(HQ) Adam Gilchrist Second fastest 200 - South Africa annihilated - 204*

[@RtB68]

Of all the stars in the history of cricket, “Gilly” really was a genuine once-in-a-lifetime player. We should all be grateful we saw him play.

[@biswa141]

Had he cared for records like Indian players he would have broken most of them..always impactful contribution for the team

[@lynsaydsilva9789]

Just because he used to walk after edging does not make him genuine appealing for not out and also sledging behind stumps whats that

[@cheesemccheese5780]

@@lynsaydsilva9789 "appealing for not out" The whole point of appealing is to ask the umpire if something is out or not. "sledging behind stumps "Ok. Who cares. He did a bit of sledging.

[@vijayweling3908]

@@lynsaydsilva9789 aaaaaass

[@duncanthams1962]

@@lynsaydsilva9789 It's cricket mate

[@boiragirules]

Martyn's batting was always like poetry...that cover drive at 6.00 ..out of this world.

[@craigedwards2940]

It didn't always come off, but when it did, he was poetry in motion. Just class.

[@clayton896]

Martyn was the unnoticed great back then. Almost identical home and away average. Averaged over 40 in every country he played a decent number of tests. Averaged over 50 for most of his career. If Australia had him now he would be way more valuable, especially with them trying to win more often in Asia.

[@boiragirules]

@@craigedwards2940 Yup 100%..

[@jazalessandro3094]

mark waugh like if any one ever was,martyn

[@vishnuteja4316]

6:00

[@moonnewprocess]

I personally want to say something on Damien Martyn.. During Ponting’s 140 in 2003 WC final, during Gilchrist’s 204 and many others’ great innings, he made a huge contribution, many times. I think because of that Great Australian team, he was always underrated. Just look at 2 cover drives in this video. Sublime. I think he is one of the most classic, technically perfect players during Australia’s golden era. Never flashy, always down to earth, finished his career with 46 average (away average 47) in tests and 41 in one days, in a time (1993-2006) when the world was not filled with flat pitches and opponents have best pace attacks. Hats off to a true craftsman.

[@bibsp3556]

He was an absolute machine, just went in and did his job, and did it well.

[@Mayhemzz]

Gilly and Ponting could never shine like they did without the rock-solid support of Martyn. Whole heartedly agree.

[@dsintheb]

The real reason that he was underrated, at least by Australian cricket fans, is that he scored most of his centuries overseas. 4 centuries and 13 fifties at home, vs. 9 centuries and 10 fifties away. Real cricket aficionados realise what an important part he was of the early 00s side, especially in the successful tour of India in 2004 where he was the top batsman.

[@samueljoseph6717]

The big names dominated him if he played for other teams he would have been their top player lot of players if they played for other countries would have been a huge star but became unnoticed due to this team power. For example Brad Hodge, Damien Martyn, Bichel, Shaun Tait, Cameron white, David Hussey, Even Shane Watson did not get a permanent place in the team until the retirement of Gilly, Hayden, McGrath

[@rocknral]

Nailed it mate. Marto was THE most delightful batsman I've have seen in cricket for the time I've been watching since the early 70s. People put Mark Waugh up on a pedestal. Watchable for sure, but absolutely not even close to the class of Marto. He bore the brunt of that loss to south Africa in Sydney in '94 which was so unfair. After that he probably never felt secure in his place. If there is one player I'd love to have a beer with it would be him.

[@sandeepp227]

*Gilchrist has scored a test century against all the then playing test teams* . He walks into any team with his batting alone. GOAT

[@kaushikravikumar7472]

I know this video is all about Gilly, but I just can't refrain myself from talking about that cover drive from Damien Martyn at 10:24. Class and elegance personified!

[@jimcat8975]

His first cover drive was even better

[@luifigor3994]

Man I remember Martyn making the most outrages shots on the last ball of the match and needing somewhere under 4 runs to his century. It was a ODI in Tas, not sure who they were playing but the bowler came in with a beautiful Yorker and Martyn flipped the face of his bat to his left side and perfectly flicked the ball past off stump going for a boundary. Remembering and watching it live and trying to explain what he did with the last ball of the match takes away credit for his ballsy shot. Should look it up worth watching.

[@hazchemel]

How about the pull shot to the boundary to bring up his century........like a symphony ;)

[@anuxiv]

An absolute delight to watch. Who's the commentator at 10:41 ("If you're putting together a video of how to play the cover drive, I suggest you get this on tape.)?

[@namotv814]

@@anuxiv Allan Border

[@hassamali8887]

Gilly was the the man who changed the role of wicket keeper

[@mdgolamrabbani5650]

Absolutely

[@sushakya_]

Kaluwitharana, Gilchrist and Flower. Without these three, wicketkeepers wouldn't have been decent batsmen.

[@earthwormjim3269]

Gilchrist was actually a fully fledged batsman before he became a wicketkeeper, that's what most people don't realize. People seem to think he was a wicketkeeper who just happened to be a good batsman, when it was actually the other way around.

[@prabhavvenkatesh9247]

Absolutely

[@debapriyomukhopadhyay2329]

he was the reason, i started watching cricket... my most favourite batsmen

[@nsk1410]

Absolutely Right

[@NxDoyle]

Imagine how demoralizing it must have been to work and work through the Australian top and middle order all day, come back from tea as the shadows start getting long, you take a wicket and feel like the worst of it is over...then Gilly walks to the crease.

[@anthonyblack3579]

...and Damian Martyn is standing at the other end still. I can't say I would be a confident bowler.

[@lukemanion2]

You get Hayden out for 136 and have them 5/290 and then Gilchrist walks out

[@boo_tao5375]

Flintoff exposed him by coming around the wicket and getting him everytime....

[@boo_tao5375]

@@lukemanion2 Hayden biggest home bully ever only decent in spin conditions and a big flat home bully... got smashed in England

[@deeptenduganguly8530]

@@boo_tao5375 and then he got exposed as a mediocre captain and got absolutely pummeled 5-0 in the 06-07 ashes, the 2005 Ashes was a one off, a flash in the pan

[@Revheadrev]

Gilly is top form and on his day was absolutely unplayable. Didn’t matter who was bowling or how well, Gilly would towel them up and hit them go all parts of the ground. A privilege to be watching through his career. Thanks Gilly - a genuine gentleman of the game and a magnificent player.

[@acekingqueen2674]

Aussies always had an extra player because of this man. There are thousands of debates between who the all time greatest batsmen or bowlers are, but it is near certain, and a general consensus, that in the history of wicketkeeper batsmen, Adam Gilchrist is the fucking best. That's how you do your job. Leave nothing to chance. Make it to everybody's All Time XI.

[@chetanarya4270]

Dhoni is better than him in One Day cricket!!

[@sujanmKashyap]

Fuck u all sangaa was way better than all of those but Gilchrist was something special just like dhoni

[@MuhammadIamhardBrucelee]

Better than Gilchrist, Dhoni or Sangakkara was a man by the name of Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards. In any form of cricket. Most exciting batsman to watch. I’d put Gilly at #2.

[@sujanmKashyap]

@@MuhammadIamhardBruceleefirst of all, fuck you moron because we are talking about wicketkeeper batsmen here And secondly Even though I agree with him( sir viv) being one of the greatest of all time he only ever played in 2 formats, The rest of them constantly played 3 formats and were consistent across all the three

[@beng4186]

@@sujanmKashyap T20 doesn't count! Bradman, Tendulkar and Richards are hardly lesser batsman because they didn't play in the modern slogfest version which is more luck than skill.

[@nathanwilliams2152]

Loved it when he started taking pot-shots at the 'Go for Gold' sign :) Great innings.

[@thomasberriman6276]

To really put into perspective just how monstrous the Australian side was, Gilchrist was coming in at No. 7 for a fair while. Talk about bat deep, my god

[@shanemcnee2638]

Jason Gillespie at #10 is insane, he could have been a #7 or #8 for many other nations

[@kenoliver8913]

And imagine being the SA opening pair - watching that for two days in the field, then facing the new ball with McGrath, Lee and Gillespie. But it's OK - if you survived them they'd then have to bring Warne on a wearing wicket ...

[@almac9203]

@@kenoliver8913 growing up watching that team was the best. We will never see such a loaded team again. Modern cricket seems ordinary by comparison.

[@pony682]

Spoilt as young blokes watching Australia through the late 90’s and early to mid 2000’s

[@cricman9452]

Fantastic innings by Gilchrist and Martyn! It was an epic series in 2001 when both South Africa and Australian teams were really at the peak of their prowesses and this was a highly anticipated series at that time. Thanks for the full upload suhass997. Really brings back a lot of memories!

[@suhass997]

+Cricman You are welcome!

[@petercallaghan9851]

I went to my first Test match when Australia hosted England in 1958/9. I was at the SCG with my Dad. We suffered many years of defeats or utter boredom and frustration. Then, this era, the true Golden Age of cricket for Australia. Sadly missed, Gilly.

[@godnnat]

Did your father get to see this era, mate ?

[@samwilsamwil-pr6so]

The story behind this performance makes it even better, the south Africans were questioning whether his son was his or Michael slater's who had faced complications during the birth

[@thatsbollox]

Always great watching Gilchrist going well, but i had to replay those Damien Martyn cover drives at 5:57 and 10:23. You can put those straight into the coaching manual. Gorgeous. They had some exquisite techniques mixed in with some brutal stroke players. Then at 11:00 they show the scorecard and you can see the entire team. Extraordinary team.

[@bibsp3556]

The scorecard was looking pretty okay too, Hayden had a decent knock, but all those others could have potentially done the same, but having Gilchrist and Martyn in the middle was just such a roadblock. Gilly could rack up massive scores so fast, and Martyn was just such a solid player that you had to really earn his wicket.

[@nileshlad875]

Sehwag strike rate in test 84 at an avg of 49 and Gilchrist strike rate 82 at an avg of 47 not much difference absolutely great entertainer along with sehwag

[@shahroopal6194]

But sehwag was flat pitch bulliey and mostly scored on flat pitch of Asia. Gilly score everywhere. That what makes Gilchrist better than Sehwag

[@jayantasen2406]

One is an opener, the other a number 7. Goes to say the genius of Gilly

[@fredstha5127]

One is opener and one is at no. 7.. No difference

[@clayton896]

Sehwag was a great player, but Gilly had wicketkeeping responsibilities. That will bring down your average

[@rohanabhay4668]

No comparison at all.. Gilchrist cut n above the rest

[@flash-uj6ly]

Adam Gilchrist is not a great player! He is a legend of the game! He won the world cup thrice for Australia and Australia never lost a test match because of Gilchrist.

[@Bernie8330]

0, 1, 1 and 0 in the two tests we lost in India 2001? Ashes 2005?

[@sagarbk2759]

@@Bernie8330 same Gilly played well in 2004 when aus won in India test series

[@Bernie8330]

@@sagarbk2759 I don't dispute that. 41% of Gilchrist's tons were in situations of genuine pressure and another 35% when the game had not yet reached its decisive point. 76% is big. Mark Waugh was 80% under pressure and another 10% when game not yet past it's decisive point, and 90% is also huge. But Gilly did let us down big time in the 2005 Ashes. He's only human.

[@sagarbk2759]

@@Bernie8330 2005 aus should have won gilly didn't got going

[@sagarbk2759]

@@Bernie8330 Steve waughs 2001 team that toured England that was too good a side 2005 they started losing games which they didn't used to

[@indian4307]

Greatest wicket keeper batsman ever

[@bannedspencer]

There were better batsman in his time, Lara, Tendulkar, Waugh but as an avid cricket watcher, he was the most destructive batsman who turned more games than any other. His average dipped to under 50 at the end because he attacked the game no matter what. Fantastic to watch when he was going.

[@denvercheddie]

Very destructive batsman. It does help when you come to the crease with 300 runs already on the board and your opponents are already vanquished. Lara and Tendulkar never had that luxury.

[@fgcnc6568]

@@denvercheddie Sachin had dravid Laxman sehwag ganguly wft u talkin about? Lars was the only one who had nobody with him other than chanderpaul.

[@denvercheddie]

@@fgcnc6568 I don't think you understand the point I was making. You said Lara had Chanderpaul. Did Chanderpaul put on 300 runs on the board before Lara came out to bat? Did Sehway and Ganguly put on 300 runs before Sachin came out to bat? But that is what happened with Gilchrist in this innings (not sure if you actually watched the video). That very often happened with Viv Richards as well. I am saying that Lara and Tendulkar never had that luxury. I'm not sure if you could understand that.

[@denvercheddie]

​@Steve Cohen The original comment said he was the most destructive batsman. I am saying that cannot be taken outside of the context. By the time Gilchrist came in to bat, he already had Ponting, Hayden and many others before him. There was never really any pressure on Gilchrist to perform with the bat, which allows him to go for it. Lara and Tendulkar always had the pressure to score, so they had less opportunity to hit out freely.

[@Raju-bf5ox]

@@denvercheddie so u watch only test cricket... Gilli was an opener in odi n played with d same attacking mindset...so r u going to apply d same logic like ponting, waugh, martyn, bevan were there after him so no pressure on him? 😂😂😂

[@alanholyhead522]

Superb knock but the more I watch videos of Martyn the more I think he was the most beautiful batsman to watch ever

[@SaiKumar-wk4mk]

The all-time best wicket keeper batsman. Gilli , Gilli, Gilli 👏👏👏👏👏

[@sandeepgoud1311]

11:00 That was one shit scary line up right there! That just alone can be All time Best XI.

[@ShivamKumar-tg3vp]

Absolutely right , what a team that was ,personally I love the batting Martyn , such an effortless stroke maker.

[@docswanson1256]

Yep i screen shot that list the glory days of Australian cricket

[@bhargavrao7159]

this australian team should have competed with the late 70s eighties west indies team really it would have been one heck series correct me if i am wrong this is the best australian team from 2003 to 2007.

[@BiswajitBag41]

No Bhivan ,Mike Hussey the finisher & I prefer Simon katich at those time in place of Langer

[@ShivamKumar-tg3vp]

The big match player and a true sportsperson. A legend.......

[@stuartgoodwinart]

I was there that day. Great innings! Gilly was always my fave Aussie batsman.

[@iknowme]

*'certain amount of risk in that shot..'* There's a 'certain amount of risk' in every move Adam Gilchrist makes on the cricket pitch mate

[@291akhil]

Greatest wicketkeeper batsman by far period!!

[@coletrain219]

This is one of the greatest innings for gilchrist's career

[@dennismpofu421]

This innings and the 55 ball century he made against England and the 149 he made in the final of the 2007 world cup

[@lukemanion2]

The innings where he and Langer won the game for Australia in Hobart both making hundreds

[@GeorgePaul-r9j]

+ADAM GILCHRIST IS SUPERB ALWAYS.+

[@Ashok122]

I always loved Gilly pull shot...beauty...hats off to Martyn as well...

[@azharfarooq1141]

Explosive cricketer ever produced by Australia I love his game always searching his videos on KZbin gilly

[@ramachandrannatarajan4234]

Brilliant batting from Gilchrist aggressive batting genius stuff

[@daveroutley5574]

Who STILL in 2020 loves watching Adam Gilchrist bat😃👍?

[@stevetarrant3898]

Best wicket keeper batsman in the history of cricket.

[@stanleyprasanna7119]

I keep wondering why Ravi Shasthri and Michael Holding were commentating for this match?

[@craigedwards2940]

They were more than likely contracted. I don't mind Ravi Shastri, you'll always get honesty.

[@adam872]

IIRC this innings was the one where he copped some pretty vile abuse and stuck it right back up 'em. Legend player and an even better bloke as well.

[@santoshnarayan3603]

The cover drive from Martyn was so good that they had to slip it in Gilchrist highlights

[@bradmenpes809]

When the scorecard came up at 10:58, and I read though the list of players, I realized that South Africa were playing against the greatest Australian XI in all of test cricket history. And Damien Martyn - the greatest no. 6 batsman Australia has ever had. Sublime technique, capable of winning a game off his own bat but also incredibly supportive to his batting partners, quietly going about the job of destroying every bowling attack he faced.

[@sumesh.t.v2955]

King of pull shots

[@sivamurugansivamurugan772]

Well Play , Adam Gilchrist out Standing Innings.. Congratulations

[@sabarishkanna4198]

My all time favorite player GILLY

[@BongSau83]

Amazing innings but the best part of the vid was that first cover drive by Martyn.

[@markdowse3572]

It was very pretty, wasn't it? But Gilly destroyed the SAFFERS.

[@rick_fortune]

Gotta admit that was pretty gorgeous, wasn't it? As a guy who's fave shot was the cover/off drive that got a tick from me.

[@DJ-ct6so]

Sure it was beautifully elegant but any half decent international batsman should be able to stroke a half volley to the fence. The real test is hitting the ball 'on the up', and/or especially (as Martin Crowe used to say) hitting them through mid-on because you had to get the left hip clear to swing the bat freely...... off the back foot just wide of mid on is the most difficult shot of them all to play. The Gilchrist shot to bring up his ton (11:57) is a case in point....... even more so as he has to play it against the natural angle of the ball across him toward the slips. Magnificent.

[@samareshshil69]

Just to let everyone know , he was battling a tough mental battle throughout this great innings

[@rick_fortune]

Like that it included a Damian Martyn cover drive in there, because Marto's cover drive was a thing of beauty. And when Gilly hit em well, they stayed hit.

[@markdowse3572]

Gilly "knew" where the fielders were on the boundary and still hit it past them. 2m past them....... THAT is belligerent class.

[@sanjibdebbarma2293]

Gilchrist was a Killer batsman !

[@peterjansen8262]

Great memories. God bless you Gilly!

[@jasegtree1206]

I remember his debut,I couldn't believe that they dropped Healy for his last test at the Gabba. Wise decision in the end, Gilly changed the role of wicketkeeper forever 👋👍

[@abakshi5264]

What a player!! One of the best batsman in the world.. Infact better than Vivan Richard. Pure entertainment and fearless cricket. Salute to Gilly.

[@m.dineshkumar1991]

Gilly is my favourite aus cricketer and best wk keeper in the cricket history

[@nileshlad875]

Sehwag, Gilchrist and Vivian Richards are the players who showed that test matches can be won by playing aggresive also

[@sugarnads]

There have alwwys been aggressive batsmen.Trumper. mccabe. Bradman when he was in a mood. Norm oneil.

[@EarlJohn61]

@@sugarnads Vic Richardson was also known to be a bit aggressive with the bat,,, It came from his time on the hockey field.

[@hazchemel]

15:22 "All those fielders on the boundary: they matter not." And Damien Martyn's century pull shot so good the bowler loved it too.

[@FoxMcScrooge]

Would have loved to see Gilchrist in the 20/20 era

[@thinlaybhutia7493]

He will murder all the bowlers of this era.

[@denvercheddie]

I bet Andre Nel didn't do a lot of staring down of the batsman on this day.

[@divendughati6114]

Yes because he knew that Gilchrist was a killing machine

[@lexol3347]

Whenever I watch Nel, he's getting hammered.

[@kengihepworth7568]

Nel is a goose.

[@naturerelaxation44]

Gilii is a real Legend, Love From Pakistan ❤️💖

[@thatsbollox]

14:19 So close to becoming the most replayed shot in cricket history. Nice to include a couple Martyn cover drives. Simply exquisite.

[@sacredclown4179]

Gilly the apotheosis, batsmen, keeper and equally a player of great integrity, and Martyn the enigma of Australia's batting lineup, such a lissome stroke player, and underrated he was in the same class as Greg Chappell and Mark Waugh.

[@rizwantahir7116]

Gilly always changed the complexion of the game batting down low. He played a similar innings in India before the famous Calcutta test, but that was a brilliant century not a double. He took the game away from a rampant Pakistan in Hobart in 99, the infamous Martyn snick, despite that I always feel that it was Gilly who beat Pakistan at Hobart and not the Martyn decision. Great player

[@sagarsunar]

You mean Justin Langer snick..Damien Martyn wasnt playing that series..

[@sudhanshumitra1989]

Have a look at 11:11 ....the scorecard of a greatest cricket team that ever step on the field...probably the team of last 30 years of international cricket...

[@almac9203]

That was a great time to be alive as a cricket fan.

[@timjames5100]

i dont even rate this as gillys best test innings imo his 149 not out against pakistan his 122 against india on a wicket turning square in his firsty test in india and the 144 he got against bangledish is a innings nobody talks about but gilly himself said it was a innings that p[eople wont remember but the conditions and the wicket where really difficult i think he got around half of australias score coming in at 7 best batsmen ive seen outside of viv richards

[@MrGibbo9876]

What not many people know was, the night session he came in he was an emotional wreck and really really angry and upset. An article came on cricket365 claiming his wife had an affair and his new born son was Slaters kid. All lies of course. And guys in the crowd had a sign saying 'Baby Gilly whose your daddy?' 'Slater' Plus he copped it from the crowd.. Amazing innings considering how wound up he was..

[@sukhdeeps1]

How cleanly dis man hits the ball ..one of the very few to do so ..... absolute hurricane for the bowlers to bat at number 7 ....

[@psimon2177]

Adam Gilchrist's Batting Style Remained The Same In All The Formats Of The Game, Be it Tests , One-Day Or T20 Australia Won 1999 , 2003 , 2007 ODI World Cups Because Of Players Like Adam Gilchrist, Matthew Hayden, Damien Martyn, Michael Bevan , Shane Warne , Glenn Mcgrath, Steve Waugh, Ricky Ponting Etc Australia Was Knocked Out Of 2011 ODI World Cup In The Semi-Final Stage Due To Absence Of Players Like Adam Gilchrist, Matthew Hayden , Damien Martyn , Michael Bevan, Shane Warne, Glenn Mcgrath Etc

[@MiseryDesigns]

Even the wicket keeper was in awwwe when he just missed the “go for gold” sign 😂

[@HSimon1981]

Church was one of the best wicket keeper batsmen I have ever watched

[@msraj1392]

Golden era of Cricket 👌👌

[@ashishsinghranswal9541]

Gilly is my all time favorites players I love gilly

[@meditating010]

Crazy lineup from aussies- very strong team

[@gordonmccreadie2008]

Oh how I miss this era.❤

[@adriang6259]

Awesome. Glad we got a few DM shots too.

[@psimon2177]

This Is Why Adam Gilchrist Is Voted As The Most Destructive Batsman By Bowlers Across The World. Adam Gilchrist Holds The Record For Highest Number Of Sixes In Test Cricket.

[@robinmishra4382]

Gillys sweet smile and fire blowing bat, all time favourite.

[@StuTheDon17]

The guy revolutionised the game. Was so good to watch But I want more than another Gilchrist in Test cricket is the signs. Every ground should have a sign to hit for cash. Makes innings like this even better to watch

[@relaxzonekerala3781]

Word no 1 fastest batsman gilly every time

[@johnfromdownunder.4339]

That crack sound is so good to hear it's like I'm addicted to that sound. It's so crisp and so perfect I love it

[@atish05]

Proteas kept bowling short to him he kept hitting boundaries Adam Gilchrist Nathan astle Gibbs these guys were genuine entertainers Gilchrist was certainly most constant performer in all and he never changed his style plus he was wicketkeeper no doubt he is all time best

[@nathanhill4458]

How strange the weather is similar the decks r similar yet our wicket keeper missed fastest hunder ever by 4 or so deliveries. Now im not a huge cricket buff alex carey may as well stick to t20 bro and save herself the troubles. Eat shit novacastriancuntimatruesouthaussie😈😈😈🗼

[@nathanhill4458]

Tell me a guy who never asked for a sighter as u all know im no huge cricket buff but botham richards dev even ponting and dare i say it kholi they all love a look a feel a this guys length is mine. Man gilchrist was somefinn else 1st ball youre gayer than ac suckin a rainbow out some newcastle brownale six oneup😈😈😈😈😭😭😭😭😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈

[@jimcat8975]

Bruh that playing XI at 11:00 was Frightning LMAO

[@Nightowl76]

The Greatest side in Test Cricket History . 🏏

[@Criptoduniya]

Gilly sir you are one step ahead always

[@gregiles908]

Imagine getting a side 5/300ish and then the wicketkeeper walks out and does that

[@djdarklyceum]

This Aussie team was so deep, it was unfair.

[@vijayarchitect]

He played this kind of knock against every country. He was devastating

[@bartsimpson7037]

Adam Gilchrist is my favourite Australian cricketer...RIP warnie

[@TomAtkinson-gq2wx]

I always appreciate the fact that Gilly always had the guts to back himself

[@johnsonmcsandwhich6576]

A monster innings by a true Superhero

[@bannedspencer]

True Gilly story. When he was still a state player, he was playing in the Shield final when I was in my mid 20s. Convinced my GF at the time to go watch the match on the basis we could buy 6 pints of beer at a time.. Gilly hit close to 200, think 189 and there were quite a few sixes into the midwicket stand we were in. At first i told my GF not to worry, I'd be able to catch it if the ball came our way. 10 pints in, I told my GF not to worry, I'd push her out the way if the ball came our way

[@adamgilbride1033]

Incredible knock but Damien Martyn's cover drives's oooooof

[@asimkhantorkhan8681]

Such a great batsman Gilly

[@anirudhralli]

Well Done Australia. Victory by an innings and 360 runs! That’s what you call thrashing South Africa

[@biplabchowdhury9364]

Even after being such a high class batsman, Gilchrist averages in test and ODI doesn't show the impact he had against the bowlers

[@karanjeetsinghthakur1869]

Did anyone observed that Gilly never wear a arm guard while batting from start till the end of career

[@barbraabsalom4531]

Hadn’t taken any notice of that , thanks for pointing out . His batting eye was incredible along with his confidence & ability to hook & pull anything short from any fast bowler . I wonder wether he may have considered the arm guard a hindrance in playing the short ball ?

[@karanjeetsinghthakur1869]

@@barbraabsalom4531 hi barbra

[@neerajgautam12jan]

Gilly, sehwag, macculum , Jayasuriya, afridi, Chris Gayle destructive opening batsman ever. 👌

[@kamalkishor6084]

Gilly was the guy that made aus my favourite team

[@ayyappalaksh2290]

What an absolute annihilation by scoring 650 runs in 150 overs. Five runs an over throughout .such damn dominance by Australian team during those days. In the perspective of the match the team had 3 and a half days to bowl SA out and a mountain of runs to defend.

[@almac9203]

And that was against a good bowling lineup not Zimbabwe or Bangladesh.

[@ratikantadas1532]

Gilchrist is my always favourite player

[@ImranAli-sn4fu]

All time greatest wicket keeper bast man

[@RV-ie6qq]

Gilly is all time best WK-Batsman. And there is no 2nd or 3rd, the counting continues from 4th position.

[@roberthearn213]

Also a great keeper which he does get as much credit for

[@psimon2177]

Adam Gilchrist's Batting Style Is Most Suitable For T20s. Unfortunately T20 International Tournaments Started After His Retirement Adam Gilchrist Is The First Batsman To Complete 1000 Runs In The Indian Premier League T20

[@rajneeshraman8179]

Incredible Gili

[@abhiksarkar3829]

What a legend is gilly,I look rishab pant as his successor ,God bless him

[@rizwandurrani2812]

The Greatest No. 7 in the History of Cricket, The best player of his era, better,bigger and grander than Sachin Tendulkar all the time during his career, best player after the greatest Viv Richards