Adam Craig Gilchrist Left Hand Wicket-keeper

Full Name : Adam Craig Gilchrist.

born : 14 November1971-11-14 (age 38)Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia.

National side : Australia
Test debut : 5 November 1999 v Pakistan
Last Test : 24 January 2008 v India
ODI debut (cap 129) 25 October 1996 v South Africa
Last ODI 4 March 2008 v India
ODI shirt no. 18

Nickname : Gilly, Churchie.
Height : 1.86 m 6 ft 1 in.
Batting style : Left Hand.
Bowling style: Right-arm off break.
Role : Wicket-keeper.

is a former Australian international cricketer. He is an aggressive 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 best wicket-keeper-batsmen in the history of the game.

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.

captaining the team when regular captains Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting were unavailable. He retired from international cricket in March 2008, however he continues to play cricket for the Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier League Twenty20 competition, replacing VVS Laxman as captain in 2009. He led Deccan to the 2009 title.