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Gambhir wins Test Player of the Year Award

By thedarknight ⋅ October 3, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

India opener Gautam Gambhir has been named Test Player of the Year at the ICC awards ceremony in Johannesburg. Gambhir, who claimed his first ICC award of his career, was picked ahead of Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson, Sri Lanka’s Thilan Samaraweera and England captain Andrew Strauss. During the 12-month voting period, Gambhir put in [...]

Gambhir fit for Champions Trophy: BCCI

By thedarknight ⋅ September 25, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday said that opener Gautam Gambhir would figure in India’s Champions Trophy opener against Pakistan on September 26 after having missed the lone warm-up game against New Zealand. “He was cleared by the BCCI experts when he underwent a fitness test in Mumbai before the [...]

Sehwag steps down as Daredevils captain, Gambhir takes over

By thedarknight ⋅ September 21, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

India’s dashing opener Virender Sehwag has decided to step down as Delhi Daredevils captain, making way for Gautam Gambhir who will lead the team in the Champions League next month. Sehwag wanted to concentrate on batting and expressed his desire to step down. “I would like to thank GMR for their understanding in accepting my [...]

Gambhir fitness concerns for India in Champions Trophy

By thedarknight ⋅ September 21, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The humiliating loss to New Zealand in their only warm-up game coupled with uncertainty over opener Gautam Gambhir’s fitness has marred India’s build up to the Champions Trophy which gets underway on Tuesday. After staying briefly on top of the ICC rankings and clinching the triangular series in Sri Lanka recently, Indians were humbled by [...]

Kohli replaces Gambhir in Lanka Tri-series

By thedarknight ⋅ September 12, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

India’s injury list lengthened after opening batsman Gautam Gambhir was ruled out of the One-Day International tri-series in Sri Lanka with a groin strain and he has been replaced by Virat Kohli. Gambhir joins fellow opener Virender Sehwag and fast bowler Zaheer Khan on the sidelines and he is set to return home to rest [...]

Sehwag to return for next match: Gambhir

By thedarknight ⋅ May 13, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Delhi Daredevils stand-in captain Gautam Gambhir said the team would be further bolstered by the return of regular skipper Virender Sehwag in their next match against Deccan Chargers on Wednesday. Gambhir said his opening partner Sehwag has fully recovered from his finger injury and would be fit to play in the next match. “He (Sehwag) [...]

Indian Team named for Twenty20 World Cup

By nj ⋅ May 4, 2009 ⋅ 5 comments

The Indian Team for next month’s ICC Twenty20 World Championship in England has been declared today. Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni alongwith vice captain Virender Sehwag will lead a 15-member squad to England next month. The 15 member squad includes Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir , Suresh Raina , Yuvraj Singh , Yusuf [...]

NZ tour was a big test for me: Gambhir

By thedarknight ⋅ April 10, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Indian opener Gautam Gambhir, who was adjudged the man of the match and the man of the series, said playing in New Zealand was a big test for him. “This was my first time in New Zealand, and when I went to Sri Lanka there was a lot of talk that this is going to [...]

Gambhir becomes most prolific Indian batsman

By thedarknight ⋅ April 7, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Gautam Gambhir ended the series as the leading Indian batsman with 445 runs at 89.00 with two hundreds and one fifty. Gambhir has now aggregated 2,271 runs from 25 Tests. This is the highest run-aggregate by any Indian batsman after exactly 25 Tests. Gambhir bettered little master Sunil Gavaskar’s record. He has now aggregated 300 [...]

SL tour was a turning point: Gambhir

By thedarknight ⋅ January 11, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

India opener Gautam Gambhir said last year’s Sri Lanka tour rejuvenated his career and helped him cement his place in the Indian Test team. Gambhir had been a regular for India in the one-dayers and Twenty20 format but his Test spot was not secured before the Sri Lanka tour in July-August last year. In that [...]

Indian players in the ‘Herald Sun’ Team of the Year

By thedarknight ⋅ January 2, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Four Indians, including Sachin Tendulkar and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, were included in the world team of the year 2008 chosen by Australian newspaper ‘Herald Sun’. Dhoni, whom the newspaper compared with retired Australian great Adam Gilchrist, was made deputy to skipper of the team South African Graeme Smith, while “impossible to drop” Tendulkar bats [...]

Gambhir is highest rated Indian player

By thedarknight ⋅ December 25, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Opener Gautam Gambhir’s stupendous year with the willow on Wednesday helped him jump 10 spots to 10th in the ICC Test Rankings, making him the highest-ranked Indian batsman in the list. The diminutive Delhi batsman has scored more than 1000 runs this calendar year, including three hundreds in his last five Tests. Gambhir, who made [...]

India v England, 3rd ODI: India wins by 16 runs (D/L)

By thedarknight ⋅ November 20, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

India won the 3rd ODI against England by 16 runs on Duckworth Lewis method as bad light stopped play in Kanpur. This means India has won three out of three matches so far in the series. Scorecard – India win 3rd ODI Kevin Pieterson won the toss for England and chose to bat first on [...]

India v England, 2nd ODI: India wins by 54 runs

By thedarknight ⋅ November 17, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Yuvraj Singh’s all round performance helped India beat England in the 2nd ODI of the seven match series and thus take a 2-0 series lead. Scorecard – India win 2nd ODI The left hander scored 118 runs off 122 balls with 15 fours and two sixes as India reached a safe target after initial hiccups. [...]

India v England, 1st ODI: India win by 158 runs

By thedarknight ⋅ November 14, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

India beat England by 158 runs in the first ODI at Rajkot to take a 1-0 lead in the seven match series. Scorecard- India thrash England, 1st ODI England won the toss and chose to field first and they were made to regret this decision almost instantly. Sehwag and Gambhir made a great start bringing [...]

I don’t regret Watson incident: Gambhir

By thedarknight ⋅ November 12, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Gautam Gambhir, the Indian opener, says he does not regret elbowing Shane Watson, an action that earned him a one-Test ban. Gambhir, who missed the final Test of the series India won 2-0, also felt “sledging should be stopped” if the authorities felt what he did was wrong. “No gentleman can hear things that Aussies [...]

India thrash Australia, win series 2-0

By nj ⋅ November 10, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

In a match filled with controversy and media slamming, Dhoni took his men home convincingly by thrashing the Aussies to a 172 run win and winning the series 2-0. India regained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and truly emerged on top as they won their first test series against the Aussies after 2001. Scorecard – India vs [...]

ICC upholds Gambhir’s ban; misses Nagpur Test

By thedarknight ⋅ November 4, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

India suffered a huge jolt ahead of the fourth and final Test against Australia with the ICC Appeals Commissioner upholding Gautam Gambhir’s one-Test ban imposed on the in-form opener for elbowing Shane Watson in the last match. The ICC Commissioner Justice Albie Sach’s decision not to overturn the one-match ban, slapped by Match Referee Chris [...]

Gambhir jumps up in world rankings

By thedarknight ⋅ November 4, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Indian opener Gautam Gambhir jumped 11 places to achieve his career-best Test ranking of 18th in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) player rankings list. Anil Kumble, who retired from international cricket Sunday, ended his illustrious 132-Test career in 19th position in the bowlers’ list. It is, however, his lowest ranking since January 1993 when he [...]

India v Australia, 3rd Test: Review

By thedarknight ⋅ November 4, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Both India and Australia would be looking to draw positives from the drawn test at Delhi’s Feroz Shah Kotla. Australia would be very happy that they were able to grind out the Indian bowlers and hold on for a draw. This result would be a great boost for them especially since all their premier batsmen [...]

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