Gautam Gambhir
Gautam Gambhir (born 14 October 1981) is an Indian former international cricketer, politician and philanthropist. He played for India in all formats of the game between 2003 and 2016. He is a current member of the Lok Sabha since 2019. He received the Padma Shri from the Government of India in 2019, the fourth highest civilian award in India.
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 23 May 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Maheish Girri | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | TBD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | East Delhi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 14 October 1981 New Delhi, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2019-2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Cricketer, Politician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Awards | Padma Shri (2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Top order batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 249) | 3 November 2004 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 9 November 2016 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 149) | 11 April 2003 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 27 January 2013 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 12) | 13 September 2007 v Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 28 December 2012 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2018 | Delhi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010; 2018 | Delhi Daredevils | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2017 | Kolkata Knight Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 January 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As a cricketer, Gambhir was a left-handed opening batsman who played domestic cricket for Delhi, and captained Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Bangladesh in 2003, and played his first Test the following year against Australia. He captained the Indian team in six ODIs from late 2010 to late 2011 with India winning all six matches. He played an integral part in India's wins in the finals of both the 2007 World Twenty20 (75 runs from 54 balls) and the 2011 Cricket World Cup (97 from 122). Under Gambhir's captaincy, Kolkata Knight Riders won their first IPL title in 2012 and went on to win the title again in 2014.
Gambhir was the only Indian and one of four international cricketers to have scored hundreds in five consecutive Test matches. He is the only Indian batsman to have scored more than 300 runs in four consecutive Test series. As of April 2018, he is the sixth highest run-scorer for India in Twenty20 Internationals. He was conferred the Arjuna Award, India's second highest sporting award, in the year 2008 by the President of India. In 2009, he was the number one ranked batsman in ICC Test rankings. The same year, he was the recipient of the ICC Test Player of the Year award.
In December 2018, he announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. In 2019, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party and won election to the Lok Sabha from East Delhi. He served as the mentor of Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL until 2022 and was appointed as the mentor of Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the 2024 IPL.