Known for his blazing batting style and a uniquely balanced yet aggressive approach to cricket, Gautam Gambhir is a left-handed opening batsman in the Indian cricket team. Fondly called as “Gauti”, he is the most complete batsman of the current era.
Here are 10 Things You Never Knew About Gautam Gambhir:
1) Gautam Gambhir was born on 14th October 1981 in Delhi. He got education from Modern School and was selected for the first intake of National Cricket Academy in Bangalore.
2) When Gautam was born, his grandparents took such a liking to him that they insisted to keep him and since then Gautam grew up with his grandparents instead of his sister and family.
3) His hobbies are read books, relax with family, long drives with friends, play PSP – PlayStation Portable games and watch TV serials like Left Right Left.
4) He made his professional cricket debut with the Delhi Cricket Team in 1991.
5) He is the first Indian batsman and fourth overall to record five hundreds in 5 consecutive tests.
6) He was signed by Delhi Daredevils for US $725,000 to play in Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008.
7) He has received the “Best Asian Batsman T20” Award from Elston Green, Managing Director, Castrol Pakistan Private Limited.
8) He is conferred by Arjuna Award in 2008 by the President of India and number one ranked batsman in 2009 ICC Test Rankings.
9) He married Natasha Jain in 2011.
10) His favorite dish is Rajma Chawal made by his mother, favorite actor is Aamir Khan, favorite actress is Rani Mukherjee and favorite player is Virender Sehwag.
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