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Gautam Gambhir

Gautam Gambhir

Gautam Gambhir is a Prominent Indian cricketer, who galvanized his stature amongst the greatest sportsman this country had ever witnessed. He began his career in 2003 in a one day International against Bangladesh.

Gautam Gambhir Biography

Gautam Gambhir is a Prominent Indian cricketer, who galvanized his stature amongst the greatest sportsman this country had ever witnessed. He began his career in 2003 in a one day International against Bangladesh. He led the team as a captain in six ODI’s between 2010-2011, during which the team was unthwarted, also winning the World Cup in 2011. He took a sabbatical for a brief time and was back playing for IPL, where he captained Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Dare Devils. He was deemed the second-highest scorer during the inaugural matches of IPL. After a prolific career, he announced his retirement in 2018. On 22nd March 2019, he joined the BJP. He was inducted into the party by Union Minister Arun Jaitley.

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Gautam Gambhir Personal Life

Full Name Gautam Gambhir
Date of Birth 14 Oct 1981 (Age 42)
Place of Birth New Delhi, India
Party Name Bharatiya Janta Party
Education
Profession Cricketer
Father's Name Deepak Gambhir
Mother's Name Seema Gambhir

Gautam Gambhir Net Worth

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Interesting Facts about Gautam Gambhir

Gambhir is considered the only Indian and one of four international cricketers to score hundreds in five consecutive Test matches. He is the only Indian batsman to have scored more than 300 runs in four consecutive Test series.During the 2011 World Cup, he scored 97 runs out of 122 balls. He is also a left-handed opening batsman.

Political Timeline of Gautam Gambhir

2019
  • He contested and won from East Delhi constituency in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections where he defeated Arvind Singh Lovely of INC by a margin of over 3,50,000 votes.
2019
  • He joined the BJP.

Gautam Gambhir Early Life

2003
  • He began playing for the Indian cricket team.

Gautam Gambhir Achievements

Gambhir is a recipient of several prestigious awards. He was conferred the Arjuna award, Padma Shri, ICC Test Player Award, and Vijay Hazare Trophy.

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