From the Vault: Gilly on top of the world

[@ganguly04pushpak]

16 years gone by, still looks as if yesterday's match. What a player Gilchrist was.

[@jeffsimpson426]

I never get tired of watching Gilly , tremendous batsman , cricketer and Australian !!

[@rajlimboo3521]

Gilly you are outstanding plyer I always miss you.

[@s.mmahamudullah4322]

jeff simpson Joy

[@sundarvaidhya6918]

Well said, he is a legend

[@sunil17685]

Also me ❤❤

[@mdgolamrabbani5650]

Same

[@harshpathak7319]

My favourite Batsman in the world. What a Legend! -- Loving his cricket from India

[@abdullatheef1674]

My favorate player gilly

[@hafsakhanam6243]

Gilchrist, Hayden, Ponting, Symonds, Waugh brothers, Lee, McGrath, Warne. Unbeatable.

[@MohsinKhan-su4jv]

Damein martyn why everyone forget him 😕

[@kumarphysio914]

Michael bevan 👍

[@rehan9746]

Drop Waugh brothers ,Bevan ,Martyn are there

[@furdiebant]

Symonds?

[@saurabhsengar3182]

Clark

[@subi924]

Wow.. just wow. So many superstars on the same field!

[@gouthamanking568]

subi924 s u right

[@rashimazzy3060]

Best AUSSIE xi: Gilly (WK) & Mark Ponting, Martyn Bevan, Symonds, Hussey . Warne, Lee, McGrath, Bichel Vs 2nd Best XI: Hayden & Watson Steve, Clarke David, Haddin(WK), Harvey . Bracken, Gillespie, Williams, Tait 3rd Best: Warner (WK) & Finch Marsh, Smith Hodge, Maxwell, Faulkner . Starc, Bollinger, Harris, Johnson Backup: Nannes, White, Henriques, Wade

[@shardulpilankar1406]

2:24 Legendary bowler Pollock reaction says it all how magnificent Gilly was ❤ Best wk-batsman in history of the game

[@praveenpandey3366]

Gilchrist who redefined the role of wicket keeper. He changed the way wicket keeper played the game. True legend....

[@michaelwright2899]

Praveen Pandey The great (sadly late) Richie Benaud anointed Gilchrist as one of the best he’d ever seen. You can’t do more than that.

[@shanuqurashi9004]

The best wicketkeeper batsman of all time luv u gilly

[@syednaveed17]

In tests Sangakkara may be of a higher value. In ODI, Dhoni is closer to him. But definitely gilchrist was having a greater impact

[@psimon2177]

Adam Gilchrist Used To Play Test Match And One-Day Match Like A T20. He Is The Best Wicket Keeper Opening ODI Batsman Of All Time. Adam Gilchrist Has The Highest Number Of Sixes In Tests Adam Gilchrist Is Voted As The Most Destructive Batsman By Bowlers All Over The World. Australia Dominated The World Cricket By Winning The 1999, 2003, 2007 ODI World Cups Due To Players Like Him.

[@വിഷ്ണുവി-ബ9ഫ]

Brendon mccullum has the Highest number of sixes in tests

[@hannotn]

@@വിഷ്ണുവി-ബ9ഫ Gilly's batting average is about 9 points higher, so he stuck around longer and won a heap more tests than McCullum.

[@busyshah]

He is the first batsman who made others believe that even Murali or Shoab Akhtar can be hammered

[@armughanshafique9538]

The way Shoaib bowled in this match, he was begging to be hammered. I guess he forgot that you cannot intimidate batsmen like Gilchrist by bowling short.

[@vishaljoshi3348]

Murali,actually.. Shoaib was hammered brutally by Sehwag already.

[@debanjanbiswas6930]

Lol Sachin hammered both of them before

[@arvindr19]

Don't forget the name Sehwag. Even he hammered Wasim Akram in 2003 WC

[@nadeekaliyanarathna8783]

@@debanjanbiswas6930 hammered murali??lol,16 outs againat sachin in a very less average.don't say false fax

[@xyz58975]

Australian cricket team had their golden period 1998-2008 . During that period of ten years Australia had played 282 ODIs out of which they have won 206 matches.Such an amazing record

[@arnaboceanatyahoo]

Till 2009 i suppose, u can include 3 world cups n 2 champions trophy triumphs in that 10 year span... Simply awesome

[@prithvirajsrinivasan1077]

​@@arnaboceanatyahoothey're still swimming in gold rn. WTC. T20 WC 2021. Ashes and now the ODI WC

[@mitch5557]

lol! the amazement after the scoop shot shows how much cricket has changed in the past 10 years or so

[@RejishS]

What a fantastic player he was...😍 Never ever get bored watching him... Missing him and his heroics... Gilly anytime ✌️👍

[@SimranjeetKaur-pf7hj]

Wow Those really were the days... Aus - Ricky , Gilly , Haydos Ind - Sachin , Rahul , saurav SL - Sanga , Mahela , Jaya

[@moonch4170]

Yes dear♥♥♥

[@ShivaRaja-eo5qw]

Jessie Joe hihihi

[@neelbhandari6357]

Legends trio

[@sreeramunnikrishnan9034]

My fav gilly saurav and sanga

[@sanoops3521]

When I was 9th standard

[@howdyradio934]

Thank you for the upload. Great to hear Tony Grieg and Richie Benaud commentary. RIP Fella's. Watching from Australia.

[@mohammedameruddin7060]

Howdy Doodee, yeah but don't forget another legend. The one and only Bill Lawry. Phanto

[@gauravsarup]

Watching sir Adam Gilchrist is relaxing. Its like every pain goes away. Beautiful.

[@francisjaykumar8011]

Gilly what a batsman .U changed the way how wicket keeper should bat. Legend

[@shubhama2908]

Look at the quality of bowlers, all all-time greats.

[@abakshi5264]

It was like Aussie XI vs School boys. So dominant was Australian team. Gilly is my most favourite player of all times. A real Legend and a very humble man . Hats off to Gilly from Kashmir India.

[@shashwatzaveri]

Greatest Opener & Wicket Keeping Batsman of All Time!! An ABSOLUTE Legend!! Gilly At Its BEST!! World Cricket Misses U!! #RESPECT!! 👑

[@harshkumar6427]

He uses his bat like sword.... love from India

[@Gr8mate13]

The greatest ball striker ive ever witnessed, his timing and power was extraordinary

[@shivapalagummi9483]

I watched his every match in ipl ....Im also big fan of him ...A great wicket keepper batsman

[@miketree5276]

That brought a tear to my eye....just like when he played his last innings

[@shashwatzaveri]

My All Time Fav!! Loved Him Then, Love Him Now!! GREATEST OPENER EVER!! ABSOLUTE LEGEND!! 👑

[@lukeingold1973]

The man is simply a legend

[@tosgem]

What a breathtaking performance. The best bowlers from around the world at the time, highest ranked, combined into 1 dream attack and Gilly flayed and thrashed them to every corner of the field like they were schoolboys. This was Gilly at his peak. He had just come out of some bad form (maybe the worst slump of his career) in the English tour and was trying to put it behind him with lots of boundaries and lots of runs. Boy did he make some bowling attacks pay, as he made up for his patch of bad form and frustration! He was slaying his demons with a smile on his face and enjoying every boundary with new joy and thirst. Awesome to watch.

[@praveenpandey3366]

This was the time when cricket was actually cricket, full of superstars. Cricket has lost its charm due to lack of world class players..

[@weepjng]

yep.. no Sachin, Ponting, Kumble, Gilchrist etc..

[@knightf8648]

Teams like srilanka, west indies lack competitive world class players.

[@travisbutterfield5053]

All money now

[@usamarustamani9161]

Absolutely

[@jamesblack7394]

Still got Smith kohli Williamson babar Azam joe root and a few others

[@cheesie6575]

Gilchrist used the ramp before it was cool!

[@ThroughBirdEye]

My favourite player 😀🥰i miss those days when I desperately want to see him to play😀🥰

[@MushtaqAhmed-dz6qy]

y0

[@kkashnikhil]

Lucky enough to have seen him playing live!!

[@sumitmara5407]

australia ws like the roman empire of the time...

[@markdowse3572]

We're on our way back there now, mate! 😎 Bring on 2021 after we get through this damned virus......

[@madsam9403]

Mark Dowse I hope Aussies get closer to what they were in the past !

[@lecturesoniesgatepreparati8554]

Yes

[@lecturesoniesgatepreparati8554]

No one can beat them

[@adityakumar3594]

@@markdowse3572 😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 ...................

[@agallagher5936]

Aussie Vs The All Stars. The All Stars were just there coz they wanted to relive how it feels getting beaten by the Australians.

[@akifshah]

Lol

[@aussieaussie4848]

Remember when Australia was so good they had to play the best in the world and still beat them hahaha

[@utkarshchitransh8859]

Best wicketkeeper batsman of all time, what a legend!🙌🏼

[@AthifKhan]

Whoever didn't come to the stadium that day missed this masterclass from gilly

[@naturerelaxation44]

Im A big fan of Gilii, Love from Pakistan ❤️❤️❤️

[@zane4575]

I miss cricket, the culture has disappeared. Cricket now is nothing more than amazing memories/feels.

[@kengihepworth5761]

I was at this game, seated 1st row behind the world 11. Shoab Aktar spoke and joked with the crowd on a few occasions, he seemed to have little interest in the game,

[@murph7421]

Kengi Hepworth I would too if I was getting belted all over the park.

[@almac9203]

Will we ever see a good cricket team as that Australian team? The Australian team of the time was full of stars and treated the World eleven as little boys. It is sad watching the current Australian team compared to the past superstars.

[@letsmakesomethingwithme4044]

But even with that team they have won the 2015 world cup and now again they are the favourite for the 2019 world cup is well .But you said true when pointing was the captain of Australia no one can beat them in any match that time they were unbeatable.

[@JaseC80]

Australian selectors, development and first class cricket have all combined to ensure Australia will never have a power house team like that of the mid 90s to 2005 again, especially in our life time.

[@BiswajitBag41]

Yeah, thats I all time say , 2000- 2008 the Man in Yellow mighty unbeatable Australia best in all Department

[@steffensamlal1854]

I feel the same way

[@khurramali3634]

Everyone says same about westindies 70 80s team but see we got OZ we'll surely get another

[@MohdUmar-gv4gt]

@cricket.com.au a big thank you for you one of the few cricket channels on youtube which provide old cricket matches with good video quality. you literally bring back my childhood memories

[@moviealwayzzz]

Gud to watch this innings again....After watching it live in tv 15years back...😊

[@anthonyciosmak5702]

Without doubt the best opening bat in one day cricket ull never see anyone like him again an absolute freak

[@nirensolanki1960]

All time great. Gilchrist finest wicketkeeper batsman to ever play the game. I just loved to watch him play. What a legendary player.

[@vincentasu3748]

My favorite batsman of all time. Just glorious to watch him bat. Miss watching gilly.

[@jahangirhussaintalukdar2792]

Gilly the destructive, the ideal, honest ,a true sportsman.

[@vishy190186]

Gilly made the batting look so easy.. Extremely gifted cricketer

[@TheAusJT]

Used to love watching Gilly play that slog-sweep shot against the off-spin bowlers.

[@RumanAhmed-u4y]

So sorry for the inconvenience caused and thanks again for your support and advice on the matter

[@Legolas3300]

Man what a inning….can watch him playing all day❤❤

[@ujjwalkhanna7803]

What a star world 11 team it was but still lost so badly

[@sandhyahalder1604]

it was impossible to beat ausi in that tym....

[@SafeTrucking]

The most exciting batsman to watch there's ever been and a very decent man.

[@anassyed76]

Best wicket keeper batsmen ever♥️

[@syedmohdsajid7687]

Finally Indian player got his wicket... Love u Gilly.. U r best always.

[@Sathish_12]

The video quality looks so much better for its time

[@Sahil-Singh.]

Yeah that's Channel 9

[@karuneshgaikwad9687]

My favourite batsman . Love from India

[@wce05308]

That team was so good they had to make world elevens to give them competition. Back when Aussie cricket ruled the world.

[@abinashgogoi9575]

World Stars consisting of top class players from each country still got beaten and thrashed by the Greatest Australian Team.

[@suzimanipur2983]

5 batsmen: Afridi, Gilchrist,Brendan Mccullam, Gayle, Shewag...they only sees sixes & fours

[@lasankadesilva7167]

Where is Sanath jayasuriya

[@sarahjohansson957]

Not Sehwag.

[@Jeevan919]

@@sarahjohansson957 mafo

[@Jay-en7bw]

Warner

[@DineshSingh-uo2kl]

Gayle kbhi kbhi..

[@zakali2000]

These are legends no one replace them

[@khanrafat3849]

Thank for uploading matches in australia with nine world of sports commentarie,i remember this was the melbourne 2 coloniel stadium indoor (under roof).

[@deepkwatra8696]

Anyone in 2024 and missing those old days when he came out as an opener and was a delight to watch. You're one of the finest batsman the Australian team has ever seen. Thank you for all the memories Gilly, always an admirer 🙏🙏

[@althamash4u]

He was the dangerous opener of the era. Won 3 world cups for Ausis as an opener. He was the nightmare for many bowlers those days.

[@russpearson9802]

Gilly had an eye like a dead fish. A real game changer. Best wicky/batter in the business, and redefined the term all rounder. Love hearing richo and grieggy commentating if but for a moment.

[@parimalanayudu8853]

When Cricket Was A Great Game!

[@satishnaidu1158]

dominating period of Australian cricket team.

[@consciousbeing1188]

The only man I've ever seen give a masterclass in ODI batting like Gilly was the original Master Blaster himself.... Sir Vivian Richards.

[@Sahil-Singh.]

Richards was nothing infront of Gilchrist

[@consciousbeing1188]

@@Sahil-Singh. - I disagree... Richards faced some of the most fearsome bowlers of all time... As an Aussie, I won't ever deny Gilly's prowess at the crease... he was truly a machine when he got his eye in... but he was fallible too... he had many a cheap dismissal to his name. Richards was downright arrogant class personified... He did everything Gilly could do... without head protection. The man was fearless. I put them both on an even par. To say Gilly was way better than Richards is to ignore several key factors.

[@shivamsrivastava506]

From my childhood to till now my favourite batsman adam Gilchrist

[@inzamamkhan1251]

One man army(gilly) we miss u

[@ganeshacharya6083]

No cheeky shots, no power full hitting, no scoops just an excellent exhibition of timing, placement and skills. Pure class batting from gilly 😍😍😍best era of cricket.

[@anupammudgal1783]

07:30 saw this shot live on tv and thought how can anyone hit shoaib akhtar like that...shoaib was in his prime that time...Reliving that moment make me nostalgic.

[@armughanshafique9538]

That was too short of length with 136 km/h pace. Gilchrist would have hit such balls for six at least 8 out of 10 times.

[@arslaanpasha3334]

shoaib was just a psycho fast bowler, no variety.

[@aliaffan88]

watching this quality of cricket repeatedly is still better than watching any live match today.

[@NxDoyle]

When he was in the groove, nobody was better.

[@nooruddingreencity7864]

He was one of my best an honest player ever in cricket history. ,gilly,hasim amla, moeen ali , i Love all.

[@krishnakrishh1164]

My favorate off all time ,Gilly,hyden pointing in aus team

[@michaelvrckoff6966]

One of the best players ever loved watching Hilly bat in any forms of cricket

[@zac8366]

The feels when ritchie is talking... never get tired of that voice

[@sk10200x]

Respect from India! ❤️

[@akhileshkumar-xg7rr]

Enjoying this masterpiece in 2024❤

[@paulamrana8981]

yes Gilly always used to be on the top of the world and well no opening batsman was so charismatic on his day as Gilly used to be and he never used to hover around in the crease for kidding he simply used to starts scoring , threading like a knight with a sword and used to Substract the opposition's scorecard while chasing the runs and the best part was that his strokes were risk-free.

[@vratysanu]

Gilly in mid 2000s was the most dangerous batsman till date only next to Sir Vivian Richards.

[@KhanKhan-mr7ww]

Good old days Challanging for both bowlers and batsmen... Cricket was at its best....

[@HeySadEye]

Hitting six used to be a feat. Taking the wicket of a top order batsmen was special. Maiden over was a highlight. Taking 5 wickets was like scoring 150. I really loved cricket when scoring 270 meant you almost had the match in hands. Chasing scores above 300 was a world event. Fours were a treat to watch. Miss hit meant losing the wicket. Speed had accuracy. Pitches had character. It had issues with umpiring but that made matches much more engaging. One thing that hasn’t change is my love for him. I loved him then, I love him now and I’ll love him forever. Such an exciting character whether he was batting or was keeping wickets. His walk off when he nicks a ball. His towering sixes. Cuts the ball so hard which was treat to both the eyes and ears. And the child like smile❤️ Adam Craig Gilchrist

[@apxco337]

After watching videos like this how do people still think Kohli is better than Gilchrist? This was legendary batting against some of the best players in the history of cricket..

[@vanshikakapoor3821]

*Believe me there is nothing on this pitch. It seems flattest track ever made*

[@Shahid-gs7kb]

Always missing my childhood when Hayden and Gilchrist ,Painting ,martyn,hussey,mcgrth,gillespie,Lee were on peak

[@frasergibson5763]

They need to bring back World XI games

[@rishabh8575]

India is coming don't worry

[@Seshexplores]

World XI side with what? Where's the quality?

[@akifshah]

@@rishabh8575 🤣😂

[@vinaykapil4366]

@@rishabh8575 🤣🤣🤣

[@Brad-lt2re]

There's to much T20 being played it'll never happen again unless it's some special charity game

[@totterdell]

Gilly so exciting to watch never gets old

[@armaan6081]

Best batsman ever I saw.Most honest than any...

[@rohantiwari2608]

Just love the way sanga yelled ‘viruu’ at 10:48

[@kundanprasad7018]

greatest of all time!!

[@bagginsoddie6434]

Adams my fav player ever also ab de Villiers

[@alpharomeo1772]

They all were in their prime. Miss those times.

[@Pupuchi2022ful]

Time flies. Last time when he played he was of my age. 35 or 36. Now he is 50+.. can’t believe it. One day I will talk about him to my grand child. God willing

[@anuragupadhyay535]

Adam Gilchrist most denjuras betsmen in the world my all time favourite betsmen 🔥🔥🔥

[@rocknral]

I was at this game. I now feel privileged looking back at the greats who participated in this series.

[@himanshujolly8985]

Gilchrist, Ganguly, Yuvraj, Lara, Hayden, Graeme Smith, Jayasuriya, Sangakkara, Trescothick, Anwar, Flower.. There are something special with left handed batsman which is treat to watch.

[@crazysithslave]

The bat speed of the man! Beutiful to watch

[@yashwanthbhat4299]

Adam simply rips apart opponents with scoreboard ticking in seconds. 😁

[@sopanpalake1668]

Best innings by Adam Gilchrist....

[@hatekills8393]

Legend for a reason