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About Gautam Gambhir

Gautam Gambhir Gautam_Gambhir.ogg|pronunciation (born 14 October 1981, in Delhi) is an Indian opening batsman. He has been a member of the Indian national cricket team since 2003 (ODIs) and 2004 (Tests). Gambhir had been a prolific run-scorer in domestic cricket with an average of over 50 but his two successive double-hundreds in 2002 (one of them against the visiting Zimbabweans) made him a strong contender for India's opening slot. He became only the fourth Indian batsman to score a double century in a tour game at home; the previous three being Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar and Sachin Tendulkar.

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Gambhir was selected in 2000 for the first intake of the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore.

He made his ODI debut against Bangladesh in the TVS Cup in 2003. In his third match, he scored 71 and was named Man of the Match. His maiden century {103 off 97 balls) came against Sri Lanka in 2005. In 2004, he made his Test debut against Australia in the fourth and last Test match of the Border Gavaskar Trophy but did himself no favours by getting out for 3 and 1. He made amends in his second Test, however, scoring 96 against the South Africans. His maiden Test century came against Bangladesh in December 2004. Gambhir then made a number of starts in the home series against Pakistan in 2005, but was able to make only one half-century in six innings. He made 97 in Zimbabwe later that year, but failed to reach 30 against Sri Lanka at home, repeatedly struggling against Chaminda Vaas, and was subsequently dropped from the Test team. He was replaced in Tests by Wasim Jaffer, who made a double hundred and a hundred in seven Tests. He has often been criticized as not being able to convert his starts of 20 and 30 into larger scores and his string of poor scores is continually cited as evidence for this assertion.

While he has been out of the Test team, he has played a number of One Day Internationals for India between 2005 and 2007. However, he was not selected for the 2007 Cricket World Cup as the selectors opted for a top-order of Sourav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag, and Sachin Tendulkar. After India's first-round exit from the tournament, Gambhir was selected for the One Day International on India's 2007 tour of Bangladesh. Gambhir scored his second century on that tour and was subsequently selected for the One Day International on India's tour to Ireland in 2007. He 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. In the post-match interview, he indicated that performing more consistently was a top priority for his career as he had done so in the past.
If he does become more consistent, he could cement his place as a One Day International opener in the Indian cricket team.

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. 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.

2008 started well for Gambhir. At home, he scored an unbeaten 130 in the Ranji Trophy final to help Delhi beat Uttar Pradesh by nine wickets just two days before the team for the ODI tournament in Australia was to be announced.

Gambhir was forced to miss the Test series in Australia due to a shoulder injury. In the 2007-08 CB Series, he scored an unbeaten 102 at the Gabba against Sri Lanka in a match washed out due to rain. Three weeks later at Sydney, he scored a career-best 113 off 119 balls against Australia, in a high scoring match which India lost by 18 runs. He finished the CB series as the leading run-scorer with 440 runs.

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  1. “ We enjoy each others' successes and it's showing in everything we do. ”
    In India beat weather, Amla to remain No. 1
  2. “ They (South Africa) did well when they were here the last time, but didn't win the series. ”
    In Rahul Dravid absence a big blow, says Gautam Gambhir
  3. “ Rahul Dravid has been the wall of Indian middle order batting and his absence against a quality team such as South Africa will be a big blow. ”
    In Will miss Dravid but we can beat SA: Gambhir
  4. “ I just try to be myself. I know areas where I'm strong at and play accordingly, rather than thinking what Sehwag is doing at the other end. ”
    In I don't try to match Sehwag: Gambhir
  5. “ There have been players who were given lot of security and confidence but early in my initial career, it never happened with me. ”
    In I did not get enough backing early in my career: Gambhir
  6. “ When you realise it all boils down to scoring runs, you cut down on a number of shots and flair. It has gone inside your system so badly that you know that if you are not going to score runs, you'd be dropped again. That's how you have been treated in the past. It could be one of the reasons why I lost some flair. ”
    In I did not get enough backing early in my career: Gambhir
  7. “ I think the match referee did the right thing. He must have given it serious thought. It was not an ideal wicket for a one day international match. ”
    In ‘Referee did the right thing’
  8. “ The whole world now knows why the match was called off. Had the wicket been alright, there would have been a full match on Sunday. ”
    In ‘Referee did the right thing’
  9. “ It was both embarrassing and disappointing. A 4-1 win would have looked more comprehensive. ”
    In ‘Referee did the right thing’
  10. “ When you have two of world's best openers, you don't think about that. With two legends of the game opening, you have to give them the honour. They have a great record together and I'm happy playing down the order. ”
    In Gambhir content with ODI batting slot

Quotes about Gautam Gambhir

  1. “ It was tough out there for us. But I am happy we have kept going. Suresh Raina, Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag have batted really well in the tournament and I hope they keep on doing the same. ”
    In Dhoni lambasts Asia Cup schedule
  2. “ It was tough out there for us. But I am happy we have kept going. Suresh Raina, Gautam Gambhir Images] and Virender Sehwag Images] have batted really well in the tournament and I hope they keep on doing the same. ”
    In Dhoni lambasts Asia Cup schedule
  3. “ It was tough out there for us. But I am happy we have kept going. Suresh Raina, Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag have batted really well in the tournament and I hope they keep on doing the same. ”
    In Dhoni takes a dig at crammed Asia Cup schedule

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