Vikrant Shekhawat : Jun 30, 2021, 09:36 AM
Cricket | Former India cricketer and BJP MP from East Delhi, Gautam Gambhir is active in politics as well as in the cricket world. Gambhir has been recognized as a cricketer whose bat has often played a lot in big matches. Now whether we talk about 75 runs against Pakistan in the final of the 2007 T20 World Cup or 97 runs against Sri Lanka in the final of the 2011 Cricket World Cup. On both the occasions, these innings of Gambhir played an important role in winning the team title. The cricketer-turned-politician was also known for his temper on the field. Gambhir has shown his anger many times against Pakistan. The fight between Gambhir and Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi is discussed the most among the fans.Let us tell you that this never-forgettable incident happened in 2007, when Afridi and Gambhir clashed during the Kanpur ODI. In this match, when Gambhir hit a four on Afridi's ball, Afridi was irritated and started speaking something after looking at Gambhir. After this, Gambhir collided with Afridi while taking a run on the next ball, where Gambhir's elbow hit Afridi. When the two collided, Gambhir felt that Afridi had deliberately appeared in front of him. Later, these two players moving towards each other in anger had to separate the umpires. This is the incident of cricket, which hardly any fan of India-Pakistan has been able to forget.If we look at Gambhir's international career, he made his debut for India in the year 2003 against Bangladesh. Gautam Gambhir started his career for Team India in ODI format. He achieved all that a player dreams of in this white-ball format. Gambhir played 147 ODIs in his career, in which he scored 5,238 runs at an average of 39.68, during which his bat scored 11 centuries and 34 half-centuries.Gambhir was also known as the very best batsman of Test cricket. He made his Test debut in 2004 against Australia. Gambhir scored 4,154 runs in 58 Test matches at an average of 41.95, during which he scored 9 centuries and 22 half-centuries. Gambhir played a total of 37 T20 matches for India, in which he scored 932 runs batting at a strike rate of 119.02.