FULL NAME: Gautam Gopal
NICK NAME: Gauty
DATE OF BIRTH: July 12, 1972, in Delhi
FAMILY: Father (Late K Gopal), Mother (Radha Gopal), Wife (Shreelekha).
HOME ADDRESS: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, Delhi and Khalsa College, Delhi
PROFESSION: Cricket coaching and sports consultancy. Earlier worked at Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL).
TYPE OF PLAYER: Right-hand batsman and wicket-keeper
TEAMS PLAYED FOR: Orissa Seniors, Rajasthan Seniors, Western Samurai Rourkela, Ashington and Earl of Arundels XI

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:
*     Played 45 First-Class, 31 List-A and 8 Miscellaneous matches in a career spanning from seasons 1993-94 to 2002-03.
*     Played all 45 First-Class matches in Ranji Trophy.
*     The 45 First-Class matches featured 42 for Orissa and 3 for Rajasthan.
*     Played all 31 List-A matches in Ranji Trophy One-Day Tournament.
*     The 31 List-A matches include 28 for Orissa and 3 for Rajasthan.
*     The 8 Miscellaneous matches include 5 in Orissa Premier League, 2 in Priory Northumberland County League and 1 against Ireland.

OVERALL FIRST-CLASS PERFORMANCE FOR ORISSA:
Batting & Fielding: 45 matches, 65 innings, 4 not outs, 1258 runs, 85 highest, 20.62 average, no century, eight half-centuries, 113 catches, 13 stumpings.

OVERALL LIST-A PERFORMANCE FOR ORISSA:
Batting & Fielding: 31 matches, 25 innings, 5 not outs, 468 runs, 58 highest, 23.40 average, no century, two half-centuries, 34 catches, 16 stumpings.

DETAILS OF FIRST-CLASS PERFORMANCE FOR ORISSA:
0, 1c/1s, 0: Odisha vs Tamil Nadu, Ranji Trophy, Elite Group-B match, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, 19-21 Dec, 2002.
2c/0s, 15, 18: Odisha vs Baroda, Ranji Trophy, Elite Group-B match, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, 27-29 Nov, 2002.
0, 0c/0s, 23: Odisha vs Punjab, Ranji Trophy, Elite Group-B match, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, 17-20 Nov, 2002.
8, 2c/0s: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, NEF Railway Stadium, 9-12 November, 2002.
2c/0s, 4, 2c/0s, 31: Odisha vs Punjab, Ranji Trophy, Quarterfinal match, PCA Stadium, Mohali, 5-9 February, 2002.
3c/0s, 62, 4c/0s, 21*: Odisha vs Uttar Pradesh, Ranji Trophy, Pre-Quarterfinal, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, 27-31 Jan, 2002.
31, 1c/0s: Odisha vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Baripada Stadium, Baripada, 5-8 January, 2002.
24, 0c/0s, 3, 2c/0s: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Permit Ground, Balasore, 29 Dec 2001-1 Jan 2002.
2c/1s, 0, 1c/0s: Odisha vs Bihar, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Baripada Stadium, Baripada, 21-24 December, 2001.
1c/0s, 20, 0c/0s: Odisha vs Tripura, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, LB Shastri Stadium, Bhawanipatna, 22-24 November, 2001.
2c/1s, 15, 3c/0s, DNB: Odisha vs Baroda, Ranji Trophy semifinal match, GSFC Ground, Vadodara, 5-9 April, 2001.
3c/0s, 63*, 0c/1s, DNB: Odisha vs Madhya Pradesh, Ranji Trophy, Quarterfinal, Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior, 22-26 March, 2001.
20, 1c/1s, 15, 2c/1s: Odisha vs Jammu & Kashmir, Ranji Trophy, Pre-Quarterfinal, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, 11-14 March, 2001.
0c/0s, 85*, 1c/0s, DNB: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Tinsukia DSA Ground, Tinsukia, 4-6 January, 2001.
1, 2c/0s, 14, 5c/0s: Odisha vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Eden Gardens, Calcutta, 28-31, December, 2000.
3c/0s, DNB, 1c/0s: Odisha vs Tripura, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, MBB College Stadium, Agartala, 22-24 December, 2000.
30, 1c/0s, DNB, 0c/0s: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Angul Stadium, Angul, 3-6 January, 2000.
16, 1c/0s, DNB: Odisha vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, 25-28 December, 1999.
17, 5c/0s, DNB: Odisha vs Bihar, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, 22-25 November, 1999.
0, 3c/0s, 10: Odisha vs Delhi, Ranji Trophy, Super League Group-B match, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, 13-16 March, 1999.
71, 1c/0s, 11: Odisha vs Tamil Nadu, Ranji Trophy, Super League Group-B match, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, 4-7 Marach, 1999.
4, 3c/0s, 52, 1c/0s: Odisha vs Maharashtra, Ranji Trophy, Super League Gr-B match, Pune Club Grnd, Pune, 23-26 Feb, 1999.
34, 1c/0s, DNB: Odisha vs Railways, Ranji Trophy, Super League Group-B match, DCWS Stadium, Patiala, 6-9 February, 1999.
0c/0s, 5, 2c/0s: Odisha vs Bihar, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur, 2-5 January, 1999.
2c/0s, 0, 0c/0s: Odisha vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Eden Gardens, Calcutta, 22-25, November, 1998.
19, 0c/0s, DNB, 1c/0s: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, NEF Railway Stadium, Guwahati, 13-16 November, 1998.
3, 1c/0s, 6, 0c/0s: Odisha vs Tripura, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Polytechnic Institute Ground, Agartala, 5-8 November, 1998.
24, 2c/0s, DNB, 1c/0s: Odisha vs Punjab, Ranji Trophy, Super League Group-A match, Berhampur Stadium, Berhampur, 13-16 March, 1998.
7, 2c/0s, DNB, 3c/0s: Odisha vs Rlys, Ranji Trophy, Super League Group-A match, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, 4-7 March, 1998.
0, 1c/1s, 0: Odisha vs Karnataka, Ranji Trophy, Super League Group-A match, Ispat Stadium, Rourkela, 23-25 February, 1998.
16, 3c/0s, 58: Odisha vs Mumbai, Ranji Trophy, Super League Group-A match, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, 14-16 February, 1998.
DNB, 1c/1s, 0c/0s: Odisha vs Bihar, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, 26-29 December, 1997.
30, 3c/0s, 1c/0s: Odisha vs Tripura, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, 17-20 December, 1997.
62, 5c/0s, 4c/0s: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, 22-24 November, 1997.
14, 1c/0s, 8, 0c/1s: Odisha vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Permit Ground, Balasore, 6-9 November, 1997.
17, 1c/0s, DNB: Odisha vs Maharashtra, Ranji Trophy, Super League Group-A match, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, 25-28 Feb, 1997.
1c/0s, 48, 17: Odisha vs Kerala, Ranji Trophy, Super League Group-A match, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, 16-19 Feb, 1997.
16, 1c/0s, DNB: Odisha vs Punjab, Ranji Trophy, Super League Group-A match, PCA Stadium, Mohali, 7-10 Feb, 1997.
0c/0s, 1, 2c/0s, 3: Odisha vs MP, Ranji Trophy, Super League Group-A match, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, 29-31 Jan, 1997.
6, 0c/1s, 7, 1c/1s: Odisha vs Tripura, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Polytechnic Institute Ground, Agartala, 20-23 December, 1996.
2c/1s, 12, 5c/0s, DNB: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, NEF Railway Stadium, Guwahati, 11-14 December, 1996.
42, 10: Odisha vs Bihar, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Tata Digwadi Stadium, Jamadoba, 12-15 November, 1996.

OTHER IMPORTANT DATA:
*     Appointed Fielding Coach of Odisha Senior Men Cricket Team for the season 2020-21 by Odisha Cricket Association on 27 November, 2020.
*     He was part of the Orissa team, which reached Ranji Trophy semifinals.
*     He describes his knock of 85 against UP in the Ranji Trophy quarterfinals as the most memorable performance of his career.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 29 June, 2011
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 28 November, 2020