The curtains are down all of a sudden. Adam Gilchirst's decision to retire came as a surprise to the cricketing world. But its the nature of all great players to surprise everybody. Now we can call him a legend. He will find himself along side with somebody of the calibre of Sir Vivian Richards. Surely he is the greatest wicket keeper batsman, that the game has seen up to now. Seventeen test hundreds batting at number seven is simply awesome. The very concept of wicket keeping has changed only because of this man. His superb ability with the glove and the bat made keepers all round the world to struggle (apart from Boucher). Every body started to question their batting abilities. Other teams saw lots of new faces for this job but they were no where near to this great player. The world would probably never see another player like Gilchrist because players like him, Ponting, Tendulkar surface only once.
He waited a long time to make his entry because Ian Healy, another great Australian wicket keeper delayed his retirement. But once he retired, Gilchrist got his long deserved opportunity and set all cricket pitches around the world on fire. Wicket keeping alongside batting was taken to new heights. Cricket today have a new standard for this special job. Yes, its the GILCHRIST STATDARD. A young kid who wants to become a wicket keeper finally have an idol to look upon.
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