Gilly the most destructive batsman on earth

It has been a long time since i blogged simply because I have run out of topics to write about and todayI thought I could write something about the destructive Adam Gilchrist (Gilly).

I just love the Australian team and Gilly is one of the main reasons why I like Australia. Recently, there was a poll carried out by the wisden cricketer magazine on the most feared batsman in the game and about 20 international bowlers were interviewed and this included Brett Lee, Bhajju, Muralidharan and others. I was really more than happy to note that Gilly headed the list.

The way he plays is amazing and his attitude and approach to the game is worth mentioning. His timing is really sweet and be it the cut or the pull or the sweep, it is certainly a delight to watch him execute them. He treats the bowlers with disdain and has no contempt whatsoever and if we take players in his league like Sehwag, Jayasuriya, Cairns, Klusener, Gayle, I dont think anybody else is as consistent and as destructive as Gilly. He has won matches for Australia single handedly and seldom did they lose when he had taken them off to a flier. He is that sort of a player who can change the course of the match in just a few overs.

He is infact the only wicketkeeper in Australia to have captained both the test and one day teams.Not to forget he started the "Walking Syndrome" which has been forgotten for quite some years in the game of cricket and I can only think of Brian Lara doing it and that too in patches. Steve Waugh never believes in walking and has never walked. Of course, it is upto the cricketers to follow gilly's principle of walking and the good thing here is that is he never insists others to walk. He has set a wonderful example and a perfect benchmark and not many will have the nerve to walk in a World Cup Semi-final match as he did.

I enjoy watching him bat and it will be a huge setback for Australia when he retires and it is going to be the toughest task for the Australian selectors to replace a player of his calibre. He will definitely have a place (of course the opening slot) in the All time XI. I also feel that the manner and the spirit in which Gilly plays the game, makes him one of the world's most exciting, popular and destructive cricketers.

Lets wait and watch Gilly's bat do the talking and he is for sure gonna kick ass in the Ashes. Long live the great man.......