Gambhir has signed for Essex for the English county season

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Gambhir to return to Essex India batsman Gautam Gambhir will return to Essex to play the remainder of the county season. He had to return to India on September 2 because of family reasons, but Gambhir will rejoin the squad on Tuesday in Canterbury, where Essex play a Championship game against Kent from Wednesday. Gambhir has not played for India since the home ODIs against England in January. A bout of jaundice ruled him out of the subsequent Test series against Australia after he was picked for the first match. Gambhir played the IPL but struggled to find consistency as Kolkata Knight Riders, the team he had led to the title in 2012, finished mid-table. Aiming to make a comeback to the India squad, Gambhir opted to travel to England for his maiden county stint. He began with 31 against Northamptonshire in a championship match, and then failed to score a half-century in two Yorkshire Bank 40-over matches. He made a duck in the first innings against Gloucestershire but bounced back to score a century in the second. Essex still have a good chance to get promoted to Division One but for that they will need to finish top two in the table. They are third at the moment and have two matches left: against Kent, followed by the final match against Glamorgan from September 17.

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:yay:

[Gunner]

Good news :two_thumbs_up: How many matches left for Essex this season?

[SLICKR392]

Good news :two_thumbs_up: How many matches left for Essex this season?

2 more FC game, I bet.

[G_B_]

i think 3 remaining..... with the weather being in the uk as it is right now. Rain seems to be the likely outcome.

[Soorma_Bhopali]

I appreciate his professionalism .His maternal grandmother expired and after a quiet family time and condolence, he has returned in a week for Essex duty.

[G_B_]

batting now in what appear to be tough conditions v Kent

[adi B]

slickr :shout:

[SLICKR392]

:nervous: Essex are already 1 down.

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Geebz, is there a live radio coverage?

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19/2. Gg 4*

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/24034448 for commentary

[G_B_]

GG has done extremely well to play within himself and see off the new ball. He needs to cash in now that the hard part is done. dont chuck it all away playing a lose shot. Its not a flat pitch but at the same time its not a nightmare either.

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Thanks. :nice: 36/2. Seems like the new ball was moving around.

[G_B_]

plenty of cloud cover, floodlights on.... hard to bat out there...

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Good time for Lunch. Drizzling a bit.

[kumar713]

:nervous:

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GG- 36 (130) Shah- 20 (85)

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GG goes after a boundary :(( 36 (132)

[G_B_]

it was a good innings. Dont let the 36 runs fool you. He has seen off the new ball for his side. batting is hard out there.