Gautam Gambhir has been hailed as the "Man of the big matches" for Team India. During his playing career, the left-hander had constantly delivered performances in the knockout games and big occasions for the "Men in Blue" (Pic: X/@ICC)
He enjoys the second spot on the list of players to have centuries in consecutive matches of the traditional format of the game, which is five (Pic: File Pic)
The former left-hander is also placed in the third spot on the list of players to have fifties in consecutive Test matches, which is 11 (Pic: File Pic)
He had a remarkable career in ODIs. Having featured in 147 matches for India, Gambhir scored 5238 runs, with a top score of an unbeaten 150 runs (Pic: File Pic)
The former left-hander also made 37 T20I appearances for the "Men in Blue", in which he scored 932 runs. His career best score in the format is 75 runs (Pic: File Pic)
Gambhir also donned the Indian Test jersey on 58 occasions and has smashed 4154 runs. His top score in the traditional format of the match is 206 runs (Pic: X/@BCCI)
He was also a part of Team India that won the T20 World Cup 2007, Asia Cup 2010, and ODI World Cup 2011. After drawing curtains on his international career, Gambhir is still involved with the Indian team, but this time as a head coach. Under his coaching, the "Men in Blue" won the Champions Trophy 2025 and recently also clinched the title of Asia Cup 2025 (Pic: File Pic)
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