Gambhir was the only Indian and one of four international cricketers to have scored hundreds in five consecutive Test matches . He is the only Indian batsman to have scored more than 300 runs in four consecutive Test series . As of April 2018 , he is the sixth highest run-scorer for India in Twenty20 Internationals . He was conferred the Arjuna Award , India 's second highest sporting award , in the year 2008 by the President of India . In 2009 , he was the number one ranked batsman in ICC Test rankings . The same year , he was the recipient of the ICC Test Player of the Year award . In 2019 , he received the Padma Shri from the Government of India , the fourth highest civilian award in India
ICC Test Player of the Year
ICC Test Player of the Year
Gautam Gambhir