Biografie

Gambhir is an former Indian cricketer, who played all formats of the game.

Gambhir is an Indian former cricketer, who played all formats of the game.

He played an integral part in India's wins in the finals of both the 2007 World Twenty20 (75 runs from 54 balls) and the 2011 Cricket World Cup (97 from 122).

Gambhir is the only Indian and one of four international cricketers to have scored hundreds in five consecutive Test matches.

He was conferred the Arjuna Award, India's second highest sporting award, in the year 2008 by the President of India. In 2009, he was the number one ranked batsman in ICC Test rankings. The same year, he was the recipient of the ICC Test Player of the Year award.