When Gilchrist created havoc in the World Cup final, hit 13 fours… 8 sixes and a stormy century, Ballsy started asking for mercy.

Cricket News Desk. Adam Gilchrist is counted among the greatest wicketkeeper batsmen of world cricket. Australia's great wicketkeeper batsman Adam Gilchrist started his international cricket career in 1996. Adam Gilchrist played a total of 396 matches in international cricket from 1996 to 2008 and took 905 wickets. Adam Gilchrist took 813 catches and 92 stumpings during this period. Adam Gilchrist has been Australia's biggest match-winner in all three formats of international cricket – Test, ODI and T20. Adam Gilchrist is celebrating his 53rd birthday today on 14th November.

Played a destructive innings in the World Cup final

Adam Gilchrist's destructive innings in the 2007 World Cup final is still widely discussed. In the 2007 World Cup final, the Sri Lankan bowlers were seen begging for mercy against the batting of Adam Gilchrist. The Sri Lankan team was facing Australia in the final of the 2007 World Cup. Kangaroos won the toss and batted first. Due to rain, the match was reduced to 38 overs, in which Australia scored 281 runs. Adam Gilchrist played a big role and played an unbeaten inning of 149 runs in 104 balls with the help of 13 fours and 8 sixes.

Bowlers looked helpless in front of Gilchrist!

Sri Lankan bowlers looked helpless in front of Adam Gilchrist. Chasing Australia's target of 282 in the 2007 World Cup final, Sri Lanka could only manage 215 for 8 in 36 overs when the match was again abandoned due to rain. After this, according to the Duckworth-Lewis rule, Australia was declared the winner by 53 runs. With this, Australia won the World Cup for the third consecutive time.

Adam Gilchrist's records

Adam Gilchrist has scored 9619 runs in 287 ODI matches for Australia at an average of 35.89, which includes 16 centuries and 55 fifties. During this period his best score was 172 runs. Adam Gilchrist has scored 5570 runs in 96 Test matches at an average of 47.61, which includes 17 centuries and 26 fifties. Adam Gilchrist's best score in Test is 204 runs. Apart from this, Adam Gilchrist has scored 272 runs in 13 T20 International matches at an average of 22.67. Adam Gilchrist's best score in T20 International is 48 runs.