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"Missing" posters of Bharatiya Janata Party lawmaker Gautam Gambhir, who drew criticism for skipping a crucial meeting two days ago on pollution, purportedly surfaced across Delhi on Sunday. (Photo: ANI)

'Missing. Have you seen him?' Gambhir's missing posters in Delhi as he skips pollution meet

The meeting was ultimately called off as lawmakers and bureaucrats were absent.

18 Nov 2019 1:48 PM

‘Missing’ posters of BJP MP Gautam Gambhir surface

The entire Delhi is looking for him,” the message on the posters stated along with a picture of Gambhir, the Lok Sabha MP from East Delhi.

18 Nov 2019 2:32 AM

Mahendra SIngh Dhoni has oftentimes been blamed for Gautam Gambhir’s ouster from the Indian team. (Photo: Twitter)

Gautam Gambhir calls MS Dhoni's rotation policy c**p; watch

Gambhir has gone on record to criticise MS Dhoni’s infamous rotation policy that he implemented in the 2012 CB series in Australia.

15 Nov 2019 6:46 PM

Former Indian cricketer and BJP lawmaker Gautam Gambhir is known to be a serious person, however, VVS Laxman on Friday did the unthinkable as he made the former Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) skipper laugh out loud!. (Photo:Twitter)

VVS Laxman does the unthinkable, makes Gautam Gambhir laugh out loud!

Laxman, Gambhir, and broadcaster Jatin Sapru were trying out local cuisine for breakfast before the start of the second day of the 1st Test.

15 Nov 2019 3:19 PM

Gautam Gambhir wants Sourav Ganguly's BCCI tenure to be extended. (Photo: Twitter)

Want Sourav Ganguly's BCCI tenure to be extended: Gautam Gambhir

Many people felt that 10 months is a pretty short period of time for a person with Sourav Ganguly's calibre.

13 Nov 2019 6:19 PM

Earlier in the day, Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly had confirmed that the match in Delhi will go ahead as planned. (Photo: PTI)

No match should occur in Delhi until pollution is under control: Gautam Gambhir

Gambhir had challenged Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to tell the people what he has done in the last four-and-a-half years.

31 Oct 2019 3:53 PM

Gambhir took to Twitter and posted a video. (Photo:PTI| File)

Gautam Gambhir asks Arvind Kejriwal what has he done to check Delhi's pollution

Gautam Gambhir on Wednesday asked Arvind Kejriwal about the measure his government has taken to tackle the problem of pollution in Delhi.

31 Oct 2019 11:24 AM

Gautam Gambhir further added that Delhi pollution level is better than the past six years on Diwali and credit needs to be given to Delhites. (Photo: AFP)

Gautam Gambhir: 'Pollution far serious issue than hosting cricket match'

The first IND vs BAN T20I is scheduled to be played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on November 3 despite the alarming air pollution level.

30 Oct 2019 6:13 PM

Gautam Gambhir has been advocating for the talented Kerala cricketer Sanju Samson's inclusion in the Indian team for a long time. (Photo: AFP)

'Sanju Samson's inclusion was long overdue', says thrilled Gautam Gambhir

Samson played his sole match for India -- a T20 -- in July 2015 when a second- string team toured Zimbabwe. He was 19 then.

25 Oct 2019 1:00 PM

Rohit Sharma's player of the series effort of 529 runs helped him make huge strides from 44th place before the series. (Photo: PTI)

Rohit Sharma creates record, becomes third Indian to reach top 10 in all three formats

Rohit emulated captain Virat Kohli and retired opener Gautam Gambhir.

23 Oct 2019 2:30 PM

A six-year-old girl from Pakistan has been granted a visa for her medical treatment in India after BJP MP Gautam Gambhir's intervention. (Photo: File)

Gautam Gambhir helps 6-year-old Pakistani girl get medical visa

Gambhir had written to the External Affairs Ministry for medical visas to the Pakistani nationals on October 1.

20 Oct 2019 2:35 PM

Gautam Gambhir's GG Foundation aims at supporting children of slain armed personnel and providing post-trauma counselling and 100 per cent funding of education of intervened children. (Photo :Twitter/ Gautam Gambhir)

Gautam Gambhir's foundation to take care of 100 children of martyrs

The NGO aims at empowering adolescent girls (15 -18 years) by improving their socio-economic development.

14 Oct 2019 10:25 AM

In a recent media interaction, Gautam Gambhir had asked the Indian selectors to have a word with wicket-keeper batsman MS Dhoni regarding his future plan. (Photo: File)

Gautam Gambhir shares adorable picture with daughters on the ocassion of Ashtami; see pic

He shared a picture with his daughters giving a unique spin to Ashtami Kanjak, saying 'I am gradually mastering my pedicure skills'.

08 Oct 2019 1:29 PM

Pakistan's out-of-favour left-arm pacer Muhammad Irfan has recalled how Gautam Gambhir's distinct discomfort while facing him during the 2012 bilateral series literally finished the Indian opener's white-ball career. (Photo:AFP)

I ended Gautam Gambhir's ODI career, claims Muhammad Irfan

Irfan dismissed Gambhir 4 times during that series and he played only one more ODI series for India (vs England) before being dropped.

07 Oct 2019 10:25 AM

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Gautam Gambhir on Saturday took a 'musical' dig at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal after the Aam Aadmi Party chief launched a programme to rid of the potholes. (Photo: File)

'Babuji dheere chalna': Gautam Gambhir's dig at Kejriwal on potholes

Gambhir improvised 'Babuji Dheere Chalna' to take dig at Kejriwal after he launched a programme to get rid of potholes.

05 Oct 2019 3:43 PM

Gautam Gambhir went on to state that he has had good relations with several Pakistani cricketers, but never did share the same thing with Shahid Afridi. (Photo: PTI)

Gautam Gambhir talks about his bitter relationship with Shahid Afridi

Gambhir also took a dig at Shahid Afridi’s retirement shenanigans.

01 Oct 2019 3:37 PM

Cricketer-turned-politician Gautam Gambhir who is known for speaking his mind loud and clear, mocked the security provided to Sri Lanka's cricket team which is currently touring Pakistan for a three-match ODI and T20I series. (Photo:AFP)

Gautam Gambhir mocks Pakistan for the security provided to Sri Lankan team in Pakistan

In the video, two men seem to be mocking the security that has been deployed for the Sri Lankan team.

01 Oct 2019 1:01 PM

Gambhir has said that the decision of retirement should be left on Dhoni itself. (Photo: AFP)

'I don't see MS Dhoni playing the next World Cup': Gautam Gambhir

Gambhir wants the chances to be given to youngsters like Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson to fill the void of Dhoni after his departure.

30 Sep 2019 8:11 PM

Gautam Gambhir, the cricketer-turned politician is known for making quite bold and honest statements. Recently, the 2011-World Cup winner stated about the issues that the Indian cricket team needs to address before competing for the 2020 T20 World Cup. Apart from stating the problems which the team is currently facing, the former Indian cricketer also commented on India’s veteran wicket-keeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s future. (Photo:AFP)

Selectors must look beyond MS Dhoni, give chances to youngsters: Gautam Gambhir

However, this time around, the 2007 T20 World Cup winner made a definite statement on MS Dhoni’s career.

30 Sep 2019 1:40 PM

Chargesheet filed against Gautam Gambhir in cheating case

Developers have been demanding and collecting money from the victims unauthorisedly even after June 23, 2013.

29 Sep 2019 3:47 AM

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