Which team did Adam Gilchrist score his first Test century against?
Which team did Adam Gilchrist score his first Test century against?
Pakistan
Gilchrist made his Test debut against Pakistan in November 1999, and scored his first international century in the second match of the series.
Did Adam Gilchrist open in Test cricket?
Who knows, if Adam Gilchrist had opened in test cricket he would have been one of Australia’s best test opener. He batted at all positions from opening the innings to number 7. He had reasonable success at number 3 & 5 in his 4 outings. He opened the innings only once and scored 20.
Was Adam Gilchrist a good batsman?
Ignoring the fact that he was an above-average wicket keeper, Gilchrist was one of the best batsmen in the world. On the rare occasion that the Australia top 6 failed, he would invariably change the game in a session with a counter-attacking hundred.
Who has scored the fastest double century in a Test?
On February 23, 2002, Australia’s Adam Gilchrist pulverised the South African bowlers at the Wanderers to break the record for the fastest Test double century that had stood for almost 20 years. Gilchrist reached 200 in 212 balls, surpassing Ian Botham’s 220-ball effort against India in 1982.
Which wicket keeper batsman has scored a century in a final?
Wriddhiman Saha
The only Indian wicket-keeper batsman to have scored a century in an IPL final is India’s red-ball specialist behind the stumps, Wriddhiman Saha.
Who holds the world record of maximum runs in Test cricket?
The leading run-scorer of all time in cricket test matches is India’s Sachin Tendulkar. Nicknamed “The Little Master”, Tendulkar scored 15,921 in his test match career spanning from 1989 to 2013.
Was Gilchrist a good keeper?
Gilchrist had to wait for some four years between his first class debut and finally getting a chance in one-day cricket, in spite of being the best ‘keeper in the country for that entire four-year period, then had to wait for an extra 3 1/2 years before he got his Test debut.