Adam Craig Gilchrist AM[1] (born 14 November 1971), nicknamed "Gilly" or "Churchy",[2] is an Australian international cricketer who currently captains Kings XI Punjab and recently captained Middlesex.[3] He is an attacking left-handed batsman and record-breaking wicket-keeper,
who redefined the role for the Australian national team through his
aggressive batting. He is considered to be one of the greatest
wicket-keeper-batsmen in the history of the game.[4] He holds the world record for the most dismissals by a wicket keeper in One Day International cricket and the most by an Australian in Test cricket.[5][6] His strike rate
is amongst the highest in the history of both One-day and Test cricket;
his century against England at Perth in December 2006 is the second
fastest century in all Test cricket.[7] He is the only player to have hit 100 sixes in Test cricket.[8] His 17 Test and 16 ODI centuries are the most by a wicket-keeper.[9][10] He holds the unique record of scoring at least 50 runs in successive World Cup finals (in 1999, 2003 and 2007)[11] and is one of only three players to have won three titles.[12]
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