the Year" Award by NDTV at its Indian of the Year awards. 2010 – Awarded the Fifth IILM ''Distinguished Global Thinker Award'' in New Delhi 2010 – Awarded ''Digital person of the year'' at the first ever Indian Digital Media Awards (IDMA) for popularising the digital medium in India

Bibliography

Fiction

''Riot'' (2001)

''Show Business'' (1992)

''The Five Dollar Smile and Other Stories'' (1990)

''The Great Indian Novel'' (1989)

Non-fiction

''Shadows Across the Playing Field: Sixty Years of India-Pakistan Cricket'' [with Shaharyar Khan] (2009)

''The Elephant, the Tiger and the Cell Phone: Reflections on India in the 21st Century'' (2007)

''Bookless in Baghdad'' (2005)

''Nehru: The Invention of India'' (2003)

''India: From Midnight to the Millennium'' (1997)

''Reasons of State'' (1982) ISBN 978-0-7069-1275-3

Illustrated books

''Kerala: God’s own country'' (2002) [with artist M.F. Husain]

''L'Inde'' (French) and ''India'' (English) (2008) [with photographer Ferrante Ferranti]

References

External links

Shashi Tharoor at United Nations

Shashi Tharoor collected news and commentary at ''The Times of India''

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Virat Kohli (born 5 November 1988 in Delhi) is an Indian international cricketer. He is a middle order batsman, who can also open the batting. He can also bowl right arm medium pace. Kohli was the captain of the victorious Indian team at the 2008 U/19 Cricket World Cup held in Malaysia. He represents Delhi in first-class cricket and plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League. He also played for the West Delhi Cricket Academy. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut in 2008 and was part of the Indian team which won the 2011 World Cup. Despite being a regular in the ODI side, he only played his first Test in 2011.

Personal life

Virat Kohli was born on 5 November 1988 in Delhi to Prem and Saroj Kohli. He has an elder brother, Vikash, and an elder sister, Bhavna. Virat attended school at Vishal Bharti and Savier Convent. Virat's father, Prem, worked as a lawyer and passed away in December 2006. Little is known of Virat Kohli's personal life.

Youth cricket and early career

The West Delhi Cricket Academy was created in 1998 and Kohli was part of its first intake. Kohli first came into the spotlight when he played for Delhi in a Ranji Trophy match against Karnataka on the day of his father's death. Choosing to stay and bat, he went on to score 90 runs. Mithun Manhas, the team's captain, remarked that "That is an act of great commitment to the team and his innings turned out to be crucial".

Kohli captained the victorious Indian team at the 2008 U/19 Cricket World Cup held in Malaysia. Batting at number 4, he scored 235 runs in 6 matches at an average of 47, including a century against the West Indies U-19s. He was also commended for making several tactical bowling changes during the tournament. His mother noted that "Virat changed a bit after that day. Overnight he became a much more matured person. He took every match seriously. He hated being on the bench. It's as if his life hinged totally on cricket after that day."

Kohli was instrumental in India's win of the 2009 Emerging Players Tournament in Australia. In the final against South Africa, Kohli scored a century and India went on to win the game by 17 runs. Kohli emerged as the leading run scorer of the tournament, aggregating 398 runs from seven matches including two centuries and two fifties.

Kohli played for Royal Challengers Bangalore at the 2008 Indian Premier League. He was bought for $30,000 before the first season in 2008. He did not perform well, scoring only 165 runs in 13 innings at an average of 15 and taking only 2 wickets with his bowling. But he improved marginally in the second season, scoring 246 runs in 16 innings with an average of 22.36 and taking 9 catches and effecting 2 run outs. In the third season, he scored 307 runs, including two half centuries, in 13 innings at an average of 27.90. In the fourth season of the IPL, he was the only player that Royal Challengers Bangalore retained, preferred over the likes of Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis and Ross Taylor.

ODI specialist (2008–2011)

Following a hundred in the Emerging Players Tournament in Australia in 2008, Kohli was selected in the ODI squad for India's tour of Sri Lanka. Kohli made his debut in One Day International against Sri Lanka in the Idea Cup in 2008 when both Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag were injured. He opened the batting in the first match, but was out for 12. But he made a crucial 37 in a low scoring second match in the series, which helped India win and level the series. He made his first half century, a score of 54, in the fourth match which helped India win the series. This was India's first one day series win against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. He was included in the squad for the home ODI series against England later that same year but was not given a chance to play,due to inclusion of Sachin and Sehwag in team. Kohli was then dropped from the squad for the five-match ODI series in Sri Lanka against Sri Lanka in January 2009.

Kohli played in the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy after Yuvraj Singh was injured, and since mid-2009 has been the reserve ODI batsman. Yuvraj regained fitness for the home series against Australia, so Kohli only played in occasional matches in the series.

In the absence of the injured Yuvraj, Kohli got a chance to play in the 4th ODI when Sri Lanka toured India in December 2009. He scored his first ODI century, milking singles with Gautam Gambhir they shared a 224-run partnership for the third wicket as India won by seven wickets to seal the series 3–1.

Senior batsman Sachin Tendulkar was rested for the tri-nations tournament in Bangladesh in January 2010, so Kohli played in each of India's five matches. After making nine in the opening loss to Sri Lanka, he top-scored with 91 to help secure a win after India collapsed early in their run chase against Bangladesh on 7 January 2010. He then ended unbeaten on 71 to help win the match for India with a bonus point after they chased down their target quickly. The next day, he scored his second ODI century, against Bangladesh, bringing up the mark with the winning runs. He was much praised for his performances during the tournament, and became only the third Indian to score two ODI centuries before their 22nd birthday, following in the footsteps of Tendulkar and Suresh Raina. However, in the final against Sri Lanka he made only two as India collapsed to 5/60 and an eventual four-wicket defeat.

Kohli was named vice-captain of the ODI side for the Tri-series against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe in June 2010 as all the other first-choice players skipped the tournament. In the same series, he became the fastest Indian to score 1,000 runs in ODI cricket. He was India's leading run-scorer in 2010, with 995 runs including three centuries from 25 matches at an average of 47.38. Kohli was preferred over Raina for the 2011 World Cup and became the first Indian to score a century on World Cup debut. He also scored 59 against West Indies while sharing a 122-run patnership with Yuvraj Singh. His 83-run partnership for the third wicket with Gautam Gambhir was instrumental in India taking the upper hand during their run chase against Sri Lanka in the final. He made 282 runs in 9 innings at an average of 35.25. Between 1 January 2009 and 1 September 2011, Kohli was India's second highest run-scorer in ODIs with 1,994 runs at an average of 47.47.

Introduction to Tests (2011–2012)

When India toured the West Indies in June and July 2011, they chose a largely inexperienced squad, resting Tendulkar and others such as Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag missing out due to injuries. Kohli was one of three uncapped players in the Test squad. India won the Test series 1–0 but Kohli struggled on his debut in the format; he struggled with the short ball amassing just 76 runs from five innings. Particularly troublesome for Kohli was the fast bowling of Fidel Edwards, who dismissed him three times in the series. Initially dropped from the Test squad for India's four-match series against England in July and August, Kohli was recalled as cover for the injured Yuvraj Singh, though did not play in the series. He participated in the subsequent ODI series, scoring 194 runs from five innings including a century, although India lost the series 3–0. In October England faced India in a return ODI series in India. India won 5–0 and Kohli was the highest run-scorer on either side with 270 across five matches and a highest score of 112 not out.

In November and December 2011, the West Indies toured India for three Tests and five ODIs. Following his ODI success against England the previous month Kohli was included in the Test squad ahead of Raina. In competition with Yuvraj Singh for the number six position, it was not until the final match of the series that Kohli was selected in the team. The match ended in a draw, and having won the first two Tests took the series 2–0; Kohli scored a pair of fifties in the match, passing his previous highest score of 30. India won the subsequent ODI series 4–1 and Kohli managed 243 runs at an average of 60.75 with a highest score of 117.

Kohli was included in India's squad for the tour of Australia in December 2011. After the first Test he felt his position in the team was in jeopardy, and during the second Kohli was fined half of his match fee for swearing at fans at the Sydney Cricket Ground who were insulting him. In an interview after the incident, he remarked "Scoring eight hundreds in one-day internationals can't be a fluke. It's international cricket as well. I don't know why people have been questioning my technique or temperament so much. ... All of this is a learning curve for me. I am playing on difficult wickets, in Australia." Kohli top scored in each of India's innings in the third Test, with 44 and 75, and in the fourth and final match Kohli scored his maiden Test century of 116 runs in the second innings; it was the only century scored by an Indian in the series. India lost the series 4–0 and Kohli was the top scorer for India in the same series.

India remained in Australia for the triangular ODI series, that followed the Tests; it was contested by Australia, Sri Lanka, and India. Kohli was India's leading run-scorer in the series scoring 373 runs including two half centuries and a century – again, the only century scored by an Indian in the series. Though India did not progress to the final, victory against Sri Lanka in India's last match kept them in contention until the final fixture of the group stage. Chasing 321 to win, Kohli came to the crease with India's score at 86/2 and went on to score 133 not out from 86 balls to win with 13 overs to spare. He was named Man of the Match for his effort, which included scoring 24 runs from an over by Lasith Malinga. He was named vice-captain of the ODI team for the 2012 Asia Cup in March.

He scored 183 off 148 balls against Pakistan in the fifth match of Asia Cup 2012, recording the joint-fourth highest score by an Indian in ODIs. Coming in at 0/1, he struck 22 fours and a six to take India to a record chase of 330. This is his highest score in One Day internationals and the highest individual score in the Asia Cup. Kohli's innings was the highest individual innings for a batsman against Pakistan in a ODI surpassing previous record by Brian Lara (156).

International centuries

213 102* 118 105 100* 107 112* 117 133* 108 183

		;Test centuries	Virat Kohli's Test centuries
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1	116	|	11	1		Adelaide, Australia	Adelaide Oval	2012	Australia won by 298 runs
2	|	95	11	0		Mirpur Thana>Mirpur, Bangladesh	Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium	2010	India won by 6 wickets
3	|	121	11	1		Visakhapatnam, India	ACA-VDCA Stadium	2010	India won by 5 wickets
4	|	104	10	0		Guwahati, India	Nehru Stadium, Guwahati>Nehru Stadium	2010	India won by 40 runs
5	|	83	8	2		Mirpur Thana>Mirpur, Bangladesh	Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium	2011	India won by 87 runs
6	|	93	9	1		Cardiff, Wales	SWALEC Stadium	2011	England won by 6 wickets
7	|	98	16	0		Delhi, India	Feroz Shah Kotla	2011	India won by 8 wickets
8	|	123	14	0		Vishakapatnam, India	ACA-VDCA Stadium	2011	India won by 5 wickets
9	|	86	16	2		Hobart, Australia	Bellerive Oval	2012	India won by 7 wickets
10	|	120	7	0		Mirpur Thana>Mirpur, Bangladesh	Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium	2012	India won by 50 runs
11	|	148	22	1		Mirpur Thana>Mirpur, Bangladesh	Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium	2012	India won by 6 wickets

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playername	Manish Pandey|
country	India
fullname	Manish Krishnanand Pandey
nickname	Pandu
living	true
dayofbirth	10
monthofbirth	9
yearofbirth	1989
placeofbirth	Nainital, Uttarakhand
countryofbirth	India
batting	Right-handed
bowling	Right arm off break
role	Batsman
club1	Karnataka
year1	2006/07–Present
club2	Mumbai Indians
year2	2008
club3	RCB
year3	2009–2010
club4	Pune Warriors India
year4	2011–Present
lastagainst2
deliveries	balls
columns	2
column1	FC
matches1	28
runs1	2161
bat avg1	51.45
100s/50s1	20/28
top score1	218
deliveries1	–
wickets1	00
bowl avg1	000
fivefor1	–
tenfor1	–
best bowling1	5/122
catches/stumpings1	200/–
column2	T20
matches2	48
runs2	1900
bat avg2	26.85
100s/50s2	3/6
top score2	114*
deliveries2	–
wickets2	–
bowl avg2	–
fivefor2	–
tenfor2	–
best bowling2	–
catches/stumpings2	21/–
date	12 May
year	2011
source	http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/290630.html Cricinfo }}

Manish Krishnanand Pandey ( ) (born September 10, 1989 in Nainital, Uttarakhand) is an Indian cricketer. He is primarily a right-handed middle order batsman, although he opened the innings for his club team, the Royal Challengers Bangalore. After 2 years of playing for the Royal Challengers Bangalore, he has opted to play for Pune Warriors India in IPL 2011. He represents Karnataka in first class cricket.

Career

Early career

Pandey began his cricket career when he was in the third standard. He was a member of the victorious Indian team that played in the 2008 Under-19 World Cup held in Malaysia. He was selected for the Mumbai Indians' squad in the 2008 season of the Indian Premier League. He will be remembered as the first Indian to score a century in an IPL.

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Category:1989 births Category:Living people Category:Kumaon division Category:Karnataka cricketers Category:Bangalore cricketers Category:Indian Premier League cricketers Category:Mumbai (Indian Premier League) cricketers Category:People from Nainital Category:People from Bangalore

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