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Full name Gautam Gambhir
Born October 14, 1981, Delhi
Current age 23 years 273 days
Major teams India, Delhi
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
class mat inns no runs hs ave bf sr 100 50 4s 6s ct st
Tests 8 13 1 486 139 40.50 834 58.27 1 2 67 1 5 0
ODIs 5 5 0 113 71 22.60 185 61.08 0 1 15 0 1 0
First-class 71 115 10 5707 233* 54.35 19 20 43 0
List A 78 78 4 2164 122 29.24 3 14 23 0
class mat balls runs wkts bbi bbm ave econ sr 4 5 10
Tests 8 0 0 0 - - - - - 0 0 0
ODIs 5 0 0 0 - - - - - 0 0 0
First-class 71 355 226 6 3/12 37.66 3.81 59.16 0 0
List A 78 31 23 1 1/7 1/7 23.00 4.45 31.00 0 0 0
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Test debut India v Australia at Mumbai - Nov 3-5, 2004 scorecard
Last Test India v Pakistan at Bangalore - Mar 24-28, 2005 scorecard
ODI debut Bangladesh v India at Dhaka - Apr 11, 2003 scorecard
Last ODI India v South Africa at Dhaka - Apr 21, 2003 scorecard
First-class span 1999/00 - 2004/05
List A span 2000/01 - 2004/05
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. 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. And
then, the biggest reward: a call-up into India's Test squad for the
fourth Test against Australia at Mumbai, in 2004-05.
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