Adam Gilchrist, Australia – Player profile

Have you seen the way Adam Gilchrist holds a cricket bat? Seriously. How does he hit the ball? He holds it so close to the end of the handle that only his thumb and forefinger of his top hand actually make contact. It’s practically impossible to control like that, however it does give you unrivalled leverage. The kind of leverage that means middling the ball equals a boundary.

That’s Adam Gilchrist’s batting in a nutshell. You don’t know how he middles it, but middle it he does and the ball is summarily dispatched to the fence. Excellent wicketkeeper as well. Excellent.

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