| ‘Gilly’ received a very special 36th birthday present ahead of the second and final Test match against Sri Lanka in Hobart – he was voted by his peers as the nation’s greatest one-day international player of all time.
Every player who has represented Australia in ODIs was eligible to take part in the poll and Gilchrist earned 38% of the votes, ahead of Ricky Ponting on 19% and Steve Waugh on 14%. Gilchrist, who was also picked in Australia’s greatest ODI and Test XI in history, has considered hanging up the boots in the next 18 months or so.
The survey was a follow-up to the announcement of Australia's greatest ODI team in February. Here is the celebrated XI of the four-time World Cup winners:-
Australia's greatest ODI team: Adam Gilchrist (wk), Mark Waugh, Ricky Ponting (vice-captain), Dean Jones, Steve Waugh (captain), Michael Bevan, Andrew Symonds, Shane Warne, Brett Lee, Dennis Lillee, Glenn McGrath, Greg Chappell (12th man). |