From the Vault: Gilchrist farewells MCG in style

Adam Gilchrist ensured his last match at the MCG was one to remember, smashing 83 off 50 balls against Sri Lanka in 2008

[kushanshah]

I will never understand why McCullum and Gilchrist retired when they were still so good even in their last match.

[mukeshk]

Best wicketkeeper
Best opener
Best hitter
Best human being

[cricketvlb]

Gilly is the most impactful keeper ever

[kakarot]

Seeing such legends retire is the saddest thing one will ever witness....💔💔

[josephselvaraj]

Indian likes few aussies...
Gilly is top of that list.
Am I right folks

[Naadjeevapalikadcha]

Still remember his Ton in 2007 world cup final 🙏

[aeayris]

Who else think Adam could have played more?

[malenadahudugamastermanjun]

My fav Childhood Cricket Opener!!!
Nightmares to Bowlers!!!
U r Awesome Gilli sir...
Gentlemen!!!

[neerajgautamjan]

Gilly, Hayden, Sehwag, Gayle, Jayasuriya, Macculum, Astle, Trescothick, Gibbs, Watson All time my favourite opener 🔥🔥🔥

[lambuno]

No one can replace this xtra ordinary, skill full, trustee one and all time legend =adam Gilchrist

[Aman-shbg]

Looking at the thumbnail I thought he had hit a century in his last innings 😊.. nevertheless 9500runs anybody could have gone for 10k but he wasn't a selfish one ..true gentleman

[rameshadv]

Gilly was such an impact player for Australia in Tests and ODIs. I mean other teams had a keeper who could bat a bit but Gilly could walk into the team purely as a batsman too. Imagine dismissing Hayden, Langer, Ponting, Martyn, Lehmann, Clarke, and then see Gilly walking to bat.

[aseemanand]

I STILL REMEMBER MY CHILDHOOD WHEN I USED TO JUST GO CRAZY TO WATCH ADAM GILCHRIST!!

[ArchismanMozumder]

Once in a lifetime player. Every run that he has scored has scarred the opposition's bowling. Small wonder that his test career & the Australian purple patch coincide for the most part.

[johnsamuel]

The man who redefined the role of a wicket keeper. Before Gilly, Wicket keepers were just average batsmen who could keep wickets or average WKs who can bat well. This man took it to the next level... A great WK who can win matches with the Bat as well as with Wicket keeping.

[iamhimanshushekhar]

A player loved all around the globe. I just loved the sound of his bat. Takkk. 😍❤️

[kwl]

Truly irreplaceable. Keepers that change the game like Gilly and recently retired Dhoni, are rarer than blue moons. Irreplaceable and quite simply unique!

[yashsinghbrl]

My favourite wicketkeeper batsman.
Miss you Gilly!

[ghkumar]

No.1 wicketkeeper of all time in cricket history 👏👏👏

[darshandarshan]

The only Australian cricketer whom I liked. He use to walk away b4 umpire gave him out. And one of the most destructive openers. Thnks for all the memories gilly