Adam Gilchrist's devastating debut as an opener

[@sandeepgoud1311]

One of the biggest traits of Gilly that goes unnoticed is his fitness. He is a fine athlete who had to do the dual job of keeping & batting in almost every game which he did with ease. Never seen him dodgy in the field.

[@Sahil-bf8ks]

U r rt, it is very tough to open d batting for a wicket keeper after that tiring wicket keeping.

[@rohansunny1107]

But he is not he first wicket keeper batsman...first was romesh kaluwitharna

[@walover165]

It was even more important near the end of his career when his knees were starting to get dodgy, and yet he never flagged. Went out on his own terms. Miss him.

[@shubhamkumarmehoriya8723]

Fair dinkum!

[@batmangat3930]

96 consecutive test matches!

[@ash72x]

Steve Waugh was the architect of the Australian team that was invincible in the early 21st century! 💝

[@cookingthrive1905]

Allan border is the godfather of Aussie cricket

[@Unknown-yv7xy]

very true

[@valueinvestor77]

Allan Border laid that foundation.

[@ash72x]

@@valueinvestor77 true that!

[@sugs1191]

Mark Taylor was the architect

[@syedtanvirulhasan5507]

To me, he will always be the greatest wicker keeper-batsman of all time!

[@anshgl1115]

This might seem like a personal stepping stone for Gilchrist, but it actually set up the Australian ODI side for the next decade and forever changed the way teams looked at wicket keepers. So, yeah, the clip you're seeing was history in the making!

[@rankoutsider1977]

Well said 🤜🤛

[@babylemonade2868]

Sri Lanka started the opening with a keeper in Kulawitharana. Him and Jayasuriya changed the way one day cricket was played. Gilly was the best though

[@Karthik-mw8kn]

​@@babylemonade2868Yes. Kalu and Sanath pair introduced powerplay hitting. But Adam Gilchrist became trendsetter for proper wicket keeper batsman with great consistency.

[@hannotn]

@@babylemonade2868 Loved it when Kaluwitharana and Jayasuriya started the game blasting every ball. Made the game soooo much more exciting, in changing it from a slow-moderate accumulation of runs to being a 50 over sprint. From memory that was a few years before Gilly came on the scene, but when he arrived he was an instant star.

[@amitrajak9966]

Greatest Wicketkeeper,Batsman I ever seen in my life.. Great Mankind and Human Beings also.. Thank You Adam Gilly For Your Awesome Contributions For Cricket And Australian Respectable Cricketer Also 🙏🙏👌👌👍👍🌹🌹🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@harish7548]

I was there from 2003 watching gilly ,the way how he bats every time ..that aggression,confidence from the first ball ,standing tall wow what a great player he was ..thank you Gilchrist for making my childhood awesome love and respect from bottom of heart ♥ you always and forever

[@ABDULLAH-od8dn]

Till then 1999s 240 is match winning score then Adam Gilchrist came and changed the odi score to 350 and they rule the world like no one ruled

[@priyankh.s8379]

Not Gilly...it was Sanath Jayasuriya

[@darrenjpeters]

@@priyankh.s8379 Don't forget his offsider, Romesh Kaluwitharana, similar type of player to Gilly, just not quite as talented. Those two changed how the first ten overs were played for good. Some credit must also go to Dav Whatmore, who was coaching Sri Lanka at the time.

[@priyankh.s8379]

@@darrenjpeters agreed. Prior to that it was mark greatbach to an extent

[@arundta5020]

Every team tried to find a wicket keeping batsman like Gilly.

[@kaushikdubey3766]

Is ms dhoni has some fungus?

[@paulamrana8981]

But none can't find his alternative.

[@kaushikdubey3766]

@@paulamrana8981 in just Australia but in India THERE IS man with name MS DHONI. Who dont need any alternative

[@kaushikdubey3766]

@@predator577 KOHLI SHI BOLTA H TUJH JESE LOGO KO *LEAVE INDIA*

[@paulamrana8981]

@@kaushikdubey3766 bro I am Indian too and I am also proud of our Mahi but Mahi has been through lot of different important roles but as compared to that of batting and it's records then Mahi is not comparable with the legacy of gilly's and Gilly has been an teriffic opening attacking batsman and a fluent one from the Australian side so if I got to make choice between Gilly and Mahi then definitely Gilly will be the obvious one and there will be none other than like him again...when it comes to the records then Gilly is ahead of each and every wicket-keeper batsman infact Mahi stopped paying attention to his own career records & stats right after the year 2005.

[@ammarkhan5688]

What a brilliant Striker !He was ;just mind blowing .Gili We miss you .

[@userKK2023]

And cricket never remained the same!

[@jazzalie866]

And now its it's our india's turn

[@madsam9403]

@@jazzalie866 36 all out 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@prithvirajsrinivasan1077]

@Sachin-su7pf Now what? Zip it.

[@basheerm7181]

Because of him they won three World Cup final matches

[@जयचव्हाण-च3घ]

1

[@paulamrana8981]

How true.

[@part-timejaffa6045]

Yep. And the ten other blokes.

[@nitlover8319]

@SPORTS TAK INDIA 1999wc was won by Aussies bowlers 2003 WC was won by Ponting Martyn

[@wce05308]

@SPORTS TAK INDIA that's a good point. Sometimes those small totals can cause trouble but Gilly just smashed it at the start. Game over from there.

[@wasifmintoo2981]

Playing 4 world cup finals in a row is not a joke and winning 3 in one sided games..The greatest team ever played this game..

[@hatekills8393]

My favourite Aussie batsman.I remember being hit with stick by my father out of frustration when I cheered him in 2003 World cup Final against India lol. What a stylish batsman!

[@shaileshkhaire85]

U kidding me!

[@hatekills8393]

@@kregorocks1851 Assuming you a sports-enthusiast, you are vile.

[@Sahil-Singh.]

Your father is a snake

[@hatekills8393]

@@Sahil-Singh. your mother a bitch.

[@varunbhandari9258]

😂 😂 Lol...

[@micklats5584]

I remember this series. We didn’t win a game against Sth Africa all series and only 3 against NZ. We went through so many openers that didn’t work, but work it until you get it right!

[@aieeeful]

Bring back smith and Warner

[@BulldogDynasty]

Opening partners for Mark Waugh you mean not openers per say

[@CricketInsights]

Australia tried 5 opening pairs that series. South Africa won 4 of the first 4 matches in the pre finals stage. South Africa also won the first final.

[@Unknown-yv7xy]

That game turned Australian way of thinking

[@eponymous7910]

That was a classic rock paper scissors series. SA had the Aussies covered, Australia accounted for the kiwis fairly comfortably yet NZ always gave South Africa trouble...

[@paulamrana8981]

an unforgettable legendary player whose name comes next but praises come first...we 90'ians simply love you gilly.

[@akshatdarwani1449]

The domination tht aussies have 1997 to 2007....i dont think tht cn evr b done again

[@ABDULLAH-od8dn]

Yeah there so many match winner in one team I mean look at their destructive batting lineup hydos gilly punter Damien Martyn Mike hussey

[@rahulpatilcanarabank3028]

Exactly...such team can happen once in a century....

[@jaydx314]

Batting lineup !!! . . Yeah that was good . . . But it was their bowling and mainly the tactics that were superb almost everytime .

[@MuhammadAhmed-yy9es]

From WC 1999 to 2007-08 !!

[@paulamrana8981]

How true & they were the motivation also for the others team to achieve Or to end this streak & it was indeed achieved in 2011.

[@henriducard927]

My all time favourite wicket keeper Batsman Adam Gilchrist

[@ghoshhirak]

The shots square of the wickets were pure joy to watch.

[@apjithin]

This small move would ultimately end up in 3 successive World Cup triumphs...!!

[@Sahil-Singh.]

Small move really

[@azharasim1128]

One of my favorite player of all time Gilli the match winner

[@zunayedkhan8016]

Beginning of greatness

[@paulamrana8981]

Yeah and everything simply came to an end before 2010 :(

[@zunayedkhan8016]

True, and now, things are even much worse..

[@Harisankar-ce2vd]

_"...We lost 3 games and back then it was a major story...and now these days.."._ what an epic burn and troll from Steve Waugh...reflecting upon the sad state of Australian cricket these days....

[@Silk1970]

More a reflection on the drop in importance of ODI matches in Australia. At the time they were huge.

[@adams4240]

2 years since your comment and the Australian team is still pathetic. We’ve fallen a long way since the days of Gilchrist and co.

[@maitreyajamkar7780]

Every team goes through this condition i hope Australia will comeback stronger

[@snoopythedog3266]

openers are your problem, in most teams really

[@nishantsharma7436]

There hasn't been another one like Gilchrist... So many have tried and failed.

[@intensity.density2208]

Even 2 years on after your comment, we haven't seen anything like Adam

[@part-timejaffa6045]

Let's not forget how beautiful of a glove man Adam was. Technically him and Healy are the two best wicket keepers ever. Period. I had the pleasure & privilege of seeing Adam make his test debut at the Gabba v Pakistan, where he made a stunning 80 and took a load of catches. I'll never forget the 5 consecutive boundaries off Saqlain that lit up the joint. It was an emphatic 10 wicket win and SK Warne made a cool 87, hitting the ball as hard as any batsman in the world. I went to all 5 days of that test, sitting over 2nd slip in the stand watching legends Akram & Akhtar get completely dominated. Truly remarkable. Cheers to Adam and cheers to the game of cricket; a game for gentlemen and all nations. Peace & Respect - Pence Effersham

[@ghplayer1992]

Are u Australian

[@paris2993]

Great memory u have mate

[@walover165]

His keeping was so very underrated. I mean, Gilly ended up with over 400 Test dismissals in 96 Tests. You gotta be doing something right for that to happen.

[@abid.a.shahnewaz]

Whoever witnessed Gilly's debut of 1998 then you're from a most glorious childhood and enjoyed the golden era of cricket!! ❤❤❤ Thankfully, I did..!! 🙏🏻

[@AmanSharma-tt7in]

What beautiful jerseys probably the best one during the 90's. During that time I would be mesmerised by the jerseys especially in carlton and united series Tri series in Australia!

[@JackKinross]

Most exciting cricketer I ever saw. His bat speed was incredible. To do what he did with the bat and to keep as well, Gilly was the best.

[@nealenewton4193]

A great hunch come gut instinct from Steve Waugh. With it,the fabulous stroke play of Adam Gilchrist came to the fore. It lead him to becoming a true great of the game. Gilly was astonishing with the bat,and changed the way the game was being played. Thanks for the upload 😁👍

[@rs4619]

The rest as they say, is history. Gilchrist became one of the leading openers in ODI's.

[@salmanahmed8504]

One of my favourite wkt keeper batsman. Always be remembered in the history of ckt

[@AbhishekSingh-ni3uq]

Gilly you have a huge fan following in India,no one can be like you,always outstanding behind the wickets,perfect gentleman and thorough entertainer with the bat,you have been and will always remain a great cricketing asset.

[@vb46]

Credit to Steve Waugh. What a team he built.

[@iremo1977]

My favourite player from Australia. He had a pretty much ordinary series in 2007 WC until the finals where he turned the tables in favour of the Aussies. Great player.

[@RtB68]

It’s actually quite amazing how Gilly changed the fundamentals of what being a modern wicket keeper needs to be. A once-in-a-lifetime player.

[@divendughati6114]

I call him " The killing machine".

[@Mustardonmyjeans]

The Gilling Machine, surely :-)

[@richardrea2735]

While MS Dhoni has achieved a lot as a WK and batsman. You have no idea how other countries wanted to emulate Gilchrist more. He had a style and swagger about him that people around the World wanted to have in their team. I'm sorry to you all Indians but outside of Australia and your country, Gilchrist is more of a household name and you can speak of all the records that he doesn't have but that doesn't matter at all. What he brought and maintained throughout his career was more mesmerizing than any other WK-Batsman so far.

[@Charakondaabhishek]

Gilly is my favourite player of all time...what a devastating batsman he is ! No doubt he's the best wicket keeper of all time ❤️...Love you Adam Gilchrist

[@harsha1989able]

The beginning of one of the greatest things in sports...

[@DivinaeMisericordiae77]

Even as a Kiwi i loved the way the Ozzies played Steve Waugh absolute champ. Mark Waugh the most elegant batter I have seen next to Martin Crowe and Adam Gilchrist and Matty Hayden The best ODI opening partnership ever!

[@gannesh2509]

Gilly was a great character, on & off the field. A guy with fantastic energy levels... Loved his pull shot...making it look sooo easy...

[@meesumali798]

Dangerous Gilly

[@1nalh]

what a machine. easily my favourite cricketer by a long distance. in the side as a keeper and such a brutally impactful player.

[@daviddundas4140]

I remember Gilly dropped a catch, and at the break he went and looked at the catch on replay in the Ch9 booth, he then went down and announced his retirement, he could have hung around for another couple of seasons but that was not his way, People said why are you retiring?, not When are you retiring, enormous respect for Gilly

[@SirSamTheThird]

Tom Moody. What a freakin lad. As a kid I didn't think much of him but as an adult I cannot appreciate a guy like that enough.

[@sudiptochoudhury990]

Rest is history👈everyone knows what gilly have done as a opener❤️❤️❤️

[@anuragranjan8202]

He is one of the greatest odi opener without a question.just love that sound when he used to smash the balls.

[@jacqueskallise1588]

Getting nostalgic about childhood, when I would see Gilchrist coming at 7-8 down in test matches and playing like T20.... Unstoppable

[@oneyearstranger]

I rate him higher than anyone else because of his honesty and integrity as a sportsman. Still remember him leaving the crease after getting caught behind in a high stake match. DRS was a far cry then and the umpire was clueless.

[@memyself9959]

Nice to see my favourite Cricketer Sreve Waugh, Always miss Adam Gilchrist, a great player.

[@arnabacharya8233]

Adam Gilchrist will always be my favourite batsman...love from India ❤️

[@TonyStark-rw4eo]

That god level hook shot from gili.... I really miss my childhood hero... I feel privileged to saw playing gilli live.... U always be my hero sir..... Stay fot and healthy... Lots of love from india

[@barun44591]

There will never be another wicket keeping opening batsman in the world other than Gilchrist. Such domination and game changing display

[@thedarkknight579]

Golden hours are seeing BOTH GILLY &SEHWAG BATTING GREAT IN A SINGLE MATCH, IPL had some greatest moments like this

[@achyuthanandan3614]

The awesome decision by legend captain Steve. Its treat to watch Gilly stokes for all cricket fans. The best opener wicket-keeper batsman.

[@deepakgupta4735]

The greatest of his era if not ever...

[@Karthik-mw8kn]

There are fearless attacking openers .There are classy shot making batsmen. Some are stylish batsman. And then there is Adam Gilchrist who is a combination of everything.

[@namanbafaqui8748]

A true gem of cricket world.. he is irreplaceable.. a great athletic..

[@joKer7507]

Absolute LEGENDS!!! Love from South Africa.

[@natlmm1]

Mark Waugh finally got some help at the top of the order he so desperately needed, he had basically been caring the Australian one day side for 4-5 years at that point if he didn't make runs Australia would lose, Gilchrist going to the top of the order was the start of a new era, Ponting at no.3 started to fire and Michael Bevan was holding it all together in the lower order. It was truly one of the all time great one day teams.

[@shubhama2908]

To me, he was the most devastating ODI player ever played.

[@dattarajsawkar1245]

Jaysuriya also..... Equally..... Jayasuriya in fact started it all with kalu

[@suravmondal21]

Adam Gilchrist is an amazing player...

[@planetx1595]

was*

[@everythingisawesome2903]

*Dhoni fans would be like "Dhoni is best wicketkeeper in the world", which is far from the reality, when the truth is Dhoni is not even a dust of legendary wicketkeeper batsman like Adam Gilchrist's foot!* 😎

[@Paul-xy8fo]

Obviously I thought Indians are that much educated to know this fact and also that the Australian team in 2000 were called the invincibles.

[@Sahil-Singh.]

Ujjwal Uniyal right brother

[@raveshbaba3599]

Ujjwal unyal well said .100 percent right.legend gilchrist

[@abtking91]

That’s too much 😂😂. Dhoni was a lightning fast wicketkeeper with great intellect. He was also a saviour for the team on many occasions, hence, he is probably equal, if not better than Gilly. You’re like saying that Steve Waugh wasn’t dust of the feet of Dhoni, that again, would be bullshit. Got it? You moron?

[@akshayshirodkar4601]

dust, really??? ... I know Gilchrist is on another calibre but calling Dhoni isn't his dust really shows why cricket isn't a sports of gentlemen nowadays because it has now been polluted by garbage and pathogens like you...

[@waggingtailluna]

My Favourite of All Time. ✌️✌️

[@BeHappy-ci6nl]

Thanks a lot cricket.com.au. 🙏🏼🙏🏼 We request you to bring some more videos like this

[@robinmishra4382]

Gilchrist added an amazing flavour to cricket... One of the most loved guy by cric lovers

[@arminius6506]

Wasim Akram rated Adam Gilgrist has the most difficult batsman he faced in his life.... Not to tell you Wasim played against the likes of Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara.

[@sugs1191]

Not true. He said Gilchrist was the most dangerous opening batsman he faced in ODI cricket. He rated Mark Taylor as the best Australian batsman he bowled too not Gilly. He has said Martin Crowe is the best he bowled too.

[@midgetwars1]

hahaha Waugh throwing shade. Losing 3 in a row big deal back then now it's not.

[@INJUMAN101]

midgetwars1 because Australia are meh now, three in a row is normal

[@gowthamtechy94]

My all time fav opening duo gilly-hydo both fearless & devestating destroyers in cricket world 😍

[@ashton622]

One of the greatest odi batsmen of all time.

[@soumenmazumdar9005]

Adam Gilchrist was a natural timer , and he could judge the length of bowler so early which makes him genius of world cricket ....even between era of 2003-2007, Adam rated the most dangerous batsman of world Cricket. And that time bowler were like washim, waqar, chamunda vass, sale Steyn, Andrew Flintoff, makhaya Ntini, mithaiya Muralidharan, Shane bond , Zaheer Khan, Shaun Pollock, ...so you can guess his calliber, this was the time when cricket was as good to bowlers ...

[@indianforce2790]

Only a few cricket players are there, who are respected all around the Globe! He is one of them!

[@dewanrahim3430]

I miss those days all the times 😞 I wish I could go back to those days😢

[@sudhanshumitra1989]

As one say...the rest is history...gilly became the greatest odi opener to have ever stepped on the ground...one of the most crucial move made by Steve Waugh in his captaincy stint...this move by him helped Australia tremendously to become 3 times world champion in 1999,2003 & 2007

[@FreakTicKeR]

Ever since I came to understand cricket, I have been a blind fan of Gilchrist ❤️ A rare batsman in the world of cricket who could swing his bat like a sword at any end of the field 🔥🔥 Ever since I understood cricket, Sangakkara and Gilchrist have been my favorite players in my life ❤️❤️ I still remember that I cried a lot on the day of Sangakkara and Gilchrist's farewell match. Sangakkara and Gilchrist have always been my favorite players ❤️❤️ Love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩❤️

[@nv8972]

This moment was their turning point. When Haydos joined the team it's like the Aussies became invincibles in the ODIs.

[@soumiran10]

This was truly the rise of Gilchrist. Before this, he was looked upon as keeper who would be back up to Healy. As a batter, most perceived him capable of delivering a quickfire 60 or 70 once every 4 or 5 innings. Most of the other times who would be out for single figures.

[@123abcdef3]

Gilly was my favorite cricketer growing up. Explosive, passionate, down-to-earth, a clean striker and sweet timer. I don't think people realized what a fine athlete he was. He was very strong, clearing big boundaries with ease; quick eye, quick feet and great reaction time

[@ABDULLAH-od8dn]

"Most complete batsman in odi " ~Wasim akram

[@arbabalam9352]

Gilchrist a very good human being n great batsman

[@francisraffaut7928]

Gilly so glad I got to watch you live, you were a player who put bums on seats......LEGEND❤❤

[@srinujena8719]

Love you Gilly from 🇮🇳

[@freekyguy4289]

gilly the unforgettable cricketer maa fav player frevr 😘The legendary wicket keeper batsman ❤no one should touch him 😎gilly miss you lotzz ❤

[@anthonyciosmak7871]

Ull never see anyone like Gilchrist again great player who opened and a wicket keeper cleanest striker of a cricket ball ever

[@SuperAshwary]

Aggression+Class =Adam Gilchrist

[@kashifhassan8934]

Best Wicketkeeper Batsman of that era, hands down.

[@abhisheksaha5809]

He changed the parameter of wicket keeping. Earlier Wicket Keepers used to be happy only keeping wickets but Gilly made sure they learn to bat.

[@sachintendulkar3556]

what a genius move, and gilchrist went on to become one of the most destructive keeper batsman as well as openers in ODIs

[@snoopythedog3266]

As a Kiwi I always loved Gilly! Pleasure to watch, just not always fun when he's in the opposition

[@edmondthomas282]

Steve Waugh gets a bad rap as captain. People like Ian Chappell say he was just blessed with a good team. I think that is false. He wasnt the best on field tactician but as a strategist he was awesome. He said how he wanted the team to play a certain way and made gutsy decisions - Gilly to open and dropping Warne for that key test in the West Indies are good examples. It says something when players like Justin Langer said they would walk through walls for him. Great leader.

[@ralphykay3047]

I'm a left handed batsman and I love Gilchrist 🏏 My childhood cricket idol growing up 👍🏻

[@RealistVK]

Class recognises the class. Two of greatest cricketers & person from Australia & Cricketing Arena Worldwide - Steve Waugh and Adam Gilchrist. Legend Stuff 👍🙏

[@jassiUtube]

The way he batted, thought he'd always trained for the slot. Always a big fan of Gilly

[@kj17589]

This is was the first series I followed properly, watching every ball as it was during my school holidays.

[@trainsmashscott8838]

Only honest Aussie cricket player. Legend

[@aritramarketing1491]

4 odi historical decision by 4 greatest captains Steve Waugh sent Gilchrist Sourav Ganguly sent Virendra sehwag Hansie Cronje sent Gibbs Dhoni sent Rohit Sharma as opener Rest is history. 🔥

[@intensity.density2208]

Steve Waugh had put together probably the best squad ever going into 1999/2000. The Australian team was pretty hard to beat in that era. Hard to believe that it was over 20 years ago.

[@mr1987100]

He opened and then legend was born...one of the most destructive batsman

[@satanicmc]

this is how captains make cricketers the legend they become

[@SujitKumar-kk3yb]

Gilly .. Love you from India..

[@mehmoodashah9649]

Life : debut match ( pressure,. Happiness) . Again: last match ( feelings) 😪😪😪😪