(1981-10-14) 14 October 1981 (age 42) New Delhi, India
Political party
Bharatiya Janata Party (2019–2024)[1]
Occupation
Cricketer, Politician
Awards
Padma Shri (2019)[2]
Signature
Personal information
Height
1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Batting
Left-handed
Bowling
Right-arm leg break
Role
Top order batter
International information
National side
India (2003–2016)
Test debut (cap 249)
3 November 2004 v Australia
Last Test
9 November 2016 v England
ODI debut (cap 149)
11 April 2003 v Bangladesh
Last ODI
27 January 2013 v England
ODI shirt no.
5
T20I debut (cap 12)
13 September 2007 v Scotland
Last T20I
28 December 2012 v Pakistan
T20I shirt no.
5
Domestic team information
Years
Team
1999–2018
Delhi
2008–2010; 2018
Delhi Daredevils
2011–2017
Kolkata Knight Riders
Career statistics
Competition
Test
ODI
T20I
Matches
58
147
37
Runs scored
4,154
5,238
932
Batting average
41.96
39.68
27.41
100s/50s
9/22
11/34
0/7
Top score
206
150*
75
Catches/stumpings
38/–
36/–
11/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing India
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner
2011 India–Bangladesh–Sri Lanka
ICC T20 World Cup
Winner
2007 South Africa
ACC Asia Cup
Runner-up
2008 Pakistan
Winner
2010 Sri Lanka
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 January 2017
Gautam Gambhir (born 14 October 1981) is an Indian former international cricketer, politician and philanthropist. He played for India in all formats of the game between 2003 and 2016. He is a current member of the Lok Sabha since 2019. He received the Padma Shri from the Government of India in 2019, the fourth highest civilian award in India.[3][4]
As a cricketer, Gambhir was a left-handed opening batsman who played domestic cricket for Delhi, and captained Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Daredevils 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). Under Gambhir's captaincy, Kolkata Knight Riders won their first IPL title in 2012 and went on to win the title again in 2014.
Gambhir was the only Indian and one of four international cricketers to have scored hundreds in five consecutive Test matches.[5] He is the only Indian batsman to have scored more than 300 runs in four consecutive Test series. As of April 2018, he is the sixth highest run-scorer for India in Twenty20 Internationals.[6] He was conferred the Arjuna Award, India's second highest sporting award, in the year 2008 by the President of India.[7] In 2009, he was the number one ranked batsman in ICC Test rankings.[8][9] The same year, he was the recipient of the ICC Test Player of the Year award.
In December 2018, he announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.[10] In 2019, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party and won election to the Lok Sabha from East Delhi. He served as the mentor of Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL until 2022 and was appointed as the mentor of Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the 2024 IPL.
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