Gautam Gambhir

Quick Facts

Full Name	Gautam Gambhir
Occupation	Cricket Player
Date Of Birth	Oct 14, 1981(1981-10-14)
Age	43
Birthplace	New Delhi
Country	India
Horoscope	Libra

Gautam Gambhir Biography

Gautam Gambhir is one of the most popular and richest Cricket Player who was born on October 14, 1981 in New Delhi, India. Indian cricketer selected as ICC Test Cricket Player of the Year in 2009.

He was awarded his ICC Test Player of the Year award three years after He won the ICC Test Player of the Year award three years after Ricky Ponting earned the same honor. was awarded the same award.

Gambhir was born in New Delhi to Deepak Gambhir, who manages a textiles business, and Seema Gambhir, a housewife. Gambhir has a sister, Ekta, who is two years younger to him. Gambhir was adopted by his grandparents eighteen days after his birth and lived with them ever since. Gambhir started playing cricket at the age of 10. He received his schooling from Modern School, New Delhi and graduated from Hindu College, University of Delhi. He stayed at his maternal uncle Pawan Gulati’s residence in the ’90s. Gambhir considers Gulati to be his mentor and would often call him up before important matches. Gambhir was coached by Sanjay Bharadwaj of Lal Bahadur Shastri Academy in Delhi, and Raju Tandon. Gambhir was selected for the first intake of the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore in 2000.

Gambhir scored two successive double-hundreds in 2002 (one of them against the visiting Zimbabweans) made him a strong contender for India’s opening slot in all three forms of the game. 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 got married Natasha Jain in October 2011 and has one daughter who is named Aazeen.

Gautam Gambhir Net Worth

Gautam Gambhir is one of the richest Cricket Player from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gautam Gambhir 's net worth $30 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He made his debut as a professional cricketer playing for the Delhi cricket team in the year 1999.

He was a part of India’s national team at the ODI and Test levels in 2003.

Gautam Gambhir ( pronunciation (help ·info ) ; born 14 October 1981) is an Indian politician and former cricketer, who has played all formats of the game. He is a current member of the Lok Sabha since 2019.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Gautam Gambhir height 5 ft 6 in Gautam weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Gautam Gambhir Dating?

According to our records, Gautam Gambhir married to Natasha Jain. As of December 1, 2023, Gautam Gambhir’s is not dating anyone.

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For his performances in 2008, he was named in the World Test XI and ODI XI by Cricinfo.

Facts & Trivia

Gautam Ranked on the list of most popular Cricket Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Gautam Gambhir celebrates birthday on October 14 of every year.

In 2008 Gambhir finally solidified his place in the Indian Test team with a string of high scores. Opening the batting with Delhi teammate Virender Sehwag, he scored 858 runs at over 61 in seven matches as of December including a double century against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. However, in the same match, he was involved in controversy when he elbowed bowler Shane Watson while taking a run. Gambhir asserted it was accidental, but was banned for one Test. Gambhir scored 463 runs in the series, which despite missing the last match was more than any other player in the series.

What is the salary of Gautam Gambhir?

NameGautam Gambhir
Net Worth In Indian Rupees| Rs. 98 Crore
Profession| Indian Cricketer
Monthly Income And Salary| 1.5 Crore +
Average yearly Income| 15 Crore +

What is the age of Gautam Gambhir?

40 years (October 14, 1981)

What did Gautam Gambhir say?

Former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir said that Virat Kohli got a long rope in spite of not scoring a hundred for three years , and added that other batters would have been dropped had they not hit a century for such a long time.

How many World Cups has Gambhir played?

M4s
Test| 58| 518
ODI| 147| 561
World Cup| 9| 37
T20I| 37| 109

What is the salary of MS Dhoni?

120 million INR (2022)