adam gilchrist Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
adam gilchrist is a cricketer(sportsman) from Australia. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Adam Craig Gilchrist
Born
November 14, 1971, Bellingen, New South Wales
Age
51 years old
Nicknames
Gilly, Churchy
Batting Style
Left hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Offbreak
Fielding Position
Wicketkeeper
Playing Role
Wicketkeeper Batter
Height
1.86 m
Batting Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 96 | 287 | 13 | 80 |
Inn | 137 | 279 | 13 | 80 |
Runs | 5570 | 9619 | 272 | 2069 |
Avg | 47.61 | 35.89 | 22.67 | 27.22 |
SR | 81.96 | 96.95 | 141.67 | 138.39 |
HS | 204 | 172 | 48 | 109 |
NO | 20 | 11 | 1 | 4 |
100s | 17 | 16 | 0 | 2 |
50s | 26 | 55 | 0 | 11 |
4s | 677 | 1162 | 27 | 239 |
6s | 100 | 149 | 13 | 92 |
Bowling Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 96 | 287 | 13 | 80 |
Inn | - | - | - | 1 |
Balls | - | - | - | 1 |
Runs | - | - | - | 0 |
Wkt | - | - | - | 1 |
BBI | - | - | - | 0 / - |
BBM | - | - | - | 0 / - |
Eco | - | - | - | 0.0 |
Avg | - | - | - | 0.0 |
5W | - | - | - | 0 |
10W | - | - | - | 0 |
Teams he has played for:
- Australia
- Deccan Chargers
- ICC World XI
- Kings XI Punjab
- Middlesex
- New South Wales
- Western Australia
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
Gilchrist first represented Australia in ODIs, primarily as a back up to the evergreen Ian Healy who was starting to age at that point. Gilly's superior batting skills allowed him to play as a pure batter as well, albeit for a handful of games as Australia phased out Healy successfully with a successor ready to take over. After starting out in the middle order, Gilchrist was made the opener in 1998 and the rest as they say, is history. He was extremely flamboyant at the top and generated momentum in the early overs for the side. Apart from being a fluent shot-maker, he was also fairly consistent and this along with his keeping credentials made him a priceless asset for the side. Gilly's ODI success saw him eventually making it to the Test side in 1999 and the progress continued there as well.
The year 1999 was not only significant for him due to his Test debut, he also had a phenomenal year in ODIs, racking up more than 1200 runs in the calendar year. He was also part of the World Cup-winning Australian side. In Tests too, he was churning out iconic knocks including the famous Hobart run chase that year when he, along with Justin Langer, conducted an absolute heist to take Australia over the line in a big run chase. A fierce cutter and puller of the ball, Gilchrist often picked the length very early and was severe on anything loose, irrespective of the match situation. This intent of his put pressure on the best of bowlers.
Gilchrist entered rare club of players to have won the World Cup thrice as Australia followed up their 1999 triumph with titles in 2003 and 2007 as well. He was a big match player and performed in all the three finals, the third being the most notable of them all as he absolutely bludgeoned a clueless Sri Lankan attack to all parts of the ground to virtually seal the deal at the innings break itself. The 2007-08 season saw Gilchrist being plagued by injuries and although he was still doing a good job, particularly in ODIs, he decided to retire from international cricket in 2008. It was a classical case for a player knowing his body properly and timing his decision perfectly without any compulsion.
Despite retiring from international cricket, Gilchrist continued to shine as the IPL was born in the same year that he quit international cricket. His fluid strokeplay was always ahead of the era he played in and as a result, he adjusted to the T20 format with elan. He had played a few games for Australia in the shortest format and was among the rare players from his era who were able to adapt with ease. In the IPL, he was successful not only as a batsman but also as a leader who was adorable and admirable. Gilchrist led the Deccan Chargers outfit to the IPL title in 2009 and even led Kings XI Punjab later on albeit without the same success. Irrespective of the results, Gilchrist as a captain was fantastic in man-management and tactics.
Arguably amongst the most loved Australians to ever play the game, Gilchrist was as aggressive as they come on the cricket field. However, the rapport he established with opposition players off the field made him a likeable character. The advent of the IPL saw this quality of his going up another notch as he mingled selflessly with the rookie Indian talents and helped to mold them into better players. After the 2013 season, Gilchrist decided to quit from all forms of the game. The decision, much like his international retirement, came when he was still in good rhythm but that defined the man. He didn't bother about dragging himself and always promptly decided to leave when he felt he must. A game-changer of another level, Gilchrist was arguably Australia's biggest impact player during their golden era. Like many of his Aussie teammates, he has also taken to TV commentary.
By Hariprasad Sadanandan
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
Going in first or seventh, wearing whites or coloureds, Adam Gilchrist was the symbolic heart of 2000s Australia's steamrolling agenda and the most exhilarating cricketer of the modern age. He was simultaneously a cheerful throwback to more innocent times, a flap-eared country boy who walked when given not out in a World Cup semi-final, and one who swatted his second ball for six while sitting on a Test pair.
"Just hit the ball," is how he once described his philosophy on batting, and he seldom strayed from it. Employing a high-on-the-handle grip, Gilchrist poked good balls into gaps and throttled most others, invariably with head straight, wrists soft and balance sublime. Only at the death did he jettison the textbook, whirling his bat like a hammer-thrower. Still he managed to score at a tempo - 81 per 100 balls in Tests, 96 in ODIs - that made Viv Richards and Gilbert Jessop look like sticks in the-mud.
Indeed it was arguably Gilchrist's belated Test arrival that turned Australia from powerful to overpowering. He bludgeoned 81 on debut, pouched five catches and made a stumping, and barely paused for breath until he stepped down in 2008. Only in the closing stages of an untouchable career did his appetite slow - he was troubled by Andrew Flintoff's around-the-wicket angle in 2005 and found the flaw difficult to overcome - and his match-turning 144 against Bangladesh in April 2006 was his first century in 16 Tests.
The 2006-07 Ashes series was literally hit and miss for Gilchrist, with three single-figure scores, two fifties, and his most brutal hundred. At home his one-day form was subdued, but the game's biggest competition - and it's most important match - brought out his highest standards. He stole the 2007 World Cup final from Sri Lanka with 149 off 104 balls, slamming 13 fours and eight sixes, and added to his 54 and 57 from his previous two finals. Using a tip - advice that should have been patented instantly - from his batting coach Bob Meuleman, he put a squash ball in his glove to allow him to hit straighter in that 2007 game.
In Tests, three Gilchrist innings rank among the most amazing by Australians: his death-defying unbeaten 149 against Pakistan in Hobart in 1999 when all seemed lost, his savage and emotional 204 not out against South Africa in Johannesburg two years on, and his 57-delivery Ashes century in Perth. His 472 dismissals in ODIs are the most by an Australian keeper.
Standing in for Ricky Ponting as captain, Gilchrist crossed the final frontier, leading Australia to their first series win in India for 35 years in 2004-05. As a wicketkeeper he lacked Rod Marsh's acrobatics and Ian Healy's finesse, but if he clutched few screamers, he dropped even fewer sitters, although one easy offering in Adelaide in 2008 convinced him it was time to go. During that match against India he briefly became the leading keeper in Test cricket by overtaking Mark Boucher, then the following day announced his retirement from international cricket.