Gautam Gambhir (Punjabi: , Hindi: )

pronunciation (helpinfo) (born 14 October

1981, in Delhi) is an Indiancricketer, a batsman. He has been a member of the Indian national cricket team since 2003 (ODIs) and 2004 (Tests). Gambhir had been a prolific run-scorer in domestic cricket with an average of over 50 but his two successive double-hundreds in 2002 (one of them against the visiting Zimbabweans) made him a strong contender for India's opening slot. He became only the fourth Indian batsman to score a double century in a tour game at home; the previous three being Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar and Sachin Tendulkar. He is the only Indian batsman to score more than 300 runs in four consecutive Test series. He is also the only Indian, and one of only four international cricketers, to have scored five hundreds in five consecutive test matches.[1] On July 2009, for a period of ten days he was the number one ranked batsman in ICC Test rankings.[2][3]
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1 Early life 2 International career 3 Indian Premier League 4 List of Test centuries 5 References 6 External links

Early life
Gambhir attended Modern School, New Delhi.[citation needed] Gambhir was selected in 2000 for the first intake of the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore.[4]

International career
Gambhir 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 againstChaminda 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 Cricket World Cup as the selectors opted for a top-order of Sourav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag, andSachin Tendulkar. After India's first-round exit from the tournament, Gambhir was selected for the One Day International on India's 2007 tour of Bangladesh. Gambhir scored his second century on that tour and was subsequently selected for the One Day International onIndia'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.[5] Gambhir was selected in India's squad for the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, which India went on to win in South Africa, beating Pakistanin 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 halfcenturies which included a crucial 75 runs off 54 balls against Pakistan in the final.[6] 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 200708 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 was found to have thrown an elbow at Australia all-rounder Shane Watson while taking a run. Gambhir denied the charges in a media conference on the day of the incident, claiming the elbowing was unintentional, but pleaded guilty in the disciplinary hearing and served a one-Test ban for the incident, replaced by Murali Vijay. Despite missing the last match, Gambhir still topped the run-scorers list for both teams. 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 10 to script a series win in that country after 41 years. He was named as the ICC Test Player of the Year for 2009, 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. Vijay against stood in and scored 87 to help India win again by an innings. He returned for the ODIs and scored an unbeaten 150 in the fourth match in Calcutta to help seal the series 31, guiding the hosts to victory in the run-chase. In the First Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong in January 2009, Gambhir hid 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 rewrite the history of IVA Richards by scoring most fifties plus runs in 11 consecutive matches. In this match he scored 66 runs. 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 Sehwag, he anchored the Indian inning through the dismissals of Sachin Tendulkar and Kohli, and put up a match-winning partnershipof 109 runs with Dhoni to ensure India lifted the Cup.[7]

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.[8]

He was promoted to the post of Captain of the Delhi Daredevils for IPL Season 2010.[9]At the end of the tournament he became the only player from Delhi Daredevils to score more than 1000 runs in all the three editions. In the 2011 IPL Players Auction,Gautam was the most sought player fetching a bid of $2.4 million from Kolkata Knight Riders making him the highest paid cricketer in the history of the game. He is also the captain of the Knight Riders.[10]

List of Test centuries

No . Score Minute s Balls 4s 6s S/R Opposition Venue Date

1.

139

286

196

19

70.91

Bangladesh

Chittagong (MAA) 17 Dec 2004

2.

104

219

138

75.36

Australia

Mohali

17 Oct 2008

3.

206

550

380

26

54.21

Australia

Delhi

29 Oct 2008

4.

179

466

348

25

51.43

England

Mohali

19 Dec 2008

5.

137

643

436

18

31.42

New Zealand Napier

26 Mar 2009

6.

167

352

257

16

64.98

New Zealand Wellington

3 Apr 2009

7.

114

337

230

13

49.56

Sri Lanka

Ahmedabad

20 Nov 2009

8.

167

298

215

15

77.67

Sri Lanka

Kanpur

24 Nov 2009

9.

116

200

129

10

89.92

Bangladesh

Chittagong

20 Jan 2010

References
1. 2.
^ Hundreds in consecutive matches ^ Gambhir is No. 1 Test batsman

3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Mumbai

^ "Sangakkara topples Gambhir from top of ICC Test rankings". The Times of India. 25

July 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2009. ^ Ramchand, Partab (15 April 2000). "First list of NCA trainees". Cricinfo. Retrieved 8

February 2007. ^ McGlashan, Andrew (23 June 2007). "Gambhir searches for consistency". Cricinfo.

Retrieved 25 June 2007. ^ Batting and Fielding for India ICC Twenty20 World Championship 2007/08 ^ Scorecard of World Cup Final 2011 between India and Sri Lanka, Wankhede Stadium,

8. 9. 10.

^ http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ipl2009/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?

id=4801;type=tournament ^ Gautam Gambhir Replaces Virender Sehwag As Delhi Daredevils Captain ^ "Solid nucleus for new-look Kolkata". ESPN EMEA Ltd. Retrieved 13 April 2011.

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Contact us Born 14 October 1981 (age 29) New Delhi, India

Nickname

Gauti

Batting style

Left-handed

Bowling style

Right arm leg break

Role

Opening- and Top order Batsman

International information

National side

India

Test debut (cap 249)

3 November 2004 v Australia

Last Test

22 August 2011 v England

ODI debut (cap 149)

11 April 2003 v Bangladesh

Last ODI

2 April 2011 v Sri Lanka

Domestic team information Years Team

1999/00present

Delhi

20082010

Delhi Daredevils

2011present

Kolkata Knight Riders

Career statistics

Competition

Test

ODI

FC

LA

Matches

41

114

126

216

Runs scored

3,336

4,073

10,398

7,412

Batting average

48.34

40.73

53.59

38.20

100s/50s

9/16

9/25

32/45

17/43

Top score

206

150*

233*

150*

Balls bowled

385

37

Wickets

Bowling average

39.57

36.00

5 wickets in innings

10 wickets in match

Best bowling

0/13

3/12

1/7

Catches/stumpings

30/

32/

79/

62/

Source: ESPNCricinfo, 30 August 2011