Gautam Gambhir turns 42: A look at this champion cricketer's illustrious career
ALSO READ: Gautam Gambhir reacts to Virat Kohli-Naveen ul Haq burying the hatchet: ‘Fight for respect, fight to win’ In his 13-year career as a cricketer, Gambhir played 58 tests, 147 ODIs, and 37 T20Ism, where he scored 4154, 5238, and 932 runs respectively. His best was 206 in the Test, 150 not out in the ODI, and 75 in the T20I.
He has made 9 centuries in Tests and 11 in ODIs. In the final match against Pakistan in the T20I World Cup in 2007, Gambhir made 75 runs, which was laced with 8 fours and 2 sixes.
While in the 2011 World Cup, he was instrumental in India’s victory against Sri Lanka in the finals scoring an important 97 off 122 balls under pressure. Apart from this, in 2009, he was the number one ranked batsman in the ICC Test rankings and was the recipient of the ICC Test Player of the Year award in the same year.
Gambhir has an amazing record as a captain in the Indian Premier League. He won two IPL titles for the franchise Kolkata Knight Riders in 2012 and 2014.
Currently, he is the mentor of Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL. He 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."Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels
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