New Delhi. When you think of Gautam Gambhir with your eyes closed, the first thing that will come to your mind is his brilliant innings in the World Cup final. Yes, Gambhir has been the top scorer in the World Cup final not once but twice. He first achieved this feat in the T20 World Cup final in 2007 and then in the title match of the ODI World Cup in 2011. But apart from all this, you might not remember that Gambhir has ever bowled in international cricket. Today we will talk about his bowling.
Gautam Gambhir, the current coach of the Indian team, has played a total of 242 international matches. 147 ODIs, 37 T20s and 58 Test matches. Gambhir scored 5154 runs in Test matches at an average of 41.95. He has 5238 runs in ODIs at an average of 39.68. Similarly, Gambhir has scored 932 runs in 37 T20 matches at an average of 27.41. Gambhir has also bowled in ODI and Test formats in his 13-year international career. However, he never got a wicket.
Gautam Gambhir was given his first chance to bowl by captain Rahul Dravid in 2006. The match was between India and England, which was played in Faridabad. In this match, India bowled out England for 226 runs in 49.5 overs. Captain Dravid tried 7 bowlers in this match. One of them was Gautam Gambhir. Gambhir bowled one over in this match, in which he gave 13 runs. In the video of this match, Kevin Pietersen can be seen hitting a four.
After this, Gautam Gambhir had to wait for 6 years to bowl for India. He was given this opportunity by the then captain MS Dhoni. Once again the match was between India and England, which was played in Nagpur this time. Gambhir bowled two overs in this match and conceded 4 runs.
Talking about domestic cricket, Gautam Gambhir has taken 7 wickets in first class matches. He also has one wicket in List A cricket. He has never bowled in T20 cricket.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : September 16, 2024, 23:30 IST