Gautam Gambhir (India)
| Full Name: | Gautam Gambhir |
| Date of birth: | 14 / 10 / 1981 |
| Country: | India |
| Role: | Batsman |
| Batting style: | Left-hand |
| Bowling style: | Leg break |
Latest News
- 10/09/09 - India suffer Gambhir blow
- 11/03/09 - Sehwag Scorches As India Take Series
- 27/01/09 - ODI Series Preview - Sri Lanka v India
Career summary
- Test debut v Australia at Mumbai in November 2004
- Gambhir had been a prolific run-scorer in domestic cricket with an average of over 50.
- He first made an impact in India when Zimbabwe toured early in 2002 when he scored two double-centuries, one for Delhi and another for the Board Presidents' XI against the visitors. This made him only the fourth Indian batsman to score a double century in a tour game at home.
- Gambhir made his ODI debut against Bangladesh in the TVS Cup in 2003 and was named man of the match in his third game after scoring 71.
- His maiden ODI century came against Sri Lanka in 2005, where he got 103 off 97 balls.
- Gambhir got a call-up into India's Test squad for the fourth Test against Australia in November 2004 scored his first century a few months later against Bangladesh.
- After failing to play a single Test in 2006, he returned to the fold the next year and has since forged an excellent opening partnership with Virender Sehwag.
- He finally confirmed his status as one of India's new Indian stalwarts with a series of brilliant performances during the 2008-09 season. He scored 1269 runs at an impressive 84.60 in the eight Tests he played.
- Those efforts helped him to claim the Test Player of the Year Award.
- More followed as he scored five consecutive Test tons between March 2009 and January 2010.
March 2010
Test Matches
| Career Span: | 2004-2012 |
| Matches: | 48 |
| Innings: | 87 |
| Not Outs: | 5 |
| Runs: | 3712 |
| Highest Score: | 206 |
| Average: | 45.27 |
| 50s: | 19 |
| 100s: | 9 |
| Ducks: | 5 |
| Pairs: | 0 |
| Caught Out: | 44 |
| Stumped Out: | 1 |
| Innings Bowled: | 0 |
| Overs: | 0 |
| Maidens: | 0 |
| Runs Conceded: | 0 |
| Wickets: | 0 |
| 5 Wicket Innings: | 0 |
| 10 Wicket Innings: | 0 |
| Average: | 0.0 |
| Economy Rate: | 0 |
| Best bowling in Innings: | 0 |
ODI Matches
| Career Span: | 2003-2012 |
| Matches: | 115 |
| Innings: | 112 |
| Not Outs: | 12 |
| Runs: | 4136 |
| Highest Score: | 150 |
| Average: | 41.36 |
| 50s: | 26 |
| 100s: | 9 |
| Ducks: | 8 |
| Pairs: | 0 |
| Caught Out: | 59 |
| Stumped Out: | 2 |
| Innings Bowled: | 1 |
| Overs: | 1.0 |
| Maidens: | 0 |
| Runs Conceded: | 13 |
| Wickets: | 0 |
| 5 Wicket Innings: | 0 |
| 10 Wicket Innings: | 0 |
| Average: | 0.0 |
| Economy Rate: | 13.0 |
| Best bowling in Innings: | 0/13 |
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