New Delhi, May 29: Kolkatans are curious about KKR hero Manvinder Besla who played a stellar role in the Sunday IPL final against Chennai Super Kings.
A cricketer from Haryana, Manvinder began playing the game when he was studying in Class 4. He learnt playing formal cricket from his coach Raj Kumar from Class 7 onwards at the Govt cricket Academy in Faridabad, and took part in the World School cricket tournament in Class X.
He played for Haryana in the Ranji Cup in 2002, and played in Deodhar Trophy in 2004. The next two years, he played in the Duleep Trophy and in the Junior World Cup. Thrice, he was made man of the match,. For the next five years, he played on behalf of Himachal Pradesh.
Besla played for Kings XI Punkab in IPL 2010, and joined KKR the next year.
Hailing from Hissar, he started playing cricket first at the age of 10. His father Dr S S Besla was the Dean, Student Welfare in Haryana Agriculture University. The family stayed in bungalow no 541 in Sector 15 for several years. Four years ago, his father shifted to Gurgaon after retirement.
Manvinder is presently an employee of Air India.
He plays as wicketkeeper-cum-opening batsman for Kolkata Knight Riders, and charged a biltzkrieg of 89 runs off 48 balls in the IPL final powering his team to victory.
During the IPL final, his wife Arpita was present at the Chepauk stadium. It was a birthday gift for Arpita.
Says his mother Daya Kaur: "Our son has made our family famous."
Manvinder's father was a volleyball player. Says Dr Besla: "My son began learning cricket at Anurag Hudda's cricket academy in Jawahar Nagar. I knew he would rise in cricket some day."
Full name Manvinder Sultansingh Bisla
Born December 27, 1984, Hisar, Haryana
Current age 27 years 153 days
Major teams Deccan Chargers, Haryana, Haryana Under-19s,Himachal Pradesh, India Under-19s, Kings XI Punjab,Kolkata Knight Riders
Playing role Wicketkeeper
Batting style Right-hand bat
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| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
| First-class | 41 | 68 | 5 | 1827 | 168 | 29.00 | 3254 | 56.14 | 4 | 8 |
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| 125 | 13 |
| List A | 33 | 32 | 3 | 702 | 104 | 24.20 | 999 | 70.27 | 1 | 3 |
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| 23 | 13 |
| Twenty20 | 42 | 42 | 2 | 955 | 89 | 23.87 | 860 | 111.04 | 0 | 4 | 92 | 25 | 28 | 9 |
Bowling averages
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| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 |
| First-class | 41 |
| 120 | 63 | 0 | - | - | - | 3.15 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 33 |
| 36 | 15 | 0 | - | - | - | 2.50 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class debut | 2002/03 |
| Last First-class | Baroda v Himachal Pradesh at Vadodara, Dec 15-17, 2010 |
| List A debut | Sri Lanka Emerging Team v India Emerging Team at Colombo (RPS), Sep 27, 2003 |
| Last List A | Himachal Pradesh v Punjab at Chandigarh, Feb 18, 2011 |
| Twenty20 debut | Delhi v Himachal Pradesh at Delhi, Apr 3, 2007 |
| Last Twenty20 | Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super Kings at Chennai, May 27, 2012 |
Recent matches
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 0c/0s, 89 | KKR | v Super Kings | Chennai | 27 May 2012 | Twenty20 |
| 0c/1s, 1 | KKR | v Mum Indians | Kolkata | 12 May 2012 | Twenty20 |
| 0c/0s, 10 | KKR | v Chargers | Cuttack | 22 Apr 2012 | Twenty20 |
| 2c/0s, 11 | KKR | v Kings XI | Mohali | 18 Apr 2012 | Twenty20 |
| 3c/0s, 27 | KKR | v Kings XI | Kolkata | 15 Apr 2012 | Twenty20 |
| 1c/1s, 29 | KKR | v Royals | Kolkata | 13 Apr 2012 | Twenty20 |
| 46, 0c/0s | KKR | v RCB | Bangalore | 10 Apr 2012 | Twenty20 |
| 19, 0/27 | India | v England | Kowloon | 30 Oct 2011 | Other OD |
| 1/18, 2* | India | v Pakistan | Kowloon | 29 Oct 2011 | Other OD |
| 32*, 0/21 | India | v South Africa | Kowloon | 29 Oct 2011 | Other OD |
Profile
Hailing from Haryana, the opening batsman and wicketkeeper started out as a medium-pacer - he played the Under-19 World Cup in 2002 for India as a bowler. Having begun his first-class career with Haryana, he then played for Himachal Pradesh.
In the 2011-2012 season he was not part of the Indian first-class set-up. He has been an IPL regular, having been part of the Deccan Chargers in 2009 and Kings XI Punjab the following season.
He joined Kolkata Knight Riders in 2011, and though he only got limited opportunities, he was the unlikely hero in the 2012 final when his fearless 896gave Knight Riders the title.
