Gautam Gambhir is a former Indian cricketer and captain of the Indian national team. He was born on October 14, 1981, in New Delhi, India.
Gambhir started playing cricket at a young age and made his debut for Delhi in the year 1997-98.
He quickly established himself as a top-order batsman and was eventually selected to play for the Indian national team in 2003.
Gambhir made his international debut in a One Day International (ODI) match against Bangladesh in 2003.
He played his first Test match for India in 2004 against Australia. In his early years with the national team, Gambhir was primarily used as a middle-order batsman.
However, he struggled to establish himself as a regular member of the team and was often in and out of the side.
In 2007, Gambhir was given an opportunity to open the batting for India in the 2007 World Cup.