GAUTUM GAMBHIR

GAUTUM GAMBHIR BIOGRAPHY

Gautam Gambhir (born 14 October 1981), affectionately known as Gauti, is one of the leading cricketers in the Indian cricket team. A left-handed opening batsman, who can also play in the middle order, he made his One Day International debut for India against Bangladesh in 2003, and played his first Test the following year, this time against Australia. He was the captain of the ODI team from late-2010 to late-2011. He is currently the highest run-scorer for India in the Twenty20 Internationals and 9th highest in the the ODIs. Follow Indian team-mate Virender Sehwag called him "the best Indian opener since Sunil Gavaskar".

Gambhir represents Delhi in first-class cricket and has been a prolific run-scorer in domestic cricket with an average of over 50. His two successive double-hundreds in 2002 (one of them against the visiting Zimbabweans) made him a strong contender for India's opening slot in all three forms of the game. He played and served as Captain for the Delhi Daredevils franchise in the Indian Premier League for three years before he was appointed skipper for Kolkata Knight Riders in 2011. He is the highest paid cricketer in the history of IPL with a salary of $2.4 million. Under Gambhir's captaincy, the Kolkata Knight Riders won their first title in 2012. Gambhir played an integral part in leading India to victory in both the final of the 2011 Cricket World Cup (97 from 122 balls) and the inaugural 2007 World Twenty20 (75 from 54 balls).

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Gutum Gambhir

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