Profile
If there was a poll to decide the most likeable cricketing great, then it would be surprising if Adam Gilchrist did not win the same. A quintessential batsman to have at the top of the order in ODIs, and someone to change the complexion of Tests at number seven, he was also an excellent wicket keeper.
He made his ODI debut as a wicket keeper, but could not score too many runs due to lack of opportunities. However, in the day and age of pinch hitters – or batsmen who could take advantage of the fielding restrictions – he was sent in to open the innings, and he scored a century in his very second such match. However, he bettered this by scoring a ton batting fourth in a Test against Pakistan and sealing a victory for his team chasing 369, after been 126/5 at one stage. Over the next few years, Gilchrist maintained this style of play, i.e. attacking from the hilt, and walking when he knew he was out irrespective of the umpire’s decision. He has scored a double hundred at a run a ball, and a hundred off only 57 balls, missing out on the record narrowly on both occasions. His strike rates of 82 in Tests and 96 in ODIs combined with the averages of 47 and 36 respectively, coupled with the fact that he was the frontline wicketkeeper of the team, keeping dexterously to Shane Warne and Glen McGrath alike, make him one of the greats of the game.
Gilly’s retirement from the game was brought about by some of the catches he dropped against India in the 2007-08 series, remarking that he thought he had lost the competitive edge.
Statistics
Show:
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Runs |
NO |
Avg. |
SR |
100's |
50's |
HS |
| Test |
96 |
137 |
5570 |
20 |
47.60 |
81.96 |
17 |
26 |
204* |
| ODI |
287 |
279 |
9619 |
11 |
35.89 |
96.94 |
16 |
55 |
172 |
| T20 |
13 |
13 |
272 |
1 |
22.66 |
141.66 |
0 |
0 |
48 |
| IPL |
60 |
60 |
1603 |
1 |
27.16 |
142.61 |
2 |
9 |
109* |
| CLT20 |
2 |
2 |
69 |
0 |
34.5 |
156.81 |
0 |
1 |
51 |
| |
Catches |
Stumpings |
Runouts |
| Test |
379 |
37 |
4 |
| ODI |
417 |
55 |
14 |
| T20 |
17 |
0 |
1 |
| IPL |
34 |
16 |
6 |
| CLT20 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| |
Matches |
Won |
Lost |
Tie |
No Result |
Win percentage |
| Test |
6 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
66.67 |
| ODI |
17 |
12 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
70.59 |
| T20 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
| IPL |
54 |
25 |
29 |
0 |
0 |
46.3 |
| CLT20 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career
Span:
- Test:
- 1999-2008
- ODI:
- 1996-2008
- T20:
- 2005-2008
- IPL:
- 2008-2011
- CLT20:
- 2009-2009
- Test
-
- Debut:
- Australia Vs Pakistan at Brisbane Cricket Ground (Woolloongabba), Brisbane - Queensland - Nov 05, 1999
- Last played:
- Australia Vs India at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide - South Australia - Jan 24, 2008
- ODI
-
- Debut:
- Australia Vs South Africa at Nahar Singh Stadium (Mayur Stadium), Faridabad - Oct 25, 1996
- Last played:
- Australia Vs India at Brisbane Cricket Ground (Woolloongabba), Brisbane - Queensland - Mar 04, 2008
- T20
-
- Debut:
- Australia Vs New Zealand at Eden Park, Auckland - Feb 17, 2005
- Last played:
- Australia Vs India at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne - Victoria - Feb 01, 2008
- IPL
-
- Debut:
- Deccan Chargers Vs Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens, Kolkata (Calcutta) - Apr 20, 2008
- Last played:
- Kings XI Punjab Vs Deccan Chargers at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala - May 21, 2011
- CLT20
-
- Debut:
- Deccan Chargers Vs Somerset at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad - Oct 10, 2009
- Last played:
- Deccan Chargers Vs Trinidad and Tobago at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad - Oct 14, 2009
