Gambhir named India’s cricketer of the year

Monday, December 7, 2009 at 9:26 pm

Gambhir named India’s cricketer of the year MUMBAI: Batsman Gautam Gambhir was named India’s top international cricketer for the 2008-2009 season and awarded the Polly Umrigar Trophy at an Indian cricket board
function on Sunday.

Left-handed opener Gambhir, who is also ICC’s Test cricketer of the year, scored 1269 runs with five centuries in eight Tests during the award period Oct. 1, 2008 to Sept. 30, 2009 and was consistent in the shorter formats of the game.