Gautam Gambhir

Gautam Gambhir

Gambhir at a book launch in 2012.
Personal information
Born	(1981-10-14) 14 October 1981 (age 35) New Delhi, India
Nickname	Gauti
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Batting style	Left-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm leg break
Role	Opening batsman
International information
National side	India
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
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1999/00–present	Delhi
2008–2010	Delhi Daredevils
2011–present	Kolkata Knight Riders
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I LA Matches 58 147 37 283 Runs scored 4,154 5,238 932 9,385 Batting average 41.95 39.68 27.41 36.51 100s/50s 9/22 11/34 -/7 19/57 Top score 206 150* 75 150* Balls bowled 12 6 - 37 Wickets – 0 - 1 Bowling average – – - 36.00 5 wickets in innings – – - 0 10 wickets in match – n/a - – Best bowling – – - 1/7 Catches/stumpings 38/– 36/– 11/– 68/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 January 2017

Gautam Gambhir ( pronunciation ; 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. 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. Under Gambhir's captaincy, the Kolkata Knight Riders won their maiden 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. In 2009, he was the number one ranked batsman in ICC Test rankings. The same year, he was the recipient of the ICC Test Player of the Year award.