Gautam Gambhir
Indian cricketer and politician
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| 2025 | Led the Indian Men's Cricket Team to victory in the ICC Champions Trophy, winning India's first ICC tournament under his leadership. |
| 2024 | Gautam Gambhir announced his retirement from politics to focus on cricketing activities. |
| 2024 | He was appointed as the mentor of Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the IPL season. |
| 2024 | Gautam Gambhir was appointed as the head coach of the India national cricket team for three years. |
| 2024 | Gautam Gambhir's team, Kolkata Knight Riders, won the Indian Premier League under his mentorship. |
| July 9 2024 | Gautam Gambhir became the new head coach of The Indian Men's Cricket Team, replacing Rahul Dravid. |
| March 2 2024 | Announced his request to BJP National President JP Nadda to be relieved of political duties to focus on cricket commitments. |
| March 2 2024 | Gautam Gambhir announced his departure from politics and the Bharatiya Janata Party. |
| 2023 | Gambhir continued as the mentor of Lucknow Super Giants for the IPL season. |
| November 22 2023 | Gambhir was appointed as the mentor of Kolkata Knight Riders for the upcoming IPL seasons. |
| 2022 | Under Gambhir's captaincy, India Capitals won the Legends League Cricket title. |
| 2022 | Gautam Gambhir's constituency again saw positive results for the BJP in the 2022 Delhi MCD elections. |
| 2022 | He served as the mentor of Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL. |
| December 2021 | Gambhir was announced as the mentor of the new IPL franchise Lucknow Super Giants. |
| 2020 | Gautam Gambhir announced a scheme called 'Gambhir ki Rasoi' to provide free meals to the needy in his constituency, aimed at assisting those facing financial difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2020 | Gautam Gambhir's constituency saw the BJP perform well in the 2020 Delhi legislative elections. |
| 2019 | Received the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award. Joined the Bharatiya Janata Party and was elected to the 17th Lok Sabha from East Delhi constituency. |
| 2019 | Won the East Delhi parliamentary election by 695,109 votes, defeating opponents Atishi Marlena and Arvinder Singh Lovely. |
| 2019 | Received the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India. |
| June 17 2019 | Gautam Gambhir took oath as the Lok Sabha MP, marking the beginning of his new innings as a parliamentarian. |
| March 22 2019 | Gautam Gambhir joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of Union ministers Arun Jaitley and Ravi Shankar Prasad. |
| December 6 2018 | Gautam Gambhir played his final match for the Delhi cricket team against the Andhra cricket team in the Ranji Trophy, scoring 112 runs in his last innings, marking his 43rd century in first-class cricket. |
| December 3 2018 | Gautam Gambhir announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. |
| October 2018 | During the quarter-finals of the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy, Gautam Gambhir scored his 10,000th run in List A cricket. |
| April 25 2018 | Gambhir stepped down from the captaincy of the Delhi Daredevils, citing poor team performances, and announced Shreyas Iyer as the new captain. |
| January 27 2018 | In the 2018 IPL Auction, Gambhir was bought by the Delhi Daredevils for ₹2.8 crore and was appointed as the captain. |
| 2017 | Through the Gambhir Foundation, Gautam Gambhir set up community kitchens in Patel Nagar, Delhi, to ensure that no one sleeps hungry in the city. |
| 2017 | For his performances during the 2017 IPL season, Gambhir was named in the ESPNcricinfo and Cricbuzz IPL XI. |
| October 8 2016 | Gautam Gambhir was recalled to the Indian Test cricket team for the series against New Zealand after a significant absence from international cricket, following a period of good form in domestic cricket. |
| 2014 | Gambhir led Kolkata Knight Riders to their second IPL title. |
| 2014 | Gautam Gambhir started the Gambhir Foundation, a philanthropic initiative based out of Delhi. |
| 2012 | Gautam Gambhir captained Kolkata Knight Riders to win the Indian Premier League (IPL) title. |
| 2012 | Gambhir was named as captain of the ESPNcricinfo IPL XI for his performances during the 2012 season. |
| 2012 | For his performances in 2012, Gautam Gambhir was named in the World ODI XI by the ICC. |
| August 2012 | Gautam Gambhir was appointed vice-captain of the T20 squad for the World Cup by the Indian selection committee. |
| February 14 2012 | In a match against Sri Lanka, Gautam Gambhir was run out for 91 off 106 balls, contributing to a thrilling tie. |
| February 14 2012 | Scored 91 runs off 106 balls in an ODI match against Sri Lanka, playing a crucial role in securing a thrilling tie. |
| February 12 2012 | Gautam Gambhir scored 92 off 111 balls in an ODI match against Australia at the Adelaide Oval, helping India achieve their first win at that venue, and winning the Man of the Match award. |
| 2011 | During the IPL player auction, Gambhir was the most sought after player, fetching a bid of $2.4 million from the Kolkata Knight Riders, becoming the highest paid cricketer in IPL history. |
| December 2011 | Gautam Gambhir returned as captain of the Indian national team in a match against the West Indies. |
| October 2011 | Gautam Gambhir married Natasha Jain, who comes from a prominent business family. |
| April 2011 | In the final of the Cricket World Cup, Gautam Gambhir scored 97 runs from 122 balls, anchoring the Indian innings and forming a crucial partnership of 109 runs with MS Dhoni. |
| 2010 | Gambhir was promoted to the post of Captain of the Delhi Daredevils for IPL Season 2010. |
| 2010 | Gautam Gambhir was appointed captain of the Indian national cricket team for the ODI series against New Zealand, where he scored an unbeaten 126 in the third match, helping India to seal the series and guiding them to a 5–0 win. |
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