Happy Birthday Gautam Gambhir: World Cup Hero Turns 38

Former Indian starter Gautam Gambhir turned 38 on Monday and Twitter celebrated his birthday in style.

Gambhir played an important role in the two victories in the Indian World Cup: the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2011 World Cup.

He also represented India in 58 Tests, scoring 4154 runs with an average of 42. But he was known for his skill with the white ball, playing 147 ODI and 37 T20I, scoring 5238 and 932 runs respectively in each format.

Wish you a great birthday @GautamGambhir paaji! May god bless you with lots of success and good health.? pic.twitter.com/yG3JvsvNUj

— cheteshwar pujara (@cheteshwar1) October 14, 2019

Gautam Gambhir is the only Indian to score century in five consecutive Test matches...

Happy Birthday Champ!

— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) October 14, 2019

Birthday boy got cake smash! ??#HappyBirthdayGautamGambhir pic.twitter.com/3gQoWcaUv4

— Team Gautam Gambhir (@gautamgambhir97) October 14, 2019

Former cricketer and @BJP4India MP @GautamGambhir once said in #AapKiAdalat why he'll always regret not completing his century in the 2011 ICC World Cup final. Happy Birthday, Gautam Gambhir. pic.twitter.com/vDhL7AP9wG

— Rajat Sharma (@RajatSharmaLive) October 14, 2019

One of only four players to have scored centuries in five consecutive Tests ?

Happy birthday Gautam Gambhir ? pic.twitter.com/JfPkXuAmzT

— ICC (@ICC) October 14, 2019