Gautam Gambhir
On scorecards: G Gambhir
In-game rating: 87/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Gautam Gambhir played 58 Tests for India in CricArcade's archive, from 2004 to 2016. The first came against Australia at Wankhede Stadium, with scores of 3 and 1, and the last against England at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in 2016.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 2,553 runs at 56.7 in 27 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 206 from 380 balls against Australia at Arun Jaitley Stadium in 2008. In all: 9 hundreds, 22 fifties.
At home the average was 40.7 across 34 Tests; away it was 43.6 across 24 Tests. The most runs came against England: 768 runs at 34.9 in 12 Tests. Eden Gardens was the most frequent ground, with 5 Tests and 253 runs at 31.6. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. India won 25 of the Tests Gautam Gambhir played and lost 17, with 16 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 58 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 206 | 380 | Australia | Arun Jaitley Stadium | 2008 | Drawn |
| 179 | 348 | England | Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium | 2008 | Drawn |
| 167 | 257 | New Zealand | Basin Reserve | 2009 | Drawn |
| 167 | 215 | Sri Lanka | Green Park | 2009 | Won |
| 139 | 196 | Bangladesh | MA Aziz Stadium | 2004 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 768 | 34.91 | 1/4 |
| Australia | 9 | 673 | 37.39 | 2/2 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 749 | 53.50 | 2/4 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 648 | 40.50 | 2/3 |
| South Africa | 6 | 409 | 40.90 | 0/4 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 381 | 76.20 | 2/1 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 187 | 26.71 | 0/1 |
| West Indies | 3 | 195 | 39.00 | 0/2 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 144 | 72.00 | 0/1 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 34 | 2,322 | 40.74 | 5/12 |
| Away | 24 | 1,832 | 43.62 | 4/10 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27 | 2,553 | 56.73 | 8/10 |
| 2010s | 31 | 1,601 | 29.65 | 1/12 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Gardens | 5 | 253 | 31.63 | 0/2 |
| Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium | 4 | 545 | 77.86 | 2/2 |
| Narendra Modi Stadium | 4 | 230 | 32.86 | 1/0 |
| M Chinnaswamy Stadium | 4 | 170 | 21.25 | 0/1 |
| Arun Jaitley Stadium | 3 | 310 | 51.67 | 1/0 |
| Wankhede Stadium | 3 | 140 | 23.33 | 0/2 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 2004 at Wankhede Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v England, 2016 at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium
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