Adieu , Gilly :(

The Cb Series victory was a remarkable feat by the young Indian squad. It was a day of joy and endless cheer for the Indian team.. but the day also marked the end of the road for Adam Gilchrist - the finest wicketkeeper-batsman that Cricket has ever produced. His aggressive game play and the agility that he demonstrated on the field has helped him to achieve unprecedented standards in the game. It is indeed a pity that he was on the field for only a few minutes in his last ODI appearance.

He has proclaimed himself to be a "walker" - ("to walk" is a term in cricket which means that a batsman ought to agree that he has been dismissed and leave the field of play without waiting for (or contrary to) an umpire's decision - an unparalled act of honesty that he has done on numerous ocassions. He might have been involved in a few controversies .. something very normal for an Australian cricketer :P but his game play has overshadowed all of these and he has made sure that it is his game play and not the controversies that people would remember him for :)

I'd like to end this post with these images