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New Delhi

Libra

Hindu

Modern School New Delhi

Hindu College New Delhi

A Bungalow in Rajendra Nagar Central Delhi

New Delhi

Indian

Deepak Gambhir

Seema Gambhir

Sister - Ekta Gambhir

Natasha Jain

Aazeen Gambhir

Anaiza Gambhir

Married

Natasha Jain

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Natasha Jain

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Cricket

Batsman

ODI- 11 April 2003 against Bangladesh at Dhaka, Test- 3 November 2004 against Australia at Mumbai, T20- 13 September 2007 against Scotland at Durban.

Delhi

Delhi Daredevils

Kolkata Knight Riders

Indian Cricket Team

2009- ICC Test Player of the Year award

2009- Arjuna Award (India's 2nd highest sporting award)

2019 On 16 March the President of India Ram Nath Kovind honoured him with Padma Shri

Lok Sabha

Bharatiya Janata Party

On 22 March 2019 he joined BJP

He contested the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections and won against Congress' Arvinder Singh Lovely by a record margin of 391222 votes

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Sylvester Stallone

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kahaani

Vicky Donor

Paan Singh Tomar

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Some Facts About Gautam Gambhir

• At the age of 17, Gautam debuted in ODIs in 2003 and the international tests the following year. 

• Throughout his international cricketing career, Gautam made 63 half-centuries and 20 centuries across all formats (Test, ODI, T20). 

• He became the 1st Indian batsman to record five 100s in five consecutive tests, 11 consecutive 50s in 11 test matches, and over 300 runs in four consecutive tests series. 

• At ICC World Twenty20 in 2007, he became India’s top scorer (& 2nd-highest scorer after Matthew Hayden- 265 runs) with 227 runs.

• In the Indian Premier League, he was a part of Delhi Daredevils from 2008 to 2010 and 2018 and Kolkata Knight Riders from 2011-17. 

• From late 2010 to late 2011, he became the captain of the national team in the six ODIs, winning all the matches.

• In 2011, he became the most expensive IPL player with a bid of $2.4 million. As a skipper of the IPL team KKR (Kolkata Knight Riders), the team won the title twice in 2012 and 2014. 

• In the 2011 World Cup Final, he had a memorable inning and scored 97 runs off 122 balls.   

• In 2009, he was ranked #1 batsman in the ICC Test rankings.

• He retired from all formats in December 2018. 

• In 2014, he started Gautam Gambhir Foundation as the philanthropic initiative. 

• In 2019, he won from East Delhi constituency and is currently serving as a Member of Parliament (MP).

Awards & Recognitions

• In 2008, the President of India bestowed Gautam with the Arjuna Award.

• In 2019, he was honored with Padma Shri- the nation’s 4th highest civilian award from the Government of India.