1. Gautam Gambhir was born on 14 October 1981 and is the coach of the Indian cricket team.
67 Facts About Gautam Gambhir
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Gautam Gambhir is a former international cricketer, former politician, and philanthropist.
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Gautam Gambhir played for India in all formats of the game between 2003 and 2016.
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Gautam Gambhir was a member of the 17th Lok Sabha from 2019 to 2024 representing East Delhi constituency from the Bharatiya Janata Party.
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Gautam Gambhir received the Padma Shri from the Government of India in 2019, the fourth highest civilian award in India.
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Gautam Gambhir made his One Day International debut against Bangladesh in 2003, and played his first Test the following year against Australia.
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Gautam Gambhir captained the Indian team in six ODIs from late 2010 to late 2011 with India winning all six matches.
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Gautam Gambhir played an integral part in India's wins in the finals of both the 2007 World Twenty20 and the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
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Gautam Gambhir captained Kolkata Knight Riders to win IPL titles in 2012 and 2014, and later mentored them to the feat in 2024.
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Gautam Gambhir was the only Indian and one of four international cricketers to have scored hundreds in five consecutive Test matches.
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Gautam Gambhir is the only Indian batsman to have scored more than 300 runs in four consecutive Test series.
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Gautam Gambhir was conferred the Arjuna Award, India's second highest sporting award, in the year 2008 by the President of India.
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Gautam Gambhir 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.
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Gautam Gambhir has a sister, Ekta, who is two years younger to him.
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Gautam Gambhir was adopted by his maternal grandparents eighteen days after his birth and lived with them ever since.
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Gautam Gambhir received his schooling from Modern School, New Delhi and did not pursue graduation.
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Gautam Gambhir stayed at his maternal uncle Pawan Gulati's residence in the 1990s.
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Gautam Gambhir considers Gulati to be his mentor and would often call him up before important matches.
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Gautam Gambhir was coached by Sanjay Bharadwaj of Lal Bahadur Shastri Academy in Delhi, and Raju Tandon.
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Gautam Gambhir was selected for the first intake of the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore in 2000.
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In October 2011, Gautam Gambhir married Natasha Jain, who belongs to a prominent business family.
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Gautam Gambhir was signed up by the Delhi Daredevils franchise in the first player auction of the Indian Premier League for US$725,000 a year.
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Gautam Gambhir became the second highest run-scorer of the inaugural season with 534 runs from 14 matches.
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Gautam Gambhir was appointed as the captain of the team for 2010 IPL.
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Gautam Gambhir was then appointed as the captain of the team.
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Gautam Gambhir 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.
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Gautam Gambhir is the all-time leading run-scorer of the Kolkata Knight Riders.
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Gautam Gambhir led the Knight Riders to their second title in 2014 by beating Kings XI Punjab in the final by 3 wickets.
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Gautam Gambhir led Kolkata Knight Riders to the playoffs in the 2016 and 2017 seasons and was their highest run-scorer.
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Later, Kolkata Knight Riders'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.
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In December 2021, Gautam Gambhir was announced the mentor of the new IPL franchise Lucknow Super Giants.
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Gautam Gambhir subsequently won the 2024 Indian Premier League with Kolkata Knight Riders as their mentor.
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Gautam Gambhir captained India Capitals in Legends League Cricket and India Maharajas in the Masters.
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Gautam Gambhir scored an unbeaten 80 against Ireland in the first game of that tour and was awarded the man of the match award for that effort.
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Gautam Gambhir was selected in India's squad for the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, which India went on to win in South Africa, beating Pakistan in the final.
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Gautam 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.
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Gautam Gambhir was named in the 'Team of the Tournament' by ESPNcricinfo for the 2007 T20I World Cup.
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In 2008, Gautam Gambhir was forced to miss the Test series in Australia due to a shoulder injury.
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Gautam Gambhir finished the CB series as the leading run-scorer with 440 runs.
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In 2008 Gautam Gambhir finally solidified his place in the Indian Test team with a string of high scores.
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Gautam Gambhir asserted it was accidental, but was banned for one Test.
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Gautam Gambhir was the leading run-scorer in the Test series against England in December 2008 and against New Zealand in early 2009, meaning that he had achieved this feat in three consecutive series.
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Gautam Gambhir played his first major Test series outside the sub-continent, having toured New Zealand in 2009.
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Gautam Gambhir stood more than five sessions in the middle and faced over 430 balls.
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Gautam Gambhir then scored 167 in the second innings of the Third Test to give India an unassailable lead, but rain helped the New Zealand batsmen to hang on for a draw.
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Gautam Gambhir was named as the ICC Test Player of the Year for 2009, and was briefly ranked the No 1 batsman in the ICC rankings in July; at the time India were not playing Tests and his points rating did not change, but other batsmen who were ranked higher lost points before regaining them.
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Gautam Gambhir continued his run in the late-2009 Test series against Sri Lanka at home.
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Gautam Gambhir scored a century in the second innings of the First Test in Ahmedabad to force a draw after the visitors had taken a first innings lead of more than 300, and then combined in a double century opening partnership with Sehwag on the first day of the Second Test in Kanpur, scoring 167 himself and helping India to score more than 400 runs on the opening day.
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Gautam Gambhir withdrew from the Third and final Test against Sri Lanka at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai in order to attend his sister's wedding.
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In 2010, Gautam Gambhir was appointed captain of the national team in the ODI series against New Zealand which was hosted by India.
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Gautam Gambhir scored an unbeaten 126 in the third match in Vadodara to help seal the series, guiding the hosts to victory in the run-chase.
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Gautam Gambhir then returned as captain of the side in India's match against the West Indies in December 2011.
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Gautam Gambhir had a good partnership first with Kohli, and then a match-winning partnership of 109 runs with MS Dhoni.
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Gautam Gambhir scored 181 runs at an average of 22.62.
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On 12 February 2012, Gautam Gambhir scored 92 off 111 balls in an ODI match against Australia at the Adelaide Oval, to help India win their first match against the hosts at that venue.
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Gautam Gambhir announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on 3 December 2018, ahead of his final match for the Delhi cricket team against the Andhra cricket team in the Ranji Trophy on 6 December 2018.
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Gautam Gambhir went on to score 112 in his final innings, his 43rd century in first-class cricket.
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Gautam Gambhir began his new innings as a parliamentarian as he took oath as the Lok Sabha MP on 17 June 2019.
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In 2024, Gautam Gambhir announced his retirement from politics to focus on cricketing activities.
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In 2022, Gautam Gambhir joined the Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League as a mentor.
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On July 9,2024, Gautam Gambhir became the new head coach of The Indian Men's Cricket Team succeeding Rahul Dravid.
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Gautam Gambhir set up community kitchens in 2017 through the Foundation in Patel Nagar, Delhi, in a bid to make sure no one slept hungry in the city.
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Gautam Gambhir was the party's candidate from East Delhi in the 2019 Indian general election.
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Gautam Gambhir visited the Ghazipur landfill many times and has taken initiatives regarding it.
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Gautam Gambhir donated his two year's salary as MP during COVID-19 pandemic.
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Gautam Gambhir has started work at his constituency of East Delhi, installing CCTV cameras to tackle the issue of women's safety which has plagued Delhi in recent times.
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Gautam Gambhir is the Brand Ambassador for Pinnacle Industries' Pinnacle Specialty Vehicles.