Gautam Gambhir complete information
Gautam Gambhir complete information Personal information
Born 14 October 1981 (age 37)
New Delhi, India
Nickname Gaudi
Height 5 ft. 6 in (1.68 m)
Batting Left-handed
Bowling Right-arm leg break
Role Batsman
Gautam Gambhir complete information International information
National side
India (2003-present)
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
Gautam Gambhir complete information Domestic team information
Years Team
1999/00–present Delhi
2008–2010 Delhi Daredevils (squad no. 5)
2011–2017 Kolkata Knight Riders (squad no. 23 (was 5, 77))
2018 Delhi Daredevils (squad no. 23)
Gautam Gambhir complete information 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/stampings 38/– 36/– 11/– 68/–
Source: Crincinfo, 29 January 2017
Gautam Gambhir complete information OVERVIEW ON HIS LIFE
Gautam Gambhir (About this sound pronunciation (help info); born 14 October 1981) is an Indian cricketer, who played all formats of the game. He is a left-handed opening batsman who plays domestic cricket for Delhi, and captained 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 April 2018, he is the sixth highest run-scorer for India in Twenty20 Internationals. Under Gambhir’s captaincy, the Kolkata Knight Riders won their IPL title in 2012 and again in 2014.
He was conferred the Arjun 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.
In October 2018, during the quarter-finals of the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, he scored his 10,000th run in List a cricket.
Gautam Gambhir complete information Early and personal life
Gambhir was born in New Delhi to Deepak Gambhir, who manages a textiles business, and Seema Gambhir, a housewife. Gambhir has a sister, Etta, who is two years younger to him. Gambhir was adopted by his grandparents eighteen days after his birth and lived with them ever since. Gambhir started playing cricket at the age of 10. He received his schooling from Modern School, New Delhi and graduated from Hindu College, University of Delhi. He stayed at his maternal uncle Pawan Gulati’s residence in the ’90s. Gambhir considers Gulati to be his mentor and would often call him up before important matches. Gambhir was coached by Sanjay Bhardwaj of Lal Bahadur Shastra Academy in Delhi, and Raja Tandon. Gambhir was selected for the first intake of the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore in 2000.
In October 2011, Gambhir married Natasha Jain, who belongs to a prominent business family. He currently resides in Delhi’s Rajendra Nagar neighborhood.
Gautam Gambhir complete information Domestic career
2008 started well for Gambhir. At home, he scored an unbeaten 130 in the Rajni 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.
Gautam Gambhir complete information 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. He was promoted to the post of Captain of the Delhi Daredevils for IPL Season 2010. At the end of the tournament he became the only player from Delhi Daredevils to score more than 1000 runs in the IPL.
In the 2011 IPL player auction, Gambhir was the most sought after player, fetching a bid of $2.4 million from The Kolkata Knight Riders, making him the highest paid cricketer in the history of IPL. He was then appointed as the skipper of the team. Under Gambhir’s captaincy, the Kolkata Knight Riders qualified for the IPL playoffs and also made it to the Champions League Twenty20 for the first time. He eventually led the side to their first title in 2012 by defeating defending champions Chennai Super Kings by 5 wickets at their home ground in Chennai. Gambhir is the leading run-scorer of the Kolkata Knight Riders. During the same season, he scored 6 half-centuries out of a total of nine from his team and became only the second player to cross the 2000 runs mark in the history of the IPL and the second highest run scorer ever in the tournament. He led Kolkata Knight Riders to their second title in 2014 by beating Kings XI Punjab by 3 wickets. He led Kolkata Knight Riders to the playoffs in the 2016 and 2017 season and was also the highest run-scorer.
On 27 January 2018, in the 2018 IPL Auction, he was bought by the Delhi Daredevils for core, and was appointed as the captain. Later Kolkata Knight Rider’s CEO Vicky Mysore revealed that Gambhir had asked the team not to retain him as he wanted to finish his IPL career where he started. On 25 April, Gambhir stepped down from captaincy citing poor performances of the team, and announced Shreya’s Ayer as the new captain of the Delhi Daredevils.
Gautam Gambhir complete information International career
Gautam Gambhir complete information Early career
Gambhir scored two successive double-hundreds in 2002 (one of them against the visiting Zimbabweans) made him a strong contender for India’s opening slot in all three forms of the game. He 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’s Trophy but did himself no favors 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 against Chaminda Vasa, 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 World Cup as the selectors opted for a top-order of Sourav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag, and Sachin Tendulkar. It affected him badly and Gambhir later said that “When I got dropped for the World Cup, there were times I didn’t want to play anymore. I didn’t want to practice. I couldn’t motivate myself.” With no other career options, Gambhir stuck with cricket. After India’s first-round exit from the tournament, Gambhir was selected for the One Day International on India’s 2007 tour of Bangladesh. Believing the series could be his last chance, Gambhir scored his second century on that tour and was subsequently selected for the One Day International on India’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.
Gambhir was selected in India’s squad for the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, which India went on to win in South Africa, beating Pakistan in 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 half-centuries which included a crucial 75 runs off 54 balls against Pakistan in the final.
Gautam Gambhir complete information Golden form
Gautam Gambhir complete information Gambhir in 2008
In 2008, Gambhir was forced to miss the Test series in Australia due to a shoulder injury. In the 2007–08 CB Series, he scored an unbeaten 102 at the Gabber 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’s Trophy. However, in the same match he was involved in controversy when he elbowed bowler Shane Watson while taking a run. Gambhir asserted it was accidental, but was banned for one Test. Gambhir scored 463 run in the series, which despite missing the last match was more than any other player in the series.
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 1–0 to script a series win in that country after 41 years.
Gautam Gambhir complete information Through ranks
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 Bra Bourne Stadium in Mumbai in order to attend his sister’s wedding.
In the First Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong in January 2009, Gambhir hit 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 rewrote the history of IVA Richards by scoring most fifties plus runs in 11 consecutive matches. In this match he scored 66 runs.
Gautam Gambhir complete information Brief captaincy
In 2010, Gambhir was appointed captain of the national team in ODI series against New Zealand which was hosted by India. He scored an unbeaten 150 in the fourth match in Calcutta to help seal the series, guiding the hosts to victory in the run-chase. He eventually earned the Man-of-the-Series award for leading India to a 5–0 win. He then returned as captain of the side in India’s match against the West Indies in December 2011.
Gautam Gambhir complete information Post-captaincy
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 Virender Sehwag, he anchored the Indian inning despite the early dismissal of both the openers. He had a good partnership first with Kohli, and then a match-winning partnership of 109 runs with MS Dhoni.
In 2011, India’s batting line-up struggled in Tests, particularly away from home. Out of sixteen innings in away Tests, India passed 300 just twice and both the team’s opening batsmen failed to score a century in the format in the whole of 2011. Between February 2010 and November 2011, Gambhir played in 14 Tests. From 25 innings he scored 704 runs at an average of 29.33. In the same period, only two opening batsmen who had played at least 15 innings had a worse average: Phillip Hughes of Australia and Imran Kayas of Bangladesh. However, while he was struggling in Tests, Gambhir enjoyed a rich run of form in ODIs, averaging 56.90 from 23 matches. Gambhir opened the batting in all four of India’s Test defeats against Australia in 2011–12. He scored 181 runs at an average of 22.62.
On 12 February 2012, Gambhir scored 92 off 111 balls in an ODI match against Australia at the Adelaide Oval, to help India win their first match against the hosts at that venue. It was also India’s highest successful run chase in Australia. For his effort, Gambhir won the Man of the Match award. On 14 February 2012, against Sri Lanka, Gambhir yet again missed out on an ODI hundred when he was dismissed run out for a fine 91 off 106 balls. This knock from Gambhir was instrumental in securing a thrilling tie in that match. In August 2012, the Indian selection committee handed him back vice-captaincy of the T20 squad for the World Cup.
Comeback
After a big absence from international cricket, on 8 October 2016, Gambhir was recalled for the Test-Match series against New Zealand, after showing good form in domestic cricket.
Awards
ICC Test Player of the Year: 2009
Arjun Award: 2008
Batting Career Summary
M Inn NO Runs HS Ang BF SR 100 200 50 4s 6s
Test 58 104 5 4154 206 41.96 8067 51.49 9 1 22 517 10
ODI 147 143 11 5238 150 39.68 6144 85.25 11 0 34 561 17
T20I 37 36 2 932 75 27.41 783 119.03 0 0 7 109 10
IPL 154 152 16 4218 93 31.01 3404 123.91 0 0 36 491 59
Bowling Career Summary
M Inn B Runs Wits BBI BBM Econ Ang SR 5W 10W
Test 58 1 12 4 0 0/4 0/4 2.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
ODI 147 1 6 13 0 0/13 0/13 13.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Career Information
Test debut vs. Australia at Wankhede Stadium, Nov 03, 2004 Last Test vs. England at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Nov 09, 2016 ODI debut vs. Bangladesh at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Apr 11, 2003 Last ODI vs. England at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Jan 27, 2013 T20 debut vs. Scotland at Kings mead, Sep 13, 2007 Last T20 vs. Pakistan at Sardar Patel Stadium, Dec 28, 2012 IPL debut vs. Rajasthan Royals at Faros Shah Kgotla, Apr 19, 2008 Last IPL vs. Kings XI Punjab at Faros Shah Kola, Apr 23, 2018 Profile Gautam Gambhir’s cricketing career has all the trappings of a typical Bollywood flick- the glamour, the drama, the passion, the chutzpah, the wrangles, and of course the proverbial ache din and bore din.
Gambhir’s journey as a first-class cricketer began in the 1999-2000 season. But, it was a couple of years later, in 2002, that the Delhi lad first stole the spotlight. Then playing for the Board President’s XI against a touring Zimbabwe team, the left-hander smashed a double century scoring 218 runs. A year later, came the big moment: Gambhir secured his place in the Indian team for the TVS Cup, a triangular fixture.
Not as gifted as some of his contemporaries, initially Gambhir had to grin and bear it when selectors would just choose to overlook him. However, what separated him from the pack was his passion for the game and an almost insatiable appetite for runs.
At the topmost level, the stakes are high. Bowlers keep an eye out for even the minutest of shortcomings in the best of batsmen. And Gambhir had a chink in his otherwise formidable armor: His front foot would fall over a bit, which often made him an easy LBW prey to quality fast bowlers. This flaw in the technique proved to be the recurrent glitch that kept his bat quiet between 2003 and 2006. Having fixed the fault, Gambhir was again in the reckoning, scoring enough to stake a claim for a place in India’s 2007 ODI World Cup squad. But, the selectors thought otherwise. They preferred to instead go with hard-hitting right-hander Robin Uthappa, who had, under his belt, some match-winning knocks at the top of the order.
The rejection severely jolted Gambhir, who even contemplated quitting the game. But, destiny had other plans in store for him. The same year in September, Gambhir was called back to open the batting with his Delhi mate Virender Sehwag for the T-20 World Cup. He grabbed the opportunity with both hands.
In the high-voltage final against Pakistan, Gambhir showed nerves of steel scoring 75 runs that made all the difference. He was the second highest scorer in the tournament with 227 runs in the 7 innings. After that feat, Gambhir always enjoyed the backing of skipper MS Dhoni, but failed to break into the team. It was sheer hard luck, as legends of the game like Tendulkar still graced the Indian top-order.
Gambhir was on the top of his game between 2008 and 2011. Always looking aggressive on the field, he hit the purple patch in those years scoring big and often match-winning knocks. In the 2008 CB series Down Under, Gambhir blazed a trail when he outscored the likes of Sachin, Ponting and Sangakkara to emerge as the highest run-scorer of that ODI tri-series. Soon, Gambhir cemented his place in the ODI team, filling the big shoes of iconic left-hander Sourav Gangly. The spectacular showing in the ODIs, earned him a place in the Test team, too.
Having scored his first Test century against Bangladesh at Chittagong in 2004, it took Gambhir almost four years to score his second test ton. But the third one came only nine days after. Of his 9 test centuries, the one he scored at Napier in New Zealand in 2009 will be remembered for long. Batting for a staggering 643 minutes, Gambhir showed grit deploying his stoic defense and scoring a match-saving 137 runs.
By 2009, Gambhir had established himself as one of the top batsmen in International cricket. The same year, he received the prestigious ICC Test Cricketer of The Year award. Two years later, his decisive knock in the final of the 2011 ODI World Cup, which India won, made him a national hero of sorts.
Post -2011 World Cup, many even saw Gambhir as next-in-line to MS Dhobi. But then came the slide in his fortunes. One bad series was followed by another, runs dried up and questions begun to be asked of his technique. In the 17 Test matches between 2011 and 2012, he averaged just 31. Eventually, he faced the axe.
Between 2007 and 2011, Gambhir had done enough with the bat to stamp his name in bold letters in the history of Indian cricket as one of the best left-handed batsmen to have played for India across all formats.
In 2014 and 2016, Gambhir made two short comebacks to the test team, but could never simply get his act together. During this phase, even though Gambhir was struggling in the International arena, he was among the most valued players in the IPL.
KKR paid a handsome sum of Rs 11 core in the IPL auction in 2011. Taking up the cudgels, Gambhir revamped the fortune of a struggling team, leading them to famous IPL title wins in 2012 and 2014.
GAUTAM GAMBHIR WITH HIS WIFE
Other Name Natasha Gambhir
Profession Homemaker
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.) in centimeters- 163 cm
In meters- 1.63 m
In feet inches- 5’ 4”
Weight (approx.) in kilograms- 55 kg
In pounds- 121 lbs.
Figure Measurements (approx.) 32-28-32
Eye Color Dark Brown
Hair Color Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth 26 July 1984
Age (as in 2018) 34 Years
Birthplace Amritsar, Punjab, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign Leo
Nationality Indian
Hometown Delhi, India
School G. D. Genkan Public School, New Delhi
College/University Not Known
Educational Qualification Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
Religion Jainism
Caste Not Known
Food Habit Non-Vegetarian
Political Inclination Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)
Address A bungalow in Rajendra Nagar, central Delhi
Natasha Jain’s house
Hobbies Travelling, Painting, Shopping, Jeweler designing, cooking
Boys, Affairs & More
Marital Status Married
Affair/Boyfriend Gautam Gambhir (Cricketer)
Marriage Date 28 October 2011
Marriage Place A farmhouse in Guru Gram
Gautam Gambhir and Natasha Jain marriage pic
Family
Husband/Spouse Gautam Gambhir (m. 2011-present)
Natasha Jain with her husband Gautam Gambhir
Children Son- None
Daughters- Aasen Gambhir (born in 2014), Amazia Gambhir (born in 2017)
Natasha Jain with her husband and daughters
Parents Father- Raindrop Jain (Businessman)
Mother- Neeta Jain
Natasha Jain with her family (from left) brother Akash, sister Roshni, mother Neeta, Natasha, sister-in-law Priyanka, and father Ravindra
Siblings Brother- Evans Jain
Sister- Roshni Jain
Favorite Things
Favorite Food(s) Chinese, Italian and Thai Cuisine
Favorite Fashion Designer(s) Taren Tahitian, Nikhil-Santana
Favorite Fashion Brands(s) Louis Vuitton, Hermes, Chanel, Prada
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.) ₹100 core
Natasha Jain
