Adam Gilchrist

In a cool Faridabad morning way back in 1996, a young Australian was given the gloves ahead of the Legendary Ian Helay and he made a scratchy 18 with the bat but managed to take two behind the stumps. That marked the entry of a certain character christened Adam Craig Gilchrist into International Cricket. The burly left hander traversed from his home of New South Wales to West Australia and earned his place in the Australian squad as it was making its strides towards its dominance in Cricket...Read Full Story

Adam Gilchrist When Australia won their first series on Indian soil after 35 years in 2004, Adam Gilchrist the then acting captain was greatly inspired by words of a quadriplegic patient whom Gilchrist had met in Sydney. Perry Cross, who was paralyzed in 1994 at the age of 19 due to a tackle while playing Rugby, was the motivational speaker who helped Gilly face the odds and is also quite renown all over the world. Gilchrist, who first met Perry in Sydney, visited the patient in Delhi who is...Read Full Story

Captain Ricky Ponting and retiring wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist were on a list of 13 Australians who have agreed to join the Indian Premier League which was revealed on Tuesday.Batsman Michael Clarke, paceman Mitchell Johnson and gloveman Brad Haddin have declined offers and did not feature on the list, released by the Australian agent for the tournament, Neil Maxwell.The 13 players will now be available at Wednesday's player auction in Mumbai, where representatives of each of the eight IPL...Read Full Story

Formmer Australian cricketer Adam Gilchrist and his wife Mel have welcomed the birth of their fourth child. Ted James Gilchrist was born at 8.20am yesterday after an early morning wake-up call. The new arrival is a younger brother to the couple's three children, Harry, 9, Annie, 6, and Archie, 4. "We were always keen to have a family of four because I'm one of four and Mel's one of five," Gilchrist said. "We feel quite blessed to have been able to get there."Read Full Story

India news CricManiac 50 minutes ago (http://www.cricinfo.com) View profile Category: Sports Adam Gilchrist and Aakash Chopra stressed the importance of work ethic and a shared vision within Twenty20 outfits for success in the shortest format Tell a friend   BuryRead Full Story