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Today i.e. on 14th October, Team India’s former opening batsman and current head coach Gautam Gambhir is celebrating his 43rd birthday. Under the coaching of Gambhir, the Indian cricket team is ready to create many new histories. Gautam Gambhir is trying to take the Indian team to a new level. Gautam Gambhir, who has made his mark not only in the world of cricket, has also been a BJP MP from Delhi.
However, Gambhir resigned from this post to become the head coach of India. At present his full focus is on perfect coaching of the Indian team. So let us know about some interesting things related to the life of former batsman and current head coach Gautam Gambhir on the occasion of his birthday…
debut match
Let us tell you that the cricketer started playing cricket at the age of just 10 years. He started playing for the Indian team at the age of just 22. Started his career in 2003 with an ODI match against Bangladesh. Made his debut in the test match against Australia in 2004.
Had a wonderful international career
Gautam Gambhir is a left handed opener. Who had scored 5238 runs in 147 tests with the help of 11 century innings. His innings of 206 runs against Australia was the most memorable. Gambhir has played 58 ODIs and has 4,154 runs in this format. The cricketer has scored 9 centuries and 22 half-centuries in this format. Gambhir scored a total of 932 runs in 37 T20s. Apart from this, in the 2007 World Cup, Gautam Gambhir played the best inning of 75 runs against Pakistan.
washed pakistan
Gautam Gambhir played a brilliant innings during the T20 World Cup 2007. Gambhir had played an innings of 75 runs in the final match against Pakistan. Due to which the Indian team was successful in scoring 157 runs in 20 overs. During this time, India had won the T20 World Cup title for the first time by defeating Pakistan in the final. Gambhir’s innings is considered to be the most memorable moment in this match.
ODI World Cup
Even though Mahendra Singh Dhoni was praised a lot for his winning six in the final of the 2011 ODI World Cup. But Gambhir’s innings in this match also cannot be forgotten. Gautam Gambhir batted brilliantly and scored 97 runs against Sri Lanka in the World Cup final. Gambhir had missed scoring a century by 3 runs. But it was because of his innings that the Indian team was successful in achieving its target.
Gambhir is looking fantastic as the head coach of India. India has played Test and T20 series against Bangladesh, during which Team India defeated Bangladesh in both the formats. Under the coaching of Gautam Gambhir, the Indian team is continuously showing its brilliant game.