Gautam Gambhir

Gautam Gambhir
Gautam Gambhir in 2019
Other names	Gauti
Spouse	Natasha Jain
Parent	Deepak Gambhir (father)
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 23 May 2019 – 4 June 2024
Preceded by	Maheish Girri
Succeeded by	Harsh Malhotra
Constituency	East Delhi
Personal details
Born	(1981-10-14) 14 October 1981 (age 42) New Delhi, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party (2019–2024)[1]
Occupation	Cricketer Politician
Awards	Padma Shri (2019)[2]
Signature
Personal information
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm leg break
Role	Top order batter
International information
National side	India (2003–2016)
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
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1999–2018	Delhi
2008–2010; 2018	Delhi Daredevils
2011–2017	Kolkata Knight Riders
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I Matches 58 147 37 Runs scored 4,154 5,238 932 Batting average 41.95 39.68 27.41 100s/50s 9/22 11/34 0/7 Top score 206 150* 75 Catches/stumpings 38/– 36/– 11/–
Medal record Men's Cricket Representing  India ICC Cricket World Cup Winner 2011 India–Bangladesh–Sri Lanka ICC T20 World Cup Winner 2007 South Africa ACC Asia Cup Winner 2010 Sri Lanka
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 January 2017

Gautam Gambhir (born 14 October 1981) is an Indian former international cricketer, former politician, a philanthropist, and the current head coach^[3] of the Indian cricket team in all formats. He played for India in all formats of the game between 2003 and 2016, and was considered as one of the greatest openers in 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.^[4][5]

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). 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.^[6] He is the only Indian batsman to have scored more than 300 runs in four consecutive Test series. As of July 2024, he is the twelfth highest run-scorer for India in Twenty20 Internationals.^[7] He was conferred the Arjuna Award, India's second highest sporting award, in the year 2008 by the President of India.^[8] In 2009, he was the number one ranked batsman in ICC Test rankings.^[9][10] 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.^[11] 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 for the 2022 and 2023 seasons, and was appointed as the mentor of Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the 2024 season.