'You are spoiling young players' - Mohammad Kaif slams Gautam Gambhir and Co. ahead of 1st T20I vs West Indies
Kaif criticises Gambhir's handling of young players
06 Oct 2026
2 MinGautam Gambhir
India
Current Series
Full Name
Gautam Gambhir
Nationality
India
Other Name
Gautam Gambhir
Role
Batter
Birth Date
14 Oct 1981 (44y 357d)
Birth Place
--
Batting Style
Left hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right Arm Leg Spin
Teams
Batting Performance
| Format | M | Inns | No | R | H.S | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ipl | 154 | 153 | 20 | 4217 | 93 | 31.71 | 3404 | 123.88 | -- | 36 |
| test | 58 | 104 | 5 | 4154 | 206 | 41.95 | 8067 | 51.49 | 9 | 22 |
| odi | 147 | 143 | 11 | 5238 | 150 | 39.68 | 6144 | 85.25 | 11 | 34 |
| t20i | 37 | 36 | 2 | 932 | 75 | 27.41 | 783 | 119.02 | -- | 7 |
| t20 | 251 | 245 | 24 | 6402 | 93 | 28.96 | 5309 | 120.58 | -- | 53 |
| fc | 198 | 331 | 24 | 15153 | 233 | 49.35 | -- | 0 | 43 | 68 |
| list a | 299 | 292 | 19 | 10077 | 151 | 36.91 | -- | 0 | 21 | 60 |
| t10 | 8 | 3 | -- | 4 | 3 | 1.33 | 7 | 57.14 | -- | -- |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Ovs | R | Wkts | BBI | Avg | ECN | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ipl | 154 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | /0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| test | 58 | 1 | 2.00 | 4 | -- | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 0 | -- | -- |
| odi | 147 | 1 | 1.00 | 13 | -- | 0 | 0 | 13.00 | 0 | -- | -- |
| t20i | 37 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| t20 | 251 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| fc | 198 | -- | 66.10 | 281 | 7 | 3/12 | 40.14 | 4.24 | 56.7 | -- | -- |
| list a | 299 | -- | 6.10 | 36 | 1 | 1/7 | 36.00 | 5.83 | 37.0 | -- | -- |
| t10 | 8 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)
| Match | Bat | Date | Venue | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MNT vs INC | 10 | 07 Dec 2023 | Surat | t20 |
| GG vs INC | 51 | 06 Dec 2023 | Surat | t20 |
| INC vs MNT | 17 | 02 Dec 2023 | Visakhapatnam | t20 |
| INC vs SSS | 3 | 25 Nov 2023 | Dehra Dun | t20 |
| INC vs URH | 0 | 23 Nov 2023 | Ranchi | t20 |
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