Gautam Gambhir
Gautam Gambhir (born 14 October 1981) is an Indian former international cricketer, politician, philanthropist, and the current head coach of the Indian cricket team in all formats. he played for India in all game formats between 2003 and 2016, and was considered one of the greatest openers of his generation. he was a member of the 17th Lok Sabha from 2019 to 2024. He received the Padma Shri from the Government of India in 2019, the fourth-highest civilian award in India.
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 the 2007 World Twenty20 (75 runs from 54 balls) and the 2011 Cricket World Cup (97 from 122). Gambhir captained Kolkata Knight Riders to win IPL titles in 2012 and 2014 and mentored them to do it in 2024.
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 successive Test series. As of July 2024, He is the twelfth-highest run-scorer for India in Twenty20 Internationals. He was conferred the Arjuna Award, India’s second-highest sporting award, in 2008 by the president of India. In 2009, he was the number one batsman in the ICC Test rankings. The same year, he received 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 Janta Party and won election to the Lok Sabha from East Delhi. He served as the mentor of Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL for the 2022 and 2023 seasons and was appointed as the mentor of Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the 2024 season.
Gautam Gambhr’s Personal Life
Gambhir was born into a Punjabi Hindu Khatri family in New Delhi to Deepak Gambhir, who manages a textiles business, and Seema Gambhir, a housewife, Gambhir has a sister, Ekta, who is two years younger than him. Gambhir was adopted by his maternal grandparents eighteen days after his birth and lived with them ever since. Gambhir started playing cricket at the age of 10.
He received his schooling from Modern School, New Delhi and didn’t pursue graduation. He stayed at his maternal uncle Pawan Gulati’s residence in the ’90s. Gambhir considers Gulati to be his mentor and would often call him up before important matches. Gambhir was coached by Sanjay Bharadwaj of Lal Bahadur Shastri Academy in Delhi and Raju Tandon. Gambhir was selected for the first intake of the National Cricket in Bangalore in 2000.
In October 2011, Gambhir married Natasha Jain, who belongs to a prominent business family. He currently resides in Delhi’s Rajendra Nagar neighbourhood. and was
Gautam Gambhir’s International Career
While Gautam Gambhir was out of the Test team, he played several One Day International for India between 2005 and 2007. However, he was not selected for the 2007 World Cup as the selectors opted for a top order of Sourav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag, and Sachin Tendulkar. It affected him badly and Gambhir later said “When I got dropped for the World Cup, there were times I didn’t want to play anymore. I didn’t want to practise. I couldn’t motivate myself. with no other career options, Gautam Gambhir stuck with Cricket, after India’s first-round exit from the tournament.
Gambhir was selected for the One Day International on India’s tour to Ireland in 2007. He scored an unbeaten 80 against Ireland in the first game of that tour and was awarded the man of the match award for that first effort. In the post-match interview, he indicated that performing more consistently was a top priority for his career as he had done so in the past.
Gautam Gambhir was selected in India’s squad for the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, which India went on to win I South Africa, beating Pakistan in the Final. Gambhir performed well in the shortest form of the game, ending the tournament as India’s top run scorer, with 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. He was named in the “Team of the Tournament” by ESPNcricinfo for the 2007 T20I World Cup.
For his performances in 2007, he was named in the World T20I XI by ESPNcricinfo.
Gautam Gambhir’s IPL (Indian Premier League) Career
Gautam Gambhir was picked up by the Delhi Daredevils franchise in the first player auction of the Indian Premier League for a price of INR 60698812 a year. He became the second-highest run-scorer of the inaugural season with 534 runs from 14 matches. For this performance in 2008, he was named in the ESPNcricinfo IPL XI. He was promoted to the post of captain of the Delhi Daredevils for the IPL season 2010. At the end of the tournament, he became the only player from Delhi Daredevils to score more than 1000 runs in the IPL.
In the 2011 IPL player auction, Gautam Gambhir was the most sought-after player, fetching a bid of $2.4 million from the Kolkata Knight Riders, making him the highest-paid cricketer in the history of IPL. He was then appointed as the skipper of the team. Under Gambhir’s captaincy, the Kolkata Knight Riders qualified for the IPL playoff and also made it to the Champions League Twenty20 for the first time.
He eventually led the side to their first title in 2012 by defeating defending champions Chennai Super Kings by 5 wickets at their home ground in Chennai. For his performances in 2012, he was named as captain of the ESPNcricinfo IPL XI. Gautam Gambhir is the all-time leading run-scorer of the Kolkata Knight Riders (3375). During the same season, he scored 6 half-centuries out of a total of nine from his team and became only the second player to cross the 2000 runs mark in the history of the IPL and the second-highest run-scorer ever in the tournament.
He led the Knight Riders to their second title in 2014 by beating Kings XI Punjab by 3 wickets. He led Kolkata Knight Riders to the playoff in the 2016 and 2017 seasons and was also the highest run-scorer. For his performances in the 2017 IPL season, he was named in the ESPNcricinfo and Cricbuzz IPL XI.
On 27 January 2018, in the 2018 IPL Auction, he was bought by the Delhi Daredevils for 2.8 crore and was appointed as the captain. Later Kolkata Knight Rider’s CEO Venky Mysore revealed that Gautam Gambhir had asked the team not to retain him as he wanted to finish his IPL career where he started. On 25 April, Gautam Gambhir stepped down from captaincy citing poor performances of the team, and announced Shreyas Iyer as the new captain of the Delhi Daredevils.
In December 2021, Gautam Gambhir was announced as the mentor of the new IPL franchise Lucknow Giants. On 22 November 2023, he was appointed as the mentor of his former IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders for the upcoming seasons of IPL.
Other Franchise Cricket
He captains India Capitals in Legends League Cricket and India Maharajas in the Masters. Under his captaincy, the team won the 2022 LLC title.
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