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పుణే: టీమిండియా స్టార్‌ ఓపెనింగ్‌ పెయిర్‌ రోహిత్‌ శర్మ, శిఖర్ ధవన్‌ ఖాతాలో అరుదైన రికార్డు జమ అయ్యింది. వీరి జోడీ వన్డే క్రికెట్‌లో 5000 పరుగులకుపైగా భాగస్వామ్యాన్ని నెలకొల్సి.. ఈ ఘనత సాధించిన ఏడో ఓపెనింగ్‌ జోడీగా చరిత్ర సృష్టించారు. ఇంగ్లాండ్‌తో మూడో వన్డేలో ఈ లెఫ్ట్‌ అండ్‌ రైట్‌ కాంబినేషన్‌.. 103 పరుగుల భాగస్వామ్యాన్ని నెలకొల్పింది. శిఖర్ ధవన్‌ (56 బంతుల్లో 67; 10 ఫోర్లు) చూడచక్కని బౌండరీలతో అర్ధశతకం సాధించగా, రోహిత్‌ (37 బంతుల్లో 37; 6 ఫోర్లు) తనదైన శైలీలో అలరించాడు. ఈ మ్యాచ్‌లో వీరి భాగస్వామ్యం 5000 పరుగులను దాటింది. ఇక్కడ చదవండి: టీమిండియా వర్సెస్‌ ఇంగ్లండ్‌: ఆరంభం, ముగింపు ఒకేలా! కాగా, అంతర్జాతీయ వన్డే క్రికెట్‌లో అత్యధిక పరుగుల ఓపెనింగ్‌ భాగస్వామ్యాన్ని నెలకొల్పిన జోడీగా సచిన్‌ టెండుల్కర్‌, సౌరవ్‌ గంగూలీ ఉన్నారు. వీరిద్దరూ తొలి వికెట్‌కు 8227 పరుగులు భాగస్వామ్యాన్ని నెలకొల్పారు. వీరి తరువాత స్థానాల్లో శ్రీలంక జోడీలు సంగక్కర-జయవర్దనే (5992 పరుగులు), దిల్షాన్‌-సంగక్కర (5475), జయసూర్య-ఆటపట్టు (5462), ఆసీస్‌ జోడీ గిల్‌క్రిస్ట్‌-హేడెన్‌ (5409), విండీస్‌ పెయిర్‌ గ్రీనిడ్జ్‌- హేన్స్‌ (5206) ఉన్నారు. తాజాగా ఈ జాబితాలో రోహిత్‌-శిఖర్ జోడీ చేరింది. ఇక్కడ చదవండి: పాపం కోహ్లి.. ఆ విషయంలో దురదృష్టం వెంటాడుతోంది -
వన్డే మొనగాడు కోహ్లినే: క్లార్క్‌
సిడ్నీ: ఇప్పటివరకు 219 వన్డేల్లో 59కి పైగా సగటుతో 39 సెంచరీలతో 10,385 పరుగులు చేసిన విరాట్‌ కోహ్లియే ఆల్‌టైమ్‌ నెంబర్‌ వన్‌ వన్డే బ్యాట్స్‌మన్‌ అని ఆస్ట్రేలియా మాజీ సారథి మైఖెల్‌ క్లార్క్‌ అభిప్రాయపడ్డాడు. గొప్ప ఆటగాడిగానే కాకుండా తెలివైన సారథి అంటూ కోహ్లిపై ప్రశంసల జల్లు కురిపించాడు. ఆసీస్‌ గడ్డపై టెస్టు, వన్డే సిరీస్‌ గెలిచిన ఏకైక భారత, ఆసియా సారథిగా రికార్డు నెలకొల్పడం సాదారణ విషయం కాదన్నాడు. కోహ్లి వయసు ముప్పైయేనని మరింత క్రికెట్‌ ఆడే అవకాశం ఉన్నందున్న మరిన్ని రికార్డులు నెలకొల్పే అవకాశం ఉందన్నాడు. ఇక టెస్టుల్లోనూ ప్రస్తుతం కోహ్లి అత్యుత్తమ ఆటగాడిగా కొనసాగుతున్నప్పటికీ మరింత రాటు దేలాల్సిన అవసర ముందన్నాడు. ప్రపంచంలోని అన్ని అత్యున్నత మైదానాలలోనూ గొప్పగా రాణించాల్సిన అవసరముందన్నాడు. అలా అయితేనే టెస్టుల్లో కూడా ఆల్‌టైమ్‌ బెస్ట్‌ బ్యాట్స్‌మన్‌గా నిలుస్తాడని పేర్కొన్నాడు. ఇక కోహ్లి సేన ఆస్ట్రేలియాపై చారిత్రక సిరీస్‌లు గెలిచిన అనంతరం ఐదు వన్డేల సిరీస్‌ కోసం న్యూజిలాండ్‌కు బయలుదేరింది. ఇరు జట్ల మధ్య ఈ నెల 23 తొలి వన్డే జరగనుంది. -
Cricketer of the Generation..?
Current Affairs 2014 at a glance Latvia adopted the Euro currency on January 1, 2014 and became the 18th member of the Eurozone. Corey Anderson of New Zealand scored the fastest century in One Day International cricket history on January 1, 2014. He scored a hundred in just 36 deliveries against the West Indies. He beat the previous record of 100 off 37 balls set by Shahid Afridi of Pakistan in 1996. Sheikh Hasina was sworn in on January 12, 2014 for the third time as Bangladesh's Prime Minister. Her party is Awami League. India's first monorail service was started in Mumbai on February 2, 2014. Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and eminent scientist CNR Rao were conferred the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award of India on February 4, 2014. The award was announced on November 16, 2013. Harish Rawat was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand on February 1, 2014. 'Chronicles of a Corpse Bearer' is a book written by Cyrus Mistry, which won the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature at the Jaipur Literary Festival 2014. This award in 2013 was won by Jeet Thayil for his novel 'Narcopolis'. Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland beat Spain's Rafael Nadal to win the 2014 Australian Open men's singles tennis title. Li Na of China won the women's singles title by defeating Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia. The prestigious Padma Awards for 2014 were announced which includes Padma Vibhushan for two individuals, Padma Bhushan for 24 and Padma Shri for 101 people. Out of 127 awardees 27 are women. Padma Vibhushan awardees are Raghunath Mashelkar (Science & Engineering) and yoga guru B.K.S. Iyengar. Shinzo Abe became the first Japanese Prime Minister to be the chief guest at India's 65th Republic Day celebrations on January 26, 2014. Janet Yellen is the first woman ever to head the United States central bank Federal Reserve. Sub-Inspector K. Prasad Babu was conferred the Ashok Chakra posthumously on the 65th Republic Day by the President Pranab Mukherjee. K. Prasad Babu was from Andhra Pradesh. He was given this award for an anti-Maoist operation near Andhra Pradesh- Chhattisgarh border. Ashok Chakra is India's highest peacetime gallantry award. Matteo Renzi became the youngest Italian Prime Minister in February 2014. He is 39 years old. Sushil Koirala assumed office as the Prime Minister of Nepal on February 11, 2014. He is also the President of the Nepali Congress Party. N.Ramachandran was elected the new President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) in February 2014. He is also the World Squash Federation President. Satya Nadella, an Indian American, was appointed the Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft on February 4, 2014. He succeeded Steve Ballmer. Former Supreme Court judge Ashok Kumar Mathur has been appointed the Chairman of the 7th Pay Commission. Eminent Gandhian and environmentalist Chandi Prasad Bhatt was selected for the 2013 Gandhi Peace Prize. He is one of the pioneers of the Chipko movement. He was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1982. Famous Hindi writer Vishwanath Tripathi has been selected for the prestigious Vyas Samman for the year 2013 for his memoir 'Vyomkesh Darvesh'. Vyas Samman is a literary award given by the K.K. Birla Foundation. Odia became the sixth language to get classical language status after Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. The Expert Committee to Revise and Strengthen the Monetary Policy Framework, headed by RBI Deputy Governor Urjit Patel suggested the central bank to adopt the new consumer price index for anchoring the monetary policy. Facebook announced its acquisition of WhatsApp Inc. for $19 billion. WhatsApp was founded in 2009 by Brian Acton and John Koum. It is an instant messaging app for smartphones. The Winter Olympics were held in Sochi, Russia in February 2014. Russia topped the medals table with13 gold, 11 silver and 9 bronze. It won a total of 33 medals. India did not win any medal. Next Winter Olympics will be held in Pyeongchang in South Korea in 2018. Michelle Bachelet was sworn in as the President of Chile on March 11, 2014. She already served as the President once from 2006 to 2010. The third edition of the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) was held in The Hague, Netherlands in March 2014. The NSS aims to prevent nuclear terrorism by reducing the amount of dangerous nuclear material in the world. Renowned Hindi author Govind Mishra was selected for the Saraswati Samman for the year 2013 for his book "Dhool Paudho Par". He is the second Hindi author to receive the honor after the late Harivansh Rai Bachchan in 1991. ESPN cricinfo presented the Cricketer of the Generation award to Sachin Tendulkar. The International Women of Courage Award 2014 was presented by the US first lady Michelle Obama to Laxmi, a Delhi acid attack survivor. Mortal remains of about 282 Indian soldiers of 1857 mutiny were exhumed from a well at Ajnala in Amritsar district of Punjab in March 2014. Koyal Rana won the Miss India 2014 crown. The Reserve Bank of India had extended the deadline for Indian banks to meet capital requirements under the Basel III norms by a year to March 31, 2019. Mizoram defeated Railways to win the 68th Santosh Trophy Football championship in Siliguri in March 2014. It is the maiden Santosh Trophy title for Mizoram. Viswanathan Anand won the World Candidates chess tournament title at Khanty Mansisyk, Russia. Khushwant Singh, a renowned author, passed away on March 20, 2014. He authored books such as 'Train to Pakistan', 'With Malice towards One and All', 'The Sunset Club', 'Truth, Love and a Little Malice', etc. Eminent film lyricist Gulzar was chosen for the coveted Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2013. This award is the highest film award in India. The people of Crimea voted to become part of Russia in a referendum in March 2014. The leaders of Group of Eight (G8) countries suspended Russia from the group on the issue of annexation of Crimea by Russia. Crimea was separated from Ukraine. The third Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral, Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit was held in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar in March 2014. India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand are the seven members of this group. Sumith Nakandala of Sri Lanka is the Secretary General. The Secretariat of BIMSTEC is established in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Assam is the first State in India to observe Child Protection Day to secure the future of children on March 4, 2014. The armies of Nepal and India held a joint military exercise named Surya Kiran VI in Nepal. Admiral Robin K. Dhowan assumed office as the Chief of Naval Staff on April 17, 2014. He succeeded Admiral D.K. Joshi. R. Gandhi has been appointed as a Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India. RBI has four deputy governors. The 2014 Goldman Environmental Prize was awarded to Ramesh Agrawal of Chhattisgarh. India - born poet Vijay Seshadri won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category for his collection of poems "3 Sections". Ex-coal secretary P.C. Parakh released his book titled "Crusader or Conspirator? Coalgate and Other Truths". Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the Colombian novelist, died on April 17, 2014. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982. His major books include One Hundred Years of Solitude, Autumn of the Patriarch, Chronicle of a Death Foretold and Love in the Time of Cholera. Renowned cinematographer V.K. Murthy passed away. He won the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2008. He shot India's first cinemascope movie 'Kagaz ke Phool'. RBI gave approvals to IDFC Ltd and Bandhan Financial Services Private Limited to start new banks. IDFC is an infrastructure finance company based in Mumbai and Bandhan is a micro lender based in Kolkata. Sun Pharmaceuticals will buy Ranbaxy Laboratories. Sri Lanka won the World Twenty 20 title for the first time defeating India by six wickets in Mirpur, Bangladesh in April 2014. Australian women cricket team won the Women's World Twenty 20 Cup 2014 by defeating England in the final in Mirpur, Bangladesh. This is the third successive Women's World Twenty20 title for Australia.
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