Gautam Gambhir

Gautam Gambhir Biography

•Full Name- Gautam Gambhir
•Born- 14th October,1980
•Age- 30
•Debut(tests)-  31st August  2004 V/s Australia, Mumbai
•Debut (ODI)- 11th April 2003, V/s Bangladesh, Dhaka
•Debut (T20)- 13th September2007 V/s Scotland Durban
•Teams Played-, India, Delhi, Delhi Daredevils, India Red, Indian Board President's XI, Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Cricket Association President's XI
•Batting  style – Left arm batsman
•Bowling  Discipline-Leg break
•Height – 5.6

Dependability and consistency are two adjectives that can be associated with Gautam Gambhir. The Delhi has been a fulcrum of the Indian batting line delivering with stellar and note worthy performances. Prolific performance that stand out in all respects  Gambhir has been a dependable match winner for India both in tests and one dayers and T20.Offering stability to the top order of the Indian batting line, Gambhir has cemented his place as a choice opener for his performances. Temperament and character are the other features that distinguish this stylish Southpaw.

EARLY LIFE- Gambhir was born into a rich family of repute and attended Model School at Delhi. It was here that Gambhir began to develop a distinctive liking to the game of Cricket. He played cricket through school and graduated into college. He attended Hindu College and at the same time was inducted to the National Cricket Academy at Bangalore.

CAREER- Gambhir proficiency and consistency performance saw him being a part of the Indian team at a home series just after the 2003 World Cup. Gambhir made his debut against a different Zimbabwean squad and impressed with good performances. In his third match itself he starred with a stellar performance and was named man of the match for his 71 against Sri Lanka. However he was dropped from the sides on counts of other players vying for the top order spot and also saw him being dropped from the Indian national squad for the CWC 2007. He made his entry in to the team with the Ireland tour and the Inaugural T20 world cup where his performances in all respects shown out in the best possible manner cementing his place.

His test recall followed by stealer performance in test matches at the opening spot staking claim to the position both in tests and one days. He recorded some of his best matching winning and deserving performance in the year 2009 and this saw him score 5 centuries in Five consecutive innings and saw his rise to the first spot in the ICC Test Players as well as he was included in both Teams announced by the ICC for the year 2009. Gambhir followed his performance well into the next year. His other stellar and match winning performance was first at the 2011 World Cup final where he scored a brilliant 92 and anchored India’s win in the final with the support of Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

It was Gambhir  performance in the CB Series that made India’s first win in the 2012 CB Series against Australia and was India’s first Win. Another part of Gambhir illustrious career is his impeccable records as captain winning all matches as Captain. Thus proving himself as captaincy material. He also played an instrumental role in leading Kolkata Knight Riders to their first IPL title with both bat and competent captaincy.

ACHEIVEMENTS
?ICC Test Player of the Year for 2009
?No. 1 batsman in the ICC rankings in July 2009

CRITICISM AND CONTROVERSY
Gambhir is also known for his aggressive and hard hitting attitude and has gone into tiffs with players like Shahid Afridi and Sohail Tanveer and at time have let his bad side out. He was charged his match fee for his behavior. The other situation that got undue screen and print space was his post press match conference when in the CB Series Match against Australia and hinted that Dhoni dragged the match to the last over.

Personal Life- Gautam Gambhir is married to Natasha Jain who is part of rich family.

Top Three Innings of Gautam Gambhir
206 V/s Australia at Delhi on 28th October 2009.
This was India’s best series against Australia and as such India was able to retain the Border Gavaskar Series and was subsequently responsible for anchoring the innings.

91 V/s Sri Lanka at ICC Cricket World Cup Final at Mumbai,  3rd April 2011
Another example of Gambhir innings which saved the country and anchored the innings in the most fitting manner. The team was paltry after the loss of Sachin Tendulkar and as such the onus was one batsman to stay to the end. Gambhir did that and steered India’s batting efforts towards a win and that one of the most coveted title after a gap of 28 years.

113 V/s Australia in CB Series match,07
He was disappointed because he missed out the test team as he was confident to make the most. This century came in a losing cause but assured India’s performance and Gambhir performance and continued show in the CB Series saw India win the series.

Statistics

Tests
•Matches-50
•Innings-90
•Runs-3770
•Average-44.35
•Strike rate- 52.18
•Fifties-19
•Hundreds-9
•Best- 206
•N/O-5
•Sixes-7
•Four- 471

ODI
Matches- 139
•Innings-135
•Runs-3770
•Average-40.49
•Strike rate- 86.08
•Fifties-33
•Hundreds-11
•Best- 150*
•N/O-11
•Sixes-17
•Four- 539

T20
Matches- 28
•Innings-27
•Runs-775
•Average-40.94
•Strike rate- 122.56
•Fifties-7
•Hundreds-0
•Best- 75
•N/O-2
•Sixes-9
•Four- 89