Place Of Birth
Delhi
Born
14 October 1981
Country
India
Role
Batsman
Batting Style
Left Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Right Arm Leg Spin
Gautam Gambhir
Gautam Gambhir
Gautam Gambhir
Gautam Gambhir is a former Indian opener and the current head coach of the Indian men's cricket team, a position he assumed in July 2024 after Rahul Dravid's retirement. As a player, he was India's ultimate clutch batter, scoring vital knocks of 75 and 97 in the finals of the 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 ODI World Cup, respectively. He amassed over 10,000 international runs and led the Kolkata Knight Riders to IPL titles in 2012 and 2014. Gambhir began his coaching journey as a mentor for KKR, guiding them to a third title in 2024. As India's head coach, he orchestrated a glorious T20 World Cup victory in 2026, leading the team to a second consecutive title.
Table of Content
Cricket Polls
Stats
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | AVG | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 58 | 104 | 4154 | 8067 | 206 | 41.9500 | 51.4900 | 5 | 517 | 10 | 22 | 9 |
| ODI | 147 | 143 | 5238 | 6144 | 150 | 39.6800 | 85.2500 | 11 | 561 | 17 | 34 | 11 |
| T20 | 251 | 245 | 6402 | 5309 | 93 | 28.9600 | 120.5800 | 24 | 747 | 90 | 53 | 0 |
| T20I | 37 | 36 | 932 | 783 | 75 | 27.4100 | 119.0200 | 2 | 109 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| List A | 299 | 292 | 10077 | 0 | 151 | 36.9100 | 0.0000 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 21 |
| First Class | 198 | 331 | 15153 | 0 | 233 | 49.3500 | 0.0000 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 43 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | AVG | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 58 | 1 | 2.00 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0.0000 | 2.0000 | 0.0000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 147 | 1 | 1.00 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0.0000 | 13.0000 | 0.0000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 251 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 37 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 299 | 0 | 6.10 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 36.0000 | 5.8300 | 37.0000 | 1/7 | 1/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class | 198 | 0 | 66.10 | 397 | 281 | 7 | 40.1400 | 4.2400 | 56.7000 | 3/12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Teams Played For
- International: India
- IPL: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals)
- Domestic: Delh
International Debuts
- ODI: vs Bangladesh, 11 April 2003
- Test: vs Australia, 3 November 2004
- T20I: vs Pakistan, 13 September 2007
Career Statistics (international)
- Tests: 58 Matches, 4154 Runs (Avg: 41.95), 9 Centuries
- ODIs: 147 Matches, 5238 Runs (Avg: 39.68), 11 Centuries
- T20Is: 37 Matches, 932 Runs (Avg: 27.41)
- First-Class: 198 Matches, 15153 Runs
- IPL: 154 Matches, 4217 Runs
Major Records & Achievements
- Top scorer for India in the 2007 T20 World Cup Final (75 runs) and 2011 World Cup Final (97 runs).
- Named ICC Test Cricketer of the Year 2009.
- Achieved No. 1 spot in ICC Test Rankings in 2009.
- Led Kolkata Knight Riders to two IPL Titles (2012, 2014).
- One of the few cricketers to have scored 10,000+ runs in international cricket.
Awards & Championships
Awards
- Padma Shri (2019)
- Arjuna Award (2009)
Champions/Trophy Wins
- 2007 ICC World Twenty20 (Player)
- 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup (Player)
- IPL 2012 (Captain, KKR)
- IPL 2014 (Captain, KKR)
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