Adam Gilchrist

1) Adam Gilchrist Sporting (non-cricket) hero is: Lance Armstrong
2) Worst habit: Biting my fingernails...a filthy habit. Lucky I wear gloves on the field
3) Favourite way to relax away from cricket: Anytime when my total and only focus is Mel, Harry and Annie
4) When I was 8-years-old I wanted to be: Pele, or either of my older brothers as they were way cool
5) Adam Gilchrist made his debut in the 1999/00 series in the First Test against Pakistan in Brisbane
6) Adam Gilchrist retired from international cricket in March 2008
7) In November 2007, Gilchrist's peers voted him the greatest Australian ODI cricketer ever, for which he was honoured at an ACA (Australian Cricketers' Association) function before Australia's second Test against Sri Lanka
8) Adam Gilchrist is married to his high school sweetheart Melinda (Mel) Gilchrist (née Sharpe), a dietician, and they have three sons, Harrison, Archie and Ted, and a daughter, Annie Jean
9) Adam Gilchrist's autobiography True Colours, published in 2008, was the subject of much controversy. Gilchrist questioned the integrity of Sachin Tendulkar in relation to the evidence he presented in the Monkeygate dispute, which was about allegations of racism against Harbhajan Singh
10) Adam Gilchrist took a wicket on the only ball he bowled in T20 cricket. In his last IPL game in 2013 for KXIP, Harbhajan Singh was the victim
11) Adam Gilchrist played cricket in high school and was offered a scholarship to play at Richmond Cricket Club
12) Adam Gilchrist won numerous accolades in his career including Wisden Cricketer of the Year, International Player of the Year, and the Allan Border Medal
13) Adam Gilchrist was a dominant cricket player like fellow Australian Ricky Ponting
14) Adam Gilchrist was a man of big occasions. He holds the distinction of recording 50-plus scores in the final of three consecutive ODI World Cups (1999, 2003 and 2007). In all the World Cup finals, he has hit at least 8 fours and a six. His strike-rate has also been above 100 each time
15) Since his debut in 1999 to retirement in 2008 = 11 years career, Adam Gilchrist played all = 96 test match consecutively for Australia, which is 4th most by any cricketer for his country.. obviously, a record for a wicket-keeper
16) Adam Gilchrist : Australian Test Cap no. 381, One-day cap no. 129. the day he retired, he had 416 wicketkeeping victims and the world record too, surpassing South African Mark Boucher
17) Adam Gilchrist won 7 man of match awards in test matches and 26 man of the match awards in ODIs.. which keeps him at 10th position in all time player of a match list
18) Adam Gilchrist using Squash Ball in the world cup 2007 final against Srilanka
19) A rare miss from this superb wicket keeper who, in same test match, had broken world record for most catches + stumpings by any wicketkeeper ever in test cricket's history. 24 hours later - Adam Gilchrist announces retirement from International cricket.
20) Adam Gilchrist was first selected to play for "NEW SOUTH WALES" in domestic cricket as a batsman and wasn't allowed to keep wickets then he left the team and moved to "WESTERN AUSTRALIA" just to continue as a wicket keeper