Gautam Gambhir

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Gautam Gambhir
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Personal information
Born14 October 1981 (age 35)
New Delhi, India
NicknameGauti
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Batting styleLeft-handed
Bowling styleRight-arm leg break
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 249)3 November 2004 v Australia
Last Test9 November 2016 v England
ODI debut (cap 149)11 April 2003 v Bangladesh
Last ODI27 January 2013 v England
ODI shirt no.5
T20I debut (cap 12)13 September 2007 v Scotland
Last T20I28 December 2012 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1999/00–presentDelhi
2008–2010Delhi Daredevils
2011–presentKolkata Knight Riders
Career statistics
CompetitionTestODIT20ILA
Matches5814737283
Runs scored4,1545,2389329,385
Batting average41.9539.6827.4136.51
100s/50s9/2211/34-/719/57
Top score206150*75150*
Balls bowled126-37
Wickets–0-1
Bowling average––-36.00
5 wickets in innings––-0
10 wickets in match–n/a-–
Best bowling––-1/7
Catches/stumpings38/–36/–11/–68/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 January 2017
Gautam Gambhir (About this sound pronunciation (help·info); born 14 October 1981) is an Indian international cricketer. He is a left-handed opening batsman who plays domestic cricket for Delhi, and captains Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Bangladesh in 2003, and played his first Test the following year against Australia. He captained the Indian team in six ODIs from late-2010 to late-2011 with India winning all six matches. He played an integral part in India's wins in the finals of both the 2007 World Twenty20 (75 runs from 54 balls) and the 2011 Cricket World Cup (97 from 122).
Gambhir is the only Indian and one of four international cricketers to have scored hundreds in five consecutive Test matches.[1]He is the only Indian batsman to have scored more than 300 runs in four consecutive Test series. As of February 2014, he is the highest run-scorer for India in Twenty20 Internationals.[2] Under Gambhir's captaincy, the Kolkata Knight Riders won their IPL title in 2012 and again in 2014.
He was conferred the Arjuna Award, India's second highest sporting award, in the year 2008 by the President of India.[3] In 2009, he was the number one ranked batsman in ICC Test rankings.[4][5] The same year, he was the recipient of the ICC Test Player of the Year award.

Early and personal life

Gambhir was born in New Delhi to Deepak Gambhir, who manages a textiles business, and Seema Gambhir, a housewife. Gambhir has a sister, Ekta, who is two years younger to him.[6] Gambhir was adopted by his grandparents eighteen days after his birth and lived with them ever since.[7] Gambhir started playing cricket at the age of 10. He received his schooling from Modern School, New Delhi and graduated from Hindu College, University of Delhi. He stayed at his maternal uncle Pawan Gulati's residence in the '90s. Gambhir considers Gulati to be his mentor and would often call him up before important matches. Gambhir was coached by Sanjay Bharadwaj of Lal Bahadur Shastri Academy in Delhi, and Raju Tandon.[6] Gambhir was selected for the first intake of the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore in 2000.[8]
In October 2011, Gambhir married Natasha Jain, who belongs to a prominent business family.[9] He currently resides in Delhi's Rajendra Nagar neighbourhood.[6]

International career

Early career

Gambhir scored two successive double-hundreds in 2002 (one of them against the visiting Zimbabweans) made him a strong contender for India's opening slot in all three forms of the game. He made his ODI debut against Bangladesh in the TVS Cup in 2003. In his third match, he scored 71 and was named Man of the Match. His maiden century (103 off 97 balls) came against Sri Lanka in 2005. In 2004, he made his Test debut against Australia in the fourth and last Test match of the Border Gavaskar Trophy but did himself no favours by getting out for 3 and 1. He made amends in his second Test, however, scoring 96 against the South Africans. His maiden Test century came against Bangladesh in December 2004. Gambhir then made a number of starts in the home series against Pakistan in 2005, but was able to make only one half-century in six innings. He made 97 in Zimbabwe later that year, but failed to reach 30 against Sri Lanka at home, repeatedly struggling against Chaminda Vaas, and was subsequently dropped from the Test team. He was replaced in Tests by Wasim Jaffer, who made a double hundred and a hundred in seven Tests.
While Gambhir was out of the Test team, he played a number of One Day Internationals for India between 2005 and 2007. However, he was not selected for the 2007 World Cup as the selectors opted for a top-order of Sourav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag, and Sachin Tendulkar. It affected him badly and Gambhir later said that "When I got dropped for the World Cup, there were times I didn't want to play anymore. I didn't want to practise. I couldn't motivate myself."[10] With no other career options, Gambhir stuck with cricket. After India's first-round exit from the tournament, Gambhir was selected for the One Day International on India's 2007 tour of Bangladesh. Believing the series could be his last chance,[10] Gambhir scored his second century on that tour and was subsequently selected for the One Day International on India's tour to Ireland in 2007. He scored an unbeaten 80 against Ireland in the first game of that tour and was awarded the man of the match award for that effort. In the post-match interview, he indicated that performing more consistently was a top priority for his career as he had done so in the past.[11]
Gambhir was selected in India's squad for the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, which India went on to win in South Africa, beating Pakistan in the final. Gambhir performed well in the shortest form of the game, ending the tournament as India's top run scorer, with 227 at an average of 37.83, including three half-centuries which included a crucial 75 runs off 54 balls against Pakistan in the final.[12]

2008 and beyond

Gambhir in 2008
2008 started well for Gambhir. At home, he scored an unbeaten 130 in the Ranji Trophy final to help Delhi beat Uttar Pradesh by nine wickets just two days before the team for the ODI tournament in Australia was to be announced.
Gambhir was forced to miss the Test series in Australia due to a shoulder injury. In the 2007–08 CB Series, he scored an unbeaten 102 at The Gabba against Sri Lanka in a match washed out due to rain. Three weeks later at Sydney, he scored a career-best 113 off 119 balls against Australia, in a high scoring match which India lost by 18 runs. He finished the CB series as the leading run-scorer with 440 runs.
In 2008 Gambhir finally solidified his place in the Indian Test team with a string of high scores. Opening the batting with Delhi teammate Virender Sehwag, he scored 858 runs at over 61 in seven matches as of December including a double century against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. However, in the same match he was involved in controversy when he elbowed bowler Shane Watson while taking a run. Gambhir asserted it was accidental, but was banned for one Test.[13] Gambhir scored 463 runs in the series, which despite missing the last match was more than any other player in the series.[14]
He was the leading run-scorer in the Test series against England in December 2008 and against New Zealand in early-2009, meaning that he had achieved this feat in three consecutive series.
Gambhir played his first major Test series outside the sub-continent, having toured New Zealand in 2009. In the second Test match he scored a match saving 137 in the second innings. He stood more than five sessions in the middle and faced over 430 balls. This innings led Virender Sehwag, Gambhir's opening partner, close friend and captain for the match, to call him 'The Second Wall' in reference to Rahul Dravid. He then scored 167 in the second innings of the Third Test to give India an unassailable lead, but rain helped the New Zealand batsmen to hang on for a draw. Gambhir, with 445 runs in six innings at an average of 89, helped India win 1–0 to script a series win in that country after 41 years.
He was named as the ICC Test Player of the Year for 2009,[15] and was briefly ranked the No. 1 batsman in the ICC rankings in July; at the time India were not playing Tests and his points rating did not change, but other batsmen who were ranked higher lost points before regaining them.
He continued his run in the late-2009 Test series against Sri Lanka at home. He scored a century in the second innings of the First Test in Ahmedabad to force a draw after the visitors had taken a first innings lead of more than 300, and then combined in a double century opening partnership with Sehwag on the first day of the Second Test in Kanpur, scoring 167 himself and helping India to score more than 400 runs on the opening day. This set up their score of 642 and an innings victory. Following the match, Gambhir returned to the top of the ICC rankings. Gambhir withdrew from the Third and final Test against Sri Lanka at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai in order to attend his sister's wedding.
In the First Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong in January 2009, Gambhir hit a rapid 116 from 129 balls. It was his fifth century in as many Tests and made him the fourth player to achieve this feat. Only Don Bradman has managed six centuries in as many matches. In the 29th Test match against Bangladesh at Dhaka he rewrote the history of IVA Richards by scoring most fifties plus runs in 11 consecutive matches. In this match he scored 66 runs.
In 2010, Gambhir was appointed captain of the national team in ODI series against New Zealand which was hosted by India. He scored an unbeaten 150 in the fourth match in Calcutta to help seal the series, guiding the hosts to victory in the run-chase. He eventually earned the Man-of-the-Series award for leading India to a 5–0 win. He then returned as captain of the side in India's match against the West Indies in December 2011.[16]
In the final of the Cricket World Cup 2011, Gambhir scored a solid knock of 97 from 122 balls. Coming in to bat in the first over after the dismissal of Virender Sehwag, he anchored the Indian inning despite the early dismissal of both the openers. He had a good partnership first with Kohli, and then a match-winning partnership of 109 runs with MS Dhoni.[17]
In 2011, India's batting line-up struggled in Tests, particularly away from home. Out of sixteen innings in away Tests, India passed 300 just twice and both the team's opening batsmen failed to score a century in the format in the whole of 2011.[18] Between February 2010 and November 2011, Gambhir played in 14 Tests. From 25 innings he scored 704 runs at an average of 29.33. In the same period, only two opening batsmen who had played at least 15 innings had a worse average: Phillip Hughes of Australia and Imrul Kayes of Bangladesh. However, while he was struggling in Tests, Gambhir enjoyed a rich run of form in ODIs, averaging 56.90 from 23 matches.[19] Gambhir opened the batting in all four of India's Test defeats against Australia in 2011–12. He scored 181 runs at an average of 22.62.[20]
On 12 February 2012, Gautam Gambhir scored 92 off 111 balls in an ODI match against Australia at the Adelaide Oval, to help India win their first match against the hosts at that venue. It was also India's highest successful run chase in Australia. For his effort, Gambhir won the Man of the Match award.[21] On 14 February 2012, against Sri Lanka, Gambhir yet again missed out on an ODI hundred when he was dismissed run out for a fine 91 off 106 balls. This knock from Gambhir was instrumental in securing a thrilling tie in that match.In August 2012, the Indian selection committee handed him back vice-captaincy of the T20 squad for the World Cup.[22]
After a Big break from International cricket. Finally, On 8th October 2016 Gautam Gambhir back in test cricket Against New Zealand after good Domestic cricket form.
Captaincy Record in One Day Internationals
OppositionResultMarginGroundDate
 New ZealandWon40 runsGuwahati28 Nov 2010
 New ZealandWon8 wicketsJaipur1 Dec 2010
 New ZealandWon9 wicketsVadodara4 Dec 2010
 New ZealandWon5 wicketsBangalore7 Dec 2010
 New ZealandWon8 wicketsChennai10 Dec 2010
 West IndiesWon34 runsChennai11 Dec 2011

Indian Premier League

Gambhir was picked up by the Delhi Daredevils franchise in the first player auction of the Indian Premier League for a price of US$725,000 a year. He became the second highest run-scorer of the inaugural season with 534 runs from 14 matches.[23] He was promoted to the post of Captain of the Delhi Daredevils for IPL Season 2010.[24] At the end of the tournament he became the only player from Delhi Daredevils to score more than 1000 runs in the IPL.
In the 2011 IPL player auction, Gambhir was the most sought after player, fetching a bid of $2.4 million from The Kolkata Knight Riders, making him the highest paid cricketer in the history of IPL. He was then appointed as the skipper of the team.[25] Under Gambhir's captaincy, the Kolkata Knight Riders qualified for the IPL playoffs and also made it to the Champions League Twenty20 for the first time. He eventually led the side to their first title in 2012 by defeating defending champions Chennai Super Kings by 5 wickets at their home ground in Chennai.[26] Gambhir is the leading run-scorer of the Kolkata Knight Riders.[27] During the same season, he scored 6 half-centuries out of a total of nine from his team and became only the second player to cross the 2000 runs mark in the history of the IPL and the second highest run scorer ever in the tournament.[28]

Season by season at IPL

IPL Batting Statistics of Gautam Gambhir
YearTeamInningsRunsHSAverageStrike Rate100504s6s
2008[29]Delhi Daredevils145348641.07140.8905688
2009[30]1528671*22.00102.8701322
2010[31]102777230.77127.6402322
2011[32]Kolkata Knight Riders1537875*34.36119.2402443
2012[33]175909336.87143.33066417
2013[34]164066025.37118.3604515
2014[35]163356922.33114.3303364
2015[36]133276025.15117.6203414
2016[37]1550190*38.53121.8905546
2017[38]17676*158.3301123
2008–2016 Total [28]13136349330.53124.1503142251

International centuries

  • In the column Runs, * indicates being not out.
  • The column title Match refers to the match number of his career.

Test centuries

Gautam Gambhir's Test centuries
#RunsMatchAgainstCity/CountryVenueYearResult
11395 BangladeshBangladesh Chittagong, BangladeshM. A. Aziz Stadium2004Won
210419 AustraliaIndia Mohali, IndiaPunjab Cricket Association Stadium2008Won
320620 AustraliaIndia New Delhi, IndiaFeroz Shah Kotla Ground2008Drawn
417923 EnglandIndia Mohali, IndiaPunjab Cricket Association Stadium2008Drawn
513725 New ZealandNew Zealand Napier, New ZealandMcLean Park2009Drawn
616726 New ZealandNew Zealand Wellington, New ZealandBasin Reserve2009Drawn
711427 Sri LankaIndia Ahmedabad, IndiaSardar Patel Stadium2009Drawn
816728 Sri LankaIndia Kanpur, IndiaGreen Park Stadium2009Won
911629 BangladeshBangladesh Chittagong, BangladeshZohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium2010Won

One Day International centuries

Gautam Gambhir's One Day International centuries
#RunsMatchAgainstCity/CountryVenueYearResult
11036 Sri LankaIndia Ahmedabad, IndiaSardar Patel Stadium2005Lost
210121 BangladeshBangladesh Dhaka, BangladeshSher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium2007Won
3102*39 Sri LankaAustralia Brisbane, AustraliaThe Gabba2008N/R
411344 AustraliaAustralia Sydney, AustraliaSydney Cricket Ground2008Lost
5107*49 BangladeshBangladesh Dhaka, BangladeshSher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium2008Won
615068 Sri LankaSri Lanka Colombo, Sri LankaR. Premadasa Stadium2009Won
7150*90 Sri LankaIndia Kolkata, IndiaEden Gardens2009Won
8138*102 New ZealandIndia Jaipur, IndiaSawai Mansingh Stadium2010Won
9126*103 New ZealandIndia Vadodara, IndiaIPCL Sports Complex Ground2010Won
10100132 Sri LankaBangladesh Dhaka, BangladeshSher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium2012Won
11102137 Sri LankaSri Lanka Colombo, Sri LankaR. Premadasa Stadium2012Won

Man of the Match

No.OppositionVenueYearRuns
1 BangladeshDhaka200371
2 BangladeshDhaka2007101
3 IrelandBelfast200780*
4 ScotlandGlasgow200785*
5 BangladeshDhaka2008107*
6 Sri LankaColombo2009150
7 Sri LankaKolkata2009150*
8 BangladeshDambulla201082
9 PakistanDambulla201083
10 New ZealandJaipur2010138*
11 New ZealandVadodara2010126*
12 AustraliaAdelaide201292

Achievements

Most Runs in Calendar Year

  • Most ODI runs by an Indian Cricketer in 2008[39]

Most Centuries

  • Most ODI centuries in 2008 by an Indian Cricketer[40]
  • Most Test centuries in 2009 by an Indian Cricketer[41]

Others

  • ICC Test player of the year 2009

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