Rohit Sharma
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Rohit Sharma
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Rohit Sharma during the 2007 ICC World
Twenty20 in South Africa
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Personal information
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Full name
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Rohit
Gurunath Sharma
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Born
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Batting style
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Right-handed
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Bowling style
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Right arm off spin
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Role
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International information
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National side
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23 June
2007 v Ireland
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Last ODI
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12 February
2012 v Australia
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T20I debut (cap 17)
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07 December
2011 v England
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Last T20I
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3 February
2012 v Australia
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Domestic team information
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Years
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Team
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2006/07–present
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2008-2010
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2011-present
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Career statistics
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Competition
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Matches
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72
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46
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131
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24
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Runs scored
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1,810
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3,748
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3,729
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415
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Batting average
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34.80
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63.52
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36.92
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29.64
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100s/50s
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2/9
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12/16
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5/21
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0/4
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Top score
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114
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309*
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192*
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79*
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Balls bowled
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371
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912
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1079
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38
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Wickets
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6
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10
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26
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1
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Bowling average
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52.00
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50.40
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34.92
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55.00
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5 wickets in innings
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0
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0
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0
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0
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10 wickets in match
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n/a
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0
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n/a
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n/a
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Best bowling
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2/27
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3/23
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4/28
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1/22
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Catches/stumpings
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26/–
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33/–
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48/–
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8/–
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Source: Cricinfo,
4 February 2012
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Rohit Gurunath Sharma (born 30 April 1987) is an Indian cricketer.
Sharma is a right-handed middle-order batsman and occasional right-arm off break
bowler. Having started his international playing career at the age of 20,
Sharma quickly exhibited his athletic fielding and cool temperament to
compliment his graceful stroke play. He is pegged by many analysts to be a
permanent fixture on the Indian cricket team in the next decade.
Early life:-
Rohit Sharma was born to Telugu
parents from Andhra Pradesh. His mother Purnima Sharma hails
from Visakhapatnam,
Andhra Pradesh. Sharma completed his primary education at Our Lady of Vailankanni high school,
Mumbai.
He was later enrolled in the Swami Vivekanand International School on a
scholarship, after his talent was noticed by the school's cricket coach Dinesh
Lad at a summer camp. He excelled in the Giles and Harris Shield school cricket
tournaments, after which he was selected for the Mumbai Under-17 team. He was
later chosen for India's Under-17 and Under-19 teams, and made his mark at the 2006 U-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka,
finishing among the top run-getters in the tournament. He was enrolled as a
student at Rizvi College, Mumbai, before he was called up to the national side.
Playing career:-
List A
Sharma made his List A
debut for West Zone against Central Zone in the Deodhar
Trophy in March 2006, at Gwalior.
It was his unbeaten innings of 142 in 123 balls against North Zone at Udaipur
in the same tournament, that brought him into the limelight. Performances for
the India A sides in Abu Dhabi and Australia followed, leading to him being
selected for the 30 member probable’s list for the Champions Trophy, although
he did not make the final squad. This was before he had made his Ranji Trophy
debut. He was also selected
for the Challenger Trophy.
First-class
Sharma made his First-class debut for India A against New Zealand A, at
Darwin in July 2006. He made his Ranji Trophy
debut for his First-class side Mumbai in the 2006/2007 season. Though he was
unable to contribute much in the initial matches, he scored 205 off 267 balls
in the match against Gujarat. Mumbai went on to win the
tournament with Sharma scoring a 50 in the final against Bengal.
International
Sharma was first selected for the limited-overs matches on India's tour
to Ireland in 2007. He made his One Day International debut against Ireland at Belfast,although
he did not bat in the match.
Sharma eventually made his mark at the international stage on 20 September
2007, when he led India to victory by scoring an unbeaten 50
(which came off 40 deliveries) against South Africa in the 2007 ICC World Twenty20. The win reserved India a berth in the
semifinals of the tournament. At one stage India were 61-4, but his partnership
of 85 runs with skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni helped India to post
a total of 153-5. He was eventually declared Man of the Match. Sharma then
proceeded to score 30 runs off 16 balls in the final against Pakistan.
Sharma scored his maiden ODI half-century against Pakistan, at Jaipur on 18
November 2007 and was selected as part of India's 16-man squad for
the CB series in Australia.
Here, he scored 235 runs at an
average of 33.57 with 2 fifties, including his score of 66 in the 1st final at
Sydney partnering Sachin Tendulkar for most of India's successful
runchase.
However, Sharma's ODI performances suffered a downturn after this and his
middle-order position was taken over by Suresh Raina,
and eventually, Virat Kohli took his position as the reserve
batsman.
In December 2009, Sharma scored a triple century in the Ranji Trophy and
was recalled to the ODI team for the tri-nations tournament in Bangladesh as
Tendulkar was being rested. However, Kohli and Raina were selected ahead of him
in the playing eleven, and he did not play in any of India's five matches. In
the meantime, he missed the Ranji Trophy final.
He scored his maiden ODI century (114) against Zimbabwe on May 28, 2010. He
followed it up with another century in the next match of the tri-series against
Sri Lanka on May 30, 2010 by scoring 101 not out.
He was dropped from the Indian squad for 2011 World Cup.
He was selected for the West Indies tour of 2011 after the IPL in a squad where senior batsmen such
as Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag
and skipper MS Dhoni
were rested, and Yuvraj Singh, Gautam
Gambhir were out to injuries. The side was captained by Suresh Raina
with Harbhajan Singh as his deputy. He contributed
26 of 23 balls (2 sixes) in the only T20I at Queen's Park Oval and strung a 71-run
partnership with Subramaniam Badrinath leading to an Indian
victory.
In the ODI series that followed, he carried on with his form. The 1st ODI was also played at Queen's Park Oval.He had a 43-run partnership
with left-handed opener Shikhar Dhawan, and then a 80-run partnership
with skipper Suresh Raina. Rohit was elected man of the
match for his 68 not out of 75 balls (3 fours, 1 six). In the 3rd ODI played at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua;
Sharma scored a matching winning 86 of 91 balls against the West Indies. Rohit
along with Harbhajan Singh got India out of trouble to win
the match after they were reduced to 92 for 6. He was widely appraised for his
calm and matured performance. Sharma won his first Man of the Series award for
excellent batting performance throughout the ODI series.
International centuries:-
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ODI centuries of Rohit Sharma
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#
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Runs
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Balls
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4s
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6s
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Against
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Venue
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Date Result
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1
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114
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119
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6
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4
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Zimbabwe
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Bulawayo
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28 May 2010
India lost
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2
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101*
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100
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6
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2
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Sri Lanka
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Bulawayo
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30 May 2010
India lost
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Indian Premier League:-
Sharma was signed up by the Deccan
Chargers franchise for a sum of US$ 750,000 a year. He was one of
the leading run scorers in the 2008 IPL season with 404 runs at an
average of 36.72. He also held the coveted Orange Cap for a brief period.
In the 2009 IPL
season he was appointed the vice-captain of the Deccan
Chargers. In a match against Kolkata Knight Riders where 21 was
required off the last over, Sharma scored 26 off the over from Mashrafe
Mortaza to seal a win. He was named the best under-23 player of the
tournament. In the 2011 IPL auction, he was sold for US$ 2million to the Mumbai
Indians.
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IPL Batting Statistics of Rohit Sharma
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Year
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Team
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Mat
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Inns
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NO
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Runs
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HS
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Ave
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BF
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SR
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100
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50
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0
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4s
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6s
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2008
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Deccan
Chargers
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13
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12
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1
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404
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76*
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36.72
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273
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147.98
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0
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4
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1
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38
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19
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2009
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16
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16
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3
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362
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52
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27.84
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315
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114.92
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0
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1
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0
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22
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18
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2010
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16
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16
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2
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404
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73
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28.85
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302
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133.77
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0
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3
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1
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36
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14
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2011
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10
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8
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3
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382
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87
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56.40
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215
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131.16
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0
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2
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0
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23
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12
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2012
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2008-2012
Total
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55
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52
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9
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1552
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87
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33.76
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1105
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131.40
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0
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10
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2
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119
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63
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Source-wikipedia.
