Despite not being one of the highest run scorers in the history of Indian Cricket, Gautam Gambhir has left a lasting legacy on Indian cricket. Not only is he a two-time World Cup winner, but he was the hero for the Men in Blue in both those World Cups, especially in the final, where he was the highest run scorer on both occasions.
A solid all-format opener, a captain, a winner, and now a coach, Gambhir has worn all the caps there are to wear in cricket. And now as the head coach of the Indian Cricket Team, he seeks to take the national team to new heights, and maybe even win a World Cup or two as a coach as well.
Gautam Gambhir Stats: Batting
| Format | Matches | Ins. | Runs | B.F. | H.S. | Avg. | S/R | N.O. | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s | 200s |
| Tests | 58 | 104 | 4154 | 8067 | 206 | 41.95 | 51.49 | 05 | 518 | 10 | 22 | 09 | 01 |
| ODIs | 147 | 143 | 5238 | 6144 | 150* | 39.68 | 85.25 | 11 | 561 | 17 | 34 | 11 | 00 |
| T20Is | 37 | 36 | 932 | 783 | 75 | 27.41 | 119.02 | 02 | 109 | 10 | 07 | 00 | 00 |
| IPL | 154 | 152 | 4217 | 3404 | 93 | 31.00 | 123.88 | 16 | 492 | 59 | 36 | 00 | 00 |
Gautam Gambhir Stats: Bowling
| Format | Matches | Ins. | Balls | Wics. | Runs | B.Fig | Avg. | Econ. | S/R | 4w | 5w | 10w |
| Tests | 58 | 01 | 12 | 00 | 04 | 0/4 | 52.00 | 2.00 | – | 00 | 00 | 00 |
| ODIs | 147 | 01 | 06 | 00 | 13 | 0/13 | 28.85 | 13.00 | – | 00 | 00 | 00 |
| T20Is | 37 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | – | – | – | – | 00 | 00 | 00 |
| IPL | 154 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | – | – | – | – | 00 | 00 | 00 |
Gautam Gambhir Stats: Fielding
| Format | Matches | Catches | Stumpings |
| Tests | 114 | 222 | 08 |
| ODIs | 228 | 176 | 05 |
| T20Is | 78 | 65 | 05 |
| IPL | 184 | 118 | 07 |
Gautam Gambhir Career Overview
Born on October 14, 1981, in Delhi, Gautam Gambhir was a big name in domestic and school cricket from a very young age in the nation’s capital. HE made his Indian Cricket Team debut at the age of 21 in 2003 against Bangladesh. However, due to technical flaws in his game, especially against pacers, he never became a regular part of the squad.
A snub from the 2007 ODI World Cup team hit him hard, so when he got a chance right after India’s first-round exit, he grabbed it with both hands. After booking a place in the 2007 T20 World Cup side, Gambhir was about to become a national team regular. In that competition, he was India’s highest run scorer, making 227 runs in six matches, including a match-winning 75 in the final against Pakistan.
In a Sri Lankan tour of 2008, Gautam dominated Muttiah Muralidaran and Ajantha Mendis, and was thus recognised as a spin specialist. The opener was known for accumulating big runs without taking massive risks, a little like VVS Laxman. In the next year or so, he would make eight international centuries.
Gautam Gambhir’s finest hour came in the 2011 ODI World Cup. He was India’s second-highest run scorer after Sachin Tendulkar, making 393 runs in nine matches playing at No. 3. He was also India’s highest run scorer in the final against Sri Lanka, making 97 runs in a tricky run chase. This made him the Indian Cricket Team’s highest run scorer in two winning World Cup finals.
However, after 2011, it seemed like his technical flaws returned. And so, by 2013, both he and Virender Sehwag were sacked from the national team. Gambhir would make a return on a couple of occasions. Before playing his final Test in 2016 against England. In 2018, he announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.
Gautam Gambhir also has a massive legacy in the Indian Premier League. In the first few years of him in the league, he was the Delhi Daredevils’ (now Delhi Capitals) best batter. Then, as soon as he moved to the Kolkata Knight Riders a a captain in 2011, he changed the complexion of the franchise, winning two IPL titles as the skipper and making them regular playoff contenders.
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