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Full name Gautam Gambhir
Born October 14, 1981, Delhi
Current age 26 years 216 days
Major teams India,Delhi,Delhi Daredevils,India Red,Indian Board President's XI,Rajasthan Cricket Association President's XI
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
14
23
2
692
139
32.95
1172
59.04
1
3
98
1
14
0
ODIs
47
47
5
1483
113
35.30
1920
77.23
4
7
170
6
13
0
T20Is
9
8
0
299
75
37.37
233
128.32
0
4
34
6
3
0
First-class
94
156
17
7504
233*
53.98
24
30
60
0
List A
148
146
11
4791
142*
35.48
12
25
42
0
Twenty20
24
23
2
832
86
39.61
633
131.43
0
10
100
13
5
0
Bowling averages
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Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
14
-
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-
-
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-
-
-
-
-
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ODIs
47
1
6
13
0
-
-
-
13.00
-
0
0
0
T20Is
9
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
First-class
94
385
277
7
3/12
39.57
4.31
55.0
0
0
List A
148
37
36
1
1/7
1/7
36.00
5.83
37.0
0
0
0
Twenty20
24
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Career statistics
Test debut
India v Australia at Mumbai, Nov 3-5, 2004 scorecard
Last Test
India v Pakistan at Bangalore, Dec 8-12, 2007 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Bangladesh v India at Dhaka, Apr 11, 2003 scorecard
Last ODI
Australia v India at Brisbane, Mar 4, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut
India v Scotland at Durban, Sep 13, 2007 scorecard
Last T20I
Australia v India at Melbourne, Feb 1, 2008 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut
1999/00
Last First-class
Delhi v Uttar Pradesh at Mumbai, Jan 16-19, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
2000/01
Last List A
Bengal v Delhi at Visakhapatnam, Apr 2, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Delhi v Himachal Pradesh at Delhi, Apr 3, 2007 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Delhi Daredevils v Deccan Chargers at Delhi, May 15, 2008 scorecard
Profile
As a 17-year-old stripling in 2000, Gautam Gambhir's attacking strokeplay at the top of the order for Delhi set tongues wagging in India, not least in the ranks of the opposition. Fast-bowler bullies have paid the price for mistaking Gambhir's slight build and shy demeanour for signs of meekness. His compact footwork, high bat-speed and a brashly youthful approach befuddled bowlers more than once as cautious defence was replaced by the aerial route over point. His success took him close to the Indian side when Zimbabwe toured early in 2002. He had pasted successive double-centuries one for Delhi and another for the Board Presidents' XI against the tourists and seemed to be a shoo-in
as Shiv Sunder Das's opening partner. But the selectors persisted instead with the band-aid solution of Deep Dasgupta.
Gutted but determined, Gambhir soldiered on, pressing his case with particular urgency in the West Indies with the Indian A side early in 2003. When several senior players asked to be rested after the World Cup, Gambhir was summoned from the wings into the national squad for the TVS Cup in Dhaka. And then, the biggest reward: a call-up into India's Test squad for the fourth Test against Australia at Mumbai, in 2004-05. He has had a stop-start career so far, unable to cement his spot in either Test or ODI team, but got another chance after India's poor showing in the 2007 World Cup, being picked for the one-day series in Bangladesh. A century on that tour, and a run of success over the summer in Ireland and India, culminated in a stellar performance during the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 in South Africa. Gambhir was the second-highest run-scorer of the tournament, scoring four half-centuries, including a brilliant 75 against Pakistan in the final. Then came the slide - he managed just one fifty in eight ODIs against Australia and Pakistan at home, and was ruled out of India's Test series in Australia with a shoulder injury. But a strong Ranji Trophy campaign, which ended in Gambhir leading Delhi to the title with another hundred, and he was back in India's one-day squad for the CB Series in Australia.
Anand Vasu January 2008
