கிரிக்கெட்டின் மூன்று வடிவங்களான Test, ODI மற்றும் T20 ஆகிய அனைத்திலும் 100 ஓட்டங்கள் எடுத்த 6 வீரர்களில் Guptill ஒருவர்.
Guptill என்ற புனை பெயர் இவருக்கு வரக்காரணம், இவரது இடது பாதத்தில் இரு பெருவிரல்கள் உள்ளமையாகும்.
இவரது காதல் மனைவியும் (Laura McGoldtrick) ஒரு பிரபல தொலைக்காட்சி அறிவிப்பாளர். Guptill ஐ முதன்முதலாக நேர்முகம் கண்ட போதே இவர்களுக்கிடையில் காதல் பற்றிக்கொண்டது. Image
IPL ஏலங்களில் இதுவரை ஒருவராலும் வாங்கப்படாத வீரர் இவர். காரணம் புரியாத புதிர்.
Marty Two Toes: Guptill is nicknamed so, because he has just two toes on his left feet. At the age of 13, a forklift crushed his foot. It was former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming’s visit to the hospital that lifted the spirits of young Guptill and helped him go this far.
Two Stars’ Home: Guptill is not the only star at his home. He is married to a star television presenter in New Zealand - Laura McGoldtrick. They started dating after an Laura’s interview with Guptill in 2011.
A Friend of Records: Guptill is the first New Zealand player to score an ODI century in debut match. It was a 122 not out against West Indies. He is the batsman with the highest individual score in a world cup match too, after scoring an unbeaten 237 against West Indies in last year’s ODI World Cup.
Every time his name came up for a bid in the IPL, he has gone unsold.
Guptill is the third most aggregate run scorer in international IPL matches (1791), just behind Brendum McCullum and Tilakaratne Dilshan. Currently positioned at number five in the T20 world rankings, he is one of the six batsmen in the world to have scored century in all three formats of the game - Test, ODI and T20.
Still it remains a mystery that Guptill went unsold in IPL auctions. The reason, explained, being: he is not suitable for the Indian conditions.
What an answer to give, not by words but by bat.
