Team India hailed by Adam Gilchrist

Team India hailed by Adam Gilchrist

Mangalore Today News Network

Nov 14, 2016: In a chat with media at Manipal,  Adam Craig Gilchrist, fondly called ’Gilly’, famous batsman and record-breaking Australian wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist expressed very optimistic views on the current Indian team’s form and thinks that under the leadership of Virat Kohli, India is set to scale new heights. He added the current Indian team is young and energetic with multitalented players who are being led from the front by an inspirational player like Kohli.

On his decision to quit when he still had some years of cricket, Gilchrist, who redefined the way cricket was played in Australia thanks to his aggressive approach said, "I wanted to focus on my family and also prioritise other things and not just try to be around when I am not passionate about the game." He added that he did not want to drag on and get emotionally attached to the game.

Gilchrist is optimistic that the Australian team would soon rebound. He felt the team was a little low on confidence as they had lost four Tests in succession. He felt the team is in a dominating position in all the Test matches but sadly lost.

An incredible batsman with one of the greatest World Cup innings of all time (blustering 149 off 104 balls against Sri Lanka in the 2007 World Cup final), Gilchrist was of the opinion that India embracing the Decision Review System (DRS) would not suffice as, "it should be everyone using it or no one using it."

"It is great that India has accepted the system, but some fine tuning needs to be done to make it more acceptable," he stated.

He elaborated that the system would highlight some bad decisions taken by umpires which can be beneficial for players. "There could be a possibility that one can get rid of really bad decisions," he said.

Speaking about his controversial autobiography, ’True Colors’ and a sequel to it, the cricketer with an unmatched strike rate in the history of both ODI and Test cricket, Gilchrist concluded that, "an autobiography is done only once and can never be replicated."