Profile
The manner in which Gautam Gambhir's career took off in 2008, following an initial bedding-in period, is simply stated astronomical. As fans and selectors alike rode on his ascendancy, the diminutive batsman has only grown in metaphorical stature over the period of time to laud over rivals and contemporaries alike.
Debuting in 2003, the left-hander remained on the fringes of the ODI side. After a 96 in only his third Test innings against South Africa in 2004, he reached his maiden ton against Bangladesh in the same year. Yet, in an Indian top order that underwent immense experimentation between Ganguly, Sehwag, Tendulkar and Dravid; Gambhir always floated around the periphery. The same unsettled top order was a part of India's poor showing in the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup, in which Gambhir didn't feature. He returned as a part of the young Indian side that won the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 the same year. It started an ascendancy of orbital proportions for both India and Gambhir. After being given an extended opportunity to partner Sehwag in both forms of the game, every second outing in either format was graced, at minimum, with a half-century.
Gambhir was involved in India's first victory in New Zealand in four decades, in addition to his role in denying Australia bragging rights in the Border-Gavaskar trophy. Top that, there were the series victories against the touring Sri Lankan and English sides. The man they fondly call 'Gauti' excelled in these outings as he mastered the art of facing spin bowling and formed one half of what became one of the most dominating opening partnerships in modern cricket. He was part of the historic Indian team that won the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2011 and his solid contribution in the final against Sri Lanka will never be forgotten. Unfortunate to miss out on what could have been a memorable century, that knock of 97 will still rank highly as one of the best in World Cup history.
Fast Facts
- Gautam Gambhir was named ICC’s Test player of the Year in 2009.
- He became the first Indian to score 5 hundreds in 5 consecutive Tests.
Statistics
Show:
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Runs |
NO |
Avg. |
SR |
100's |
50's |
HS |
| Test |
54 |
96 |
4021 |
5 |
44.18 |
51.55 |
9 |
21 |
206 |
| ODI |
147 |
143 |
5238 |
11 |
39.68 |
85.25 |
11 |
34 |
150* |
| T20 |
37 |
36 |
932 |
2 |
27.41 |
119.02 |
0 |
7 |
75 |
| IPL |
88 |
87 |
2471 |
9 |
31.67 |
127.04 |
0 |
20 |
93 |
| CLT20 |
12 |
11 |
164 |
2 |
18.22 |
112.32 |
0 |
1 |
55* |
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Balls |
Runs |
Wickets |
BBI |
BBM |
Avg. |
Econ. |
4w |
5w |
10w |
Extras |
| Test |
54 |
1 |
12 |
4 |
0 |
0/4 |
/ |
- |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| ODI |
147 |
1 |
6 |
13 |
0 |
0/13 |
/ |
- |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| |
Catches |
Stumpings |
Runouts |
| Test |
38 |
0 |
3 |
| ODI |
36 |
0 |
6 |
| T20 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
| IPL |
14 |
0 |
6 |
| CLT20 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| |
Matches |
Won |
Lost |
Tie |
No Result |
Win percentage |
| ODI |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
| IPL |
63 |
35 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
55.56 |
| CLT20 |
12 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
41.67 |
Career
Span:
- Test:
- 2004-2012
- ODI:
- 2003-2013
- T20:
- 2007-2012
- IPL:
- 2008-2013
- CLT20:
- 2009-2012
- Test
-
- Debut:
- India Vs Australia at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai (Bombay) - Nov 03, 2004
- Last played:
- India Vs England at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur - Dec 13, 2012
- ODI
-
- Debut:
- India Vs Bangladesh at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka - Apr 11, 2003
- Last played:
- India Vs England at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala - Jan 27, 2013
- T20
-
- Debut:
- India Vs Scotland at Kingsmead, Durban - Sep 13, 2007
- Last played:
- India Vs Pakistan at Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad - Dec 28, 2012
- IPL
-
- Debut:
- Delhi Vs Rajasthan at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi - Apr 19, 2008
- Last played:
- Kolkata Vs Hyderabad at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad - May 19, 2013
- CLT20
-
- Debut:
- Delhi Vs Victoria at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi - Oct 09, 2009
- Last played:
- Kolkata Vs Titans at Newlands, Cape Town - Oct 21, 2012
