Who is the first Indian player to score a century in the IPL?
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Swapnil Asnodkar
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Virat Kohli
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Manish Pandey
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Gautam Gambhir
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Correct answer
Explanation
Manish Pandey scored the first century by an Indian player in IPL history in 2009 while playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore. He made an unbeaten 114 off 73 balls against the Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium. While overseas players like Brendon McCullum and Shaun Marsh had scored centuries earlier in IPL 2008, Pandey became the first Indian to achieve this milestone.