Gautam Gambhir
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Gautam Gambhir in 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | GG Gauti | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Natasha Jain (m. 2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Father | Deepak Gambhir | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 23 May 2019 – 4 June 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Maheish Girri | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Harsh Malhotra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | East Delhi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 14 October 1981 New Delhi, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2019–2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Awards | Padma Shri (2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Top order batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2018 | Delhi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010; 2018 | Delhi Daredevils | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2017 | Kolkata Knight Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2024– | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 January 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gautam Gambhir (born 14 October 1981) is the Head coach of the Indian cricket team. He is also a former international cricketer, former politician, and philanthropist. He played for India in all formats of the game between 2003 and 2016. He was a member of the 17th Lok Sabha from 2019 to 2024 representing East Delhi constituency from the Bharatiya Janata Party. 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 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 later mentored them to the feat 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 consecutive 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 the year 2008 by the President of India. In 2009, he was the number one ranked batsman in ICC Test rankings. 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. In 2019, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party and was elected 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. In July 2024, he was appointed as the head coach of India for three years till 2027 ODI cricket World Cup. In his first ICC tournament as head coach, Gambhir guided India to victory in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy.