•International Cricket Career of Gautam Gambhir Indian Cricketer: Gambhir made his ODI debut against Bangladesh in the TVS Cup in 2003. In his third match, Gautam Gambhir scored 71 and was named Man of the Match. Gautam Gambhir‘s maiden century (103 off 97 balls) came against Sri Lanka in 2005. In 2004, Gautam Gambhir made his Test debut against Australia in the fourth and last Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy but did himself no favors by getting out for 3 and 1. Gautam Gambhir made amends in his second Test, however, scoring 96 against the South Africans. Gautam Gambhir‘s maiden Test century came against Bangladesh in December 2004. Gambhir then made a number of starts in the home series against Pakistan in 2005, but was able to make only one half-century in six innings. Gautam Gambhir made 97 in Zimbabwe later that year, but failed to reach 30 against Sri Lanka at home, repeatedly struggling against Chaminda Vaas, and was subsequently dropped from the Test team. Wasim Jaffer, who made a double hundred and a hundred in seven Tests, replaced him in Tests. Gautam Gambhir was selected in India's squad for the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, which India went on to win in South Africa, beating Pakistan in the final. Gautam Gambhir performed well in the shortest form of the game, ending the tournament as India's top run scorer, with 227 at an average of 37.83, including three half-centuries which included a crucial 75 runs off 54 balls against Pakistan in the final. Gautam Gambhir was named as the ICC Test Player of the Year for 2009, and was briefly ranked the No. 1 batsman in the ICC rankings in July; at the time India were not playing Tests and his points rating did not change, but other batsmen who were ranked higher lost points before regaining them.