06 March 2008

Gilchrist deserved better farewell

India grabbed the recently concluded CB series by their unblemished batting and bowling performances. This victory would be surely rated along our world cup win and the T20 achievement. This happiness comes with a little bit sad news. It was the retirement of Gilly from the limited over game format. This may be happy news for the bowlers since they knew the fact that it will be hard to find a replacement for him. New ball bowlers will not be hammered frequently. He was such a great wicket keeper batsmen who deserved a better farewell than what he received in the final match. He may be called as once in a generation keeper because we may not see a keeper who stands behind the stumps for the entire innings and steps in as an opener immediately focusing on the run chase or vice versa.

He is one of the players who show great sportsmanship in the arena. He is a right person to be called as gentleman gilly. Even though the other players in his side don’t play with the right spirit he holds the credit for applauding the opponents for their achievements. He should have sent with much ovation from the audience and also from the players. Whenever he scores a century we can make sure that his team would end up winning the match. He had such an influence in the cricket field and he deserves a royal salute for his achievements. This series loss would never steal the glory set by this immaculate sportsman.

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