Gautam Gambhir
91India · OP · 2003 to 2013 · on scorecards: G Gambhir
BATTING
- Matches
- 147
- Innings
- 143
- Runs
- 5238
- Average
- 39.68
- Strike rate
- 85.25
- High score
- 150*
- 100s / 50s
- 11 / 34
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- -
- Economy
- 13
- Strike rate
- -
- Best figures
- -
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 36 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 6
CAREER IN BRIEF
Gautam Gambhir played 147 ODIs for India in CricArcade's archive, from 2003 to 2013. The first came against Bangladesh at Bangabandhu National Stadium, with a score of 11, and the last against England at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in 2013.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 3,010 runs at 38.1 in 91 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 150 not out from 137 balls against Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens in 2009, in a match India won. In all: 11 hundreds, 34 fifties.
At home the average was 37.3 across 64 ODIs; away it was 39.1 across 55 ODIs. The most runs came against Sri Lanka: 1,668 runs at 50.5 in 37 ODIs. Shere Bangla National Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 14 ODIs and 619 runs at 47.6. Gautam Gambhir captained India in 6 ODIs, winning 6 and losing 0. The scorecards record 12 player-of-the-match awards. India won 94 of the ODIs Gautam Gambhir played and lost 43.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 147 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150* | 137 | Sri Lanka | Eden Gardens | 2009 | Won |
| 150 | 147 | Sri Lanka | R Premadasa Stadium | 2009 | Won |
| 138* | 116 | New Zealand | Sawai Mansingh Stadium | 2010 | Won |
| 126* | 117 | New Zealand | Reliance Stadium | 2010 | Won |
| 113 | 119 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 2008 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 37 | 1,668 | 50.55 | 6/9 |
| England | 21 | 733 | 36.65 | 0/7 |
| Australia | 20 | 575 | 31.94 | 1/4 |
| Pakistan | 19 | 549 | 28.89 | 0/4 |
| West Indies | 14 | 270 | 20.77 | 0/2 |
| Bangladesh | 11 | 592 | 59.20 | 2/3 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 442 | 73.67 | 2/1 |
| South Africa | 10 | 155 | 15.50 | 0/1 |
| Ireland | 2 | 90 | 90.00 | 0/1 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 51 | 51.00 | 0/1 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0/0 |
| Scotland | 1 | 85 | – | 0/1 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 64 | 2,163 | 37.29 | 4/14 |
| Away | 55 | 1,917 | 39.12 | 5/9 |
| Neutral | 28 | 1,158 | 46.32 | 2/11 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91 | 3,010 | 38.10 | 7/18 |
| 2010s | 56 | 2,228 | 42.04 | 4/16 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shere Bangla National Stadium | 14 | 619 | 47.62 | 3/2 |
| R Premadasa Stadium | 9 | 338 | 37.56 | 2/0 |
| National Stadium | 7 | 297 | 42.43 | 0/3 |
| Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 6 | 265 | 44.17 | 0/3 |
| M Chinnaswamy Stadium | 6 | 170 | 34.00 | 0/1 |
| Arun Jaitley Stadium | 6 | 158 | 39.50 | 0/1 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Bangladesh, 2003 at Bangabandhu National Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v England, 2013 at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 14 October 1981
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Legbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 6,144
- Ducks
- 11
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 1st
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 81.1
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 87.3
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 135.5
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 47.3
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 65.7
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 5,777 balls faced in that period.
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