Gautam Gambhir

Gautam Gambhir
Born: 14 October 1981, Delhi
Major Teams: Delhi, India.
Known As: Gautam Gambhir
ODI Debut: India v Bangladesh at Dhaka, TVS Cup, 2003
Major teams: India, Delhi, Delhi Daredevils, India Red, Indian Board President's XI, Rajasthan Cricket Association President's XI


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. And 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.

This Delhi boy shows his nurves in all froms of cricket after 2007/08 icc world T20 cup he doesn't look back. Gambhir is now opning partner of smashing hard hitter batsman Virendra Sehwag, they also are the opning partners of their home team Delhi team. Gambhir is very cool and very handy opning player it's shows from his records and his playing takenike. Because Sehwag is hitting from one end he just roteting the stike but he naver ever leave the bad balls. HE score 71 in his third o.d.i which helps India to get easy win over Bangaladesh. He also get his first man of the match award for his innings. Gambhir scors his firsto.d.i century against Sri Lanka in 2005. He make 103off97 balls.

Gambhir makes his tesy debut against the very well strong team the aussis. Unfortunatly he ruled out for 3and 1 runs. But steel the bord mambers of Indian cricket team shows confidens in him and pick him for South Africa tour in that match he score 96 important runs so it shows his temprament and his capacity to play goods innings. His first test century came against Bangaladesh in 2004/05. 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 Vaas, and was subsequently dropped from the Test team.

After get dropped from the test side Gambhir consantrate on o.di. side He played some good knoks but still he had been dropped from the icc world cup 2007. Then he selected for icc T20 World cup 2007/08. This his golden piroed India wins the cup and in that win gambhir had hudge contribution he make 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. After that it's just Gambhir allthe way. Gambhir starts 2008 with blashig hundered in Ranaji Trofy final which helps Delhi get win over Utter pradesh.

Then he selected for the CB series he scored an unbeaten 102 at the Gabba 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.

After this knowk he finaly been abale to make his place in Indian test team and then after he never look back he been the more consistant player of this Indian side. It's shows from his performans he score 5 consecutive hundereds in five match that he played.

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* Gautam Gambhir is awarded by the one day player of the year in icc awards*