Gautam Gambhir turned 42 years old on Saturday, October 14. His birthday happened on the same day as the 2023 World Cup exciting game between India and Pakistan at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Several celebrities, including the iconic Sachin Tendulkar, who is the worldwide ambassador for the upcoming ICC tournament, wished Gambhir a happy birthday. Tendulkar wished Gambhir well by mentioning his match-winning innings against Pakistan. On X (formerly Twitter), he wrote:
“Wishing a very happy birthday to the man who played a crucial role when India played the same opposition as today in the T20 World Cup in 2007. Have a great year Gauti. @GautamGambhir.”
Sachin Tendulkar
For the uninitiated, Gambhir had top-scored in the match, scoring 75 runs off 54 balls, including two sixes and eight boundaries. India beat Pakistan in the final by five runs to lift the inaugural T20 World Cup trophy. The left-handed batter is also well-known for his 97 off 122 against Sri Lanka when the Men in Blue won the 2011 ODI World Cup trophy.
Here is Gambhir’s response to Tendulkar:
“Many many thanks for your wonderful wishes @sachin_rt! Hope the result is also the same today!”
Gautam Gambhir
Gambhir, who announced his retirement in December 2018, played 58 Tests, 147 ODIs, and 37 T20s for India, amassing 10,324 runs in all, including 20 tons and 63 half-centuries.
Apart from international cricket, Gambhir has guided the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to two Indian Premier League titles in 2012 and 2014.
Gambhir is now working as a commentator and analyst for the ongoing ICC competition. He is also an East Delhi Member of Parliament (MP) and the Global Mentor of the Supergiants organization.
India Choose to Bowl First in World Cup Battle vs Pakistan
India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and chose to bat against Pakistan in the 2023 World Cup opener on Saturday. Shubman Gill replaced Ishan Kishan as the Men in Blue’s lone alteration.
During the coin toss, Rohit stated:
“We will bowl first, cannot get bigger than this, fantastic atmosphere. Sure lot of us are going to experience something really extraordinary. It’s a good track, not going to change much. Dew could be a big factor and keeping that in mind, we want to bowl first.”
“Gill is back in place of Ishan, unfortunate for Ishan to miss out, feel for him, he stepped up when we needed him.”
Rohit Sharma
Babar Azam and company, on the other hand, field the same XI following victories against the Netherlands and Sri Lanka.