G Gambhir: runs, wickets and records

G Gambhir appears in 377 recorded men's matches, from 21 April 2003 to 23 April 2018, most often for India, Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Daredevils. The matches split as 51 in Test matches, 138 in One Day Internationals, 34 in Twenty20 Internationals and 154 in franchise Twenty20 leagues. The most frequent opponents in the records are Sri Lanka (48 matches), England (38 matches) and Australia (36 matches). The ground used most often is Eden Gardens, with 54 matches.

In Test matches, the batting record is 3,733 runs in 91 innings, an average of 41.94, a strike rate of 50.5 and a highest score of 206, with 8 hundreds, 20 fifties and 6 ducks.

In One Day Internationals, the batting record is 4,981 runs in 134 innings, an average of 40.50, a strike rate of 85.8 and a highest score of 150*, with 11 hundreds, 32 fifties and 11 ducks.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the batting record is 918 runs in 34 innings, an average of 28.69, a strike rate of 119.4 and a highest score of 75, with 7 fifties and 2 ducks.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the batting record is 4,217 runs in 152 innings, an average of 31.01, a strike rate of 123.9 and a highest score of 93, with 36 fifties and 12 ducks.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 206 from 380 balls against Australia at Feroz Shah Kotla on 29 October 2008 (Tests). 179 from 348 balls against England at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali on 19 December 2008 (Tests). 167 from 257 balls against New Zealand at Basin Reserve on 3 April 2009 (Tests). 167 from 215 balls against Sri Lanka at Green Park on 24 November 2009 (Tests). 150* from 137 balls against Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens on 24 December 2009 (ODIs).

In Test matches, the player's side won 21 and lost 16 of the 51 recorded matches (56.8% of decided matches).

In One Day Internationals, the player's side won 88 and lost 40 of the 138 recorded matches (68.8% of decided matches).

In Twenty20 Internationals, the player's side won 16 and lost 17 of the 34 recorded matches (48.5% of decided matches).

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the player's side won 85 and lost 68 of the 154 recorded matches (55.6% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were Sri Lanka: 28 won, 16 lost in 48 matches, England: 21 won, 13 lost in 38 matches, Australia: 13 won, 18 lost in 36 matches, Pakistan: 15 won, 8 lost in 25 matches and New Zealand: 13 won, 5 lost in 23 matches.

The grounds used most often are Eden Gardens (54), Feroz Shah Kotla (27), M Chinnaswamy Stadium (18), Wankhede Stadium (15), Shere Bangla National Stadium (15) and MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk (14).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2003 (11), 2004 (168), 2005 (227), 2006 (115), 2007 (861), 2008 (2,761), 2009 (2,114), 2010 (1,536), 2011 (1,568), 2012 (2,050), 2013 (559), 2014 (360), 2015 (327), 2016 (609), 2017 (498), 2018 (85).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2003 (1), 2004 (4), 2005 (6), 2006 (5), 2007 (27), 2008 (49), 2009 (57), 2010 (38), 2011 (42), 2012 (55), 2013 (23), 2014 (18), 2015 (13), 2016 (17), 2017 (16), 2018 (6).

In Test matches, 457 fours and 10 sixes, one boundary every 15.8 balls faced; 50.6% of the runs came in boundaries.

In One Day Internationals, 525 fours and 17 sixes, one boundary every 10.7 balls faced; 44.2% of the runs came in boundaries.

In Twenty20 Internationals, 108 fours and 10 sixes, one boundary every 6.5 balls faced; 53.6% of the runs came in boundaries.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 492 fours and 59 sixes, one boundary every 6.2 balls faced; 55.1% of the runs came in boundaries.

In Test matches, 89 recorded dismissals: caught 56%, lbw 24%, bowled 13% and run out 4%.

In One Day Internationals, 123 recorded dismissals: caught 52%, bowled 24%, lbw 11% and run out 9%.

In Twenty20 Internationals, 32 recorded dismissals: caught 66%, bowled 12%, caught and bowled 9% and run out 9%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 136 recorded dismissals: caught 59%, bowled 20%, run out 12% and lbw 5%.

Of the 27 player of the match awards on record, the first is dated 12 May 2007 (Bangladesh v India) and the latest 28 April 2017 (Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Daredevils): 2 in Test matches, 11 in One Day Internationals, 1 in Twenty20 Internationals and 13 in franchise Twenty20 leagues.

The first recorded match in Test matches is dated 3 November 2004 against Australia and the latest 9 November 2016 against England.

The first recorded match in One Day Internationals is dated 21 April 2003 against South Africa and the latest 27 January 2013 against England.

The first recorded match in Twenty20 Internationals is dated 14 September 2007 against Pakistan and the latest 28 December 2012 against Pakistan.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 19 April 2008 against Rajasthan Royals and the latest 23 April 2018 against Kings XI Punjab.

The most runs against a single opponent are 2,412 against Sri Lanka in 53 innings (average 48.24), 1,663 against England in 48 innings (average 35.38), 1,446 against Australia in 44 innings (average 34.43) and 1,261 against New Zealand in 29 innings (average 52.54).

The grounds that have produced the most runs are Eden Gardens (1,829 runs in 56 innings), Feroz Shah Kotla (1,131 runs in 27 innings), Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali (861 runs in 15 innings) and Shere Bangla National Stadium (687 runs in 15 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2013: 23 matches and 559 runs; 2014: 18 matches and 360 runs; 2015: 13 matches and 327 runs; 2016: 17 matches and 609 runs; 2017: 16 matches and 498 runs; 2018: 6 matches and 85 runs.

The busiest year in the records is 2009, with 57 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2008: 2,761.