Adam Gilchrist - The Gentleman Cricketer, Walker, Champion

[Plum]

Opening a thread for the greatest wicketkeeper-batsman in the history of Cricket. Apart from countless feathers in the cap, including 3 ODI World Cup medals, and several match-winning knocks, Post-retirement, Gilchrist has proven to be a great talent-groomer and winning captain.

In 2008, people claimed Shane Warne was the greatest captain Australia never had but by winning IPL in 2009, and repeating the feat in 2010, Gilchrist has gone a step ahead to claim that title. Although he did captain Australia for a few odd test matches, the IPL is where his ability to take a rag-tag unit and forge it into a match winning combination has come to the fore
* Rohit Sharma came to Deccan as a colt, and has emerged as a winning horse already
* T Suman was groomed out of nowhere to a reliable deliverer
* Harmeet Singh, who is no more than an equivalent of Joginder, has been groomed into a match winning bowler by Gilly. This is where Gilly scores over Dhoni. No hoping for the best possible talent - use the existing limited talent to match winning purposes. :bow:
* Reining in of Symonds, and Gibbs, and extracting the best out of them without allowing them to get into disciplinary problems
* Juggling Vaas/Harris shrewdly and selecting the right person among them for the right match. What shrewd thinking :bow: :bow:
* Making Pragyan Ojha the best spinner in India
* Second only to Rajasthan in having the mental strength to win close matches. If you consider the record since 2009, then Deccan emergers top on mental strength. Obviously, this speaks about the winning culture forged by Gilchrist in the Deccan environment. Now, this is called nurturing a winning environment

All in all, the best captain in 3 years of IPL looks all set to be the first captain to win back-to-back titles.

Given that this is the team that has taken second rung Indian talent and groomed them into match winners, I think fans of Indian Cricket team owe it to themselves to support Deccan Chargers over Mumbai and Chennai, no matter what their other affiliations are.

Adam Gilchrist's contribution to Indian Cricket will evventually surpass that of MS Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar :yes: - just wait and watch!

[Plum]

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[Plum]

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[P_R]

The purpose of this thread is for Plum to use the following filmquote in a post in response to a befuddled hubber :" en kErattariayE purinjikku maattenguriyE"

[raajarasigan]

Plum

:thumbsup: :clap: ungal sevai engalukku (read it as CSK) thevai..

vitta oru page fulla reserve panniduveenga pola...

[Plum]

Gilchrist is a Wonderful Walker - Tommy, Jimmy and Brownie
19 Apr 2007 Perth
The Western Australian Gazzette

Sports Cricket AussieRules RugbyLeague Tennis Other Main

by Graham Lalor

The pantheon of elite sportsmen is a closed world. It is not unusual to spot top sportsmen cutting across divisions of country or region to pour heartfelt tributes to a fellow champion. You dont feel surprised, for instance, at Shane Warne confessing to nightmares of Sachin. You wouldnt catch him saying similar things of Alec Stewart, would you?

It is also a world ridden with cliches, and standard issue responses. Which is why it is refreshing to talk about someone like Gilchrist, whose appeal cuts across nation, creed, caste, and as witnessed by this correspondent in a recent interviews, animal kingdom!

I am extremely proud to share with the world that I was fortunate enough to bag an exclusive with Tommy, Jimmy and Brownie, for 10 years, the closest companions of the man they call "Bow-Wow-Wow", the closest approrximation to Adam in their language.

Says Tommy, the tall German Shepherd, about his master "He is such a thorough gentleman. The key thing is he walks no matter what the situation. The other day I happened to suffer from a rare bout of constipation, and even the customary 10 rounds around Greenfield wasnt enough but "Bow-Wow-Wow" kept walking until I actually got relief. You wouldnt find many international cricketers who would do that".
Indeed, such chivalry is what sets Adam out from his otherwise brash, hated and feared colleagues. "It is not just us, his pets, who say this. You can see our brethren round the world take to him in a similar way", adds Brownie, a furry, cute pomeranian. "I was lucky enough to travel on the 2004 tour with him to India. He was the captain", pausing to say something about the incumbent captain that sounded like duck as the last word, " and with all the incessant pressure of conquering the final frontier, signing endless autographs, sponsors events, and having to maintain a cheery face, he still found time to take me on the morning walk every day around the hotel".
"This despite the security threats. Really, you can say he has earned that tag Walker. And you just had to see the way the street dogs - be it Ahemdabad, Pune or Nagpur - respond to him. Wherever we went, we always had a chorus of Indian dogs following us, asking him in our language to..mmmm..autograph in what I can only describe as delicate parts of their anatomy, Such is his appeal", added Brownie winking and chuckling at the last sentence.

Jimmy is a quiet sort of canine, not given to too many words. Yet, one could see the fondness he had for his master, although a little challenged of vocabulary.
"Woof woof. He call that Sri Lankan Dog a Chucker. Then ICC chumps force him retract but he speak truth. My master great" said the obviously enamoured puppy.

Indeed, in a world full of sporting icons in their ivory towers, Adam Gilchrist stands out with his reach across the world, across tribes, and across living forms.

[jinju]

aahaaa! idhula reserved veraya!

[hamid]

:noteeth: Plum.. u kantinue...

[Plum]

The Comparison

Openers: Hayden/Vijay vs Gilchrist/Mohnish or Gibbs
On paper, it is dead heat however Hayden's decline has been more terminal than Gilly's. While Gilchrist has mostly got out upping the ante, Hayden has had fundamental problems with facing spinners and slow medium pacers.
In terms of big match temparament, it is fair to say that Gilchrist has the pedigree. You just have to go back to last year's IPL Semis to understand this.

On this year's record, Chennai have the better pair, but cricketing sense would back Deccan pair to actually perform better in the semis

[Plum]

Joe, ungaLa nambi dhAn indha thread open paNNEn. Support paNNuvIngaLA? ;-)

[hamid]

The Comparison

Openers: Hayden/Vijay vs Gilchrist/Mohnish or Gibbs
On paper, it is dead heat however Hayden's decline has been more terminal than Gilly's. While Gilchrist has mostly got out upping the ante, Hayden has had fundamental problems with facing spinners and slow medium pacers.
In terms of big match temparament, it is fair to say that Gilchrist has the pedigree. You just have to go back to last year's IPL Semis to understand this.

On this year's record, Chennai have the better pair, but cricketing sense would back Deccan pair to actually perform better in the semis

this is true :sad:

[hamid]

Plum,

oru sumaal request... u know tht already.. lemona overa piziyaathiinga..

best way for u is to get into hiding till the end of the game :cool:

[jinju]

The Comparison

Openers: Hayden/Vijay vs Gilchrist/Mohnish or Gibbs
On paper, it is dead heat however Hayden's decline has been more terminal than Gilly's. While Gilchrist has mostly got out upping the ante, Hayden has had fundamental problems with facing spinners and slow medium pacers.
In terms of big match temparament, it is fair to say that Gilchrist has the pedigree. You just have to go back to last year's IPL Semis to understand this.

On this year's record, Chennai have the better pair, but cricketing sense would back Deccan pair to actually perform better in the semis

this is true :sad:

enna up the ante enna true'nga? just c his shot selections. it is not gilchrist at all, especially checkout the last 2 shots he got out, same shot lifting it to cover-midoff area to balls that weren't short enough to attempt such a shot, it seemed like an excuse "i got 20 overs of keeping to do, sorry mates ur turn!" and as plum strategifies now, will play one big innings in the semis, everything else is forgotten n forgiven!

[Plum]

Middle Order
Raina-Dhoni-Badrinath vs Rohit-Suman-Symonds

Again, it is dead heat in terms of 2010 IPL performances but a few facts need consideration
* Symonds has been far more consistent than Dhoni and is yet to unpack his explosive hits, presumably saved in a foil for the knock-out - if he unwraps it today, Chennai will be bidding bye-bye to Mumbai in a couple of days
* Rohit has show far more nerve than Raina, and while the latter has setup grand totals and chases, Rohit has stayed till the end a couple of times and chalked up nerveless victories. He seems to have matured, and Deccan again hold the edge here
* Suman has been explosive when required and building the innings as demanded by the situation. Badri has had a couple of good innings. Deccan way ahead here

Net net, Deccan edge this 70-30

[Plum]

Plum,

oru sumaal request... u know tht already.. lemona overa piziyaathiinga..

best way for u is to get into hiding till the end of the game :cool:

Idhu serious analysis Hamid :-)

Innikku neraiya meetings irukku - match pArka mudiyumAnnE doubt dhAn so dont worry...if Chennai lose, I'll not be the reason :-)

[hamid]

Jinju .. the compariasion is b/n gilly and hayden in this year's IPL..

at least gilly hit 2 fours in each innings before getting out.. Hayden struggled to touch the ball offlate and he wastes few balls without scoring says tata later...

every time his wicket put us under pressure..thank god Murali & Raina stood upto the challenge

[Plum]

Late Order Hitting
Mitchell Marsh/Smith/Venu/Vaas vs Albie/Kemp/Ashwin/Jakati

None of them have impressed with the bat - albeit Albie had a fun outing against Rajasthan.

Both sides would be hoping that it doesnt come to their late order. If Smith or Marsh can produce a blinder, then Deccan will heave a sigh of relief.

Based on IPL 2010 performances, Chennai slightly edges it although having Ravichandran-I-Cant-hit-1-run-in-2-balls-Ashwin at #8 is worrisome.
55-45 for Chennai

[Plum]

Medium Pacers
No analysis required. Doug Bollinger is adequately compensated by his profligate colleagues and steady opponents.
80-20 in favour of Deccan

[Plum]

Spinners

Murali/Ashwin/Jakati/Raina vs Ojha/Rahul Sharma/Symonds/Suman/Rohit

Again, Deccan have a better balance. Ojha has been far more dependable as a wicket taker than any of CSK spinners, aand Rohit/Suman have done well when required

60-40 Deccan

[hamid]

Plum,

oru sumaal request... u know tht already.. lemona overa piziyaathiinga..

best way for u is to get into hiding till the end of the game :cool:

Idhu serious analysis Hamid :-)


Okay.. then im fine with it..



Innikku neraiya meetings irukku - match pArka mudiyumAnnE doubt dhAn so dont worry...

thank u :cool: :boo:


if Chennai lose, I'll not be the reason :-)

dont worry....that wont happen.. :smokesmirk: and I will never say u r the reason for any win or loss :lol2:

[Plum]

Captaincy

Dhoni vs Gilly
Tough one but Gilly's moulding of match winners out of mole hills like Harmeet gives him the edge
60-40 Deccan

So, overall, it is 70-30 in favour of Deccan.
Unless Raina/Dhoni fire big time and CSK bowlers have a lucky day, Deccan will storm to a final with the big boys from Mumbai.

[jinju]

Jinju .. the compariasion is b/n gilly and hayden in this year's IPL..

at least gilly hit 2 fours in each innings before getting out.. Hayden struggled to touch the ball offlate and he wastes few balls without scoring says tata later...

every time his wicket put us under pressure..thank god Murali & Raina stood upto the challenge

oh appdi, ok ok...but hayden silent partneraa ninnu few matchesla gud opening stand kuduthirukkaarnu thonuthu than 4 balls 9 runs and out gilly! 20-20la latter dhaan right policy, irundhaalum hayden was trying which is fair given the backup CSK has, whereas gilly was "see ball hit ball viru policy gone wrong" throughout the tourney!

[hamid]

jinju..athellaam pazaiya kathai... his form has become bad to worse and it is keeping on in the same direction..

I sincerely wish he is out of the XI today..

[jinju]

jinju..athellaam pazaiya kathai... his form has become bad to worse and it is keeping on in the same direction..

I sincerely wish he is out of the XI today..

ya as u told offlate hes got worse only.

but ungaloda wish dhoni fulfill panrathukku 0% chance dhaan. :big-match player: :roll:

[Plum]

Not sure if I will be able to follow the match closely or post here - ALL THE BEST to Gilly and his boys.
Kamaan Deccan, Kamaan Deccan, Kamaan Deccan!

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Er Since when AC was the worl'd greatest cricketer, pls re search, the world greatset wicket keeper is KS ,, voted by wisden couple of times and agreed by many

[Plum]

Params, Wisden oru dharam dhAn recognise paNnuvAnga. kanavunnAlum oru nyaayam vENAvA?
namma kumaru captain paNNa team ennAchunnu dhAn ellOrukkum theriyumE.
OTOH, see my maapla Adam Talends - last year winner and this year also confirmed winner. :cool:

P.S:
-...---.-.--.-- - Secret code to hubbers- Mr Chatterjee has found the right company today, with whose help he will fix the requirements we have for today :-)

[ajithfederer]

Plum, Unga strategy-ae naan negate panren. Innaikku Deccan dhaanga jeikkudhu :noteeth: :lol:

Camaan tambee rogith :cool2: :2thumbsup:. Deccan please bat first and put up a daunting score. Camaan ya camaaan. :P

[viraajan]

Gilly will take DC to finals today :D

[raajarasigan]

ippadi ellarum negative chatterjee ya follow panna enna artham... oruthar rendu per panna than work out aagum... illatti balikkathu...
:P
Plum, TM kelambi pala varusham aachu... :( innaikku vara maattar...
vidungappa... periya expectation ethum vachikka venam... at least I am expecting a close contest...

Cheers CSK....

[viraajan]

But the way dhoni slapped himself after hitting the last sixer, tells that CSK will make it.

This is really going to be a tough match!

Thrilled to watch it!

yaar vandhA enna... We will meet in finals... will meet in finals... meet in finals :smokesmirk:

[Plum]

:wave: for today folks - going to be busy today. All the best to both teams. May the best team win ;-)

[hamid]

:wave: for today folks - going to be busy today. All the best to both teams. May the best team win ;-)

paarra :o

anyway the best team means itz CSK only :cool:

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Mods,

Close this thread yaar :lol2:

[Dinesh84]

Come on Deccan :redjump: meekae jeyam!

[vanchi]

rayadu kazuthula walking pratice panna ivanlam
gentlemana :banghead: ellam media made.
(with due respects to plum as his intentions are too well known now) :)

[ajithfederer]

Leaving out Vaas is a blunder.

[hamid]

Leaving out Vaas is a blunder.

Yes.. cant understand the logic too..

[chevy]

Leaving out Vaas is a blunder.

Yes.. cant understand the logic too.. hamid, ninga entha team support- csk or dc?

[ajithfederer]

replacement rp singh. adadae :clap:.


Leaving out Vaas is a blunder.

Yes.. cant understand the logic too..

[hamid]

Leaving out Vaas is a blunder.

Yes.. cant understand the logic too.. hamid, ninga entha team support- csk or dc?


100% CSK thaan.. no davut..

Vijay gone too:sigh2:

[VinodKumar's]

Leaving out Vaas is a blunder.

Stan,

Harris rendu wicket eduthutaan paarunga.

[chevy]

Leaving out Vaas is a blunder.

Yes.. cant understand the logic too.. hamid, ninga entha team support- csk or dc?


100% CSK thaan.. no davut..

Vijay gone too:sigh2:

DC beat CSK both previous matches this season, and they won 5 matches in a row...its DC's day today and MI is almost an one man show, and with the master mostly skipping da finals, IPL'10's trophy goes to DC. :D

So, lets seee..iniki CSK'ku sang-a whistle -a nu paapom!

na sonna palikathu

[hamid]

Chevy.. yep.. seems like another agonising defeat on the cards for CSK :sad:

[ajithfederer]

Take out rp and bring in vaas


Leaving out Vaas is a blunder.

Stan,

Harris rendu wicket eduthutaan paarunga.

[HonestRaj]

But the way dhoni slapped himself after hitting the last sixer, tells that CSK will make it.

This is really going to be a tough match!

Thrilled to watch it!

yaar vandhA enna... We will meet in finals... will meet in finals... meet in finals :smokesmirk:

:wave: :wave:

[Dinesh84]

RPS into the attack

[ajithfederer]

So 142/7 it is.

[Plum]

Yes, and that is just not enough.
If only Raina had kept composure for 5 more balls...
If only Dhoni had confidence to hit sixes instead of poking around
If only vijay had shown some patience
If only csk hadn't selected hayden

Csk fans are likely to mull over this the next few days.

[ajithfederer]

Rohit may again need to captain the ship i guess. Plum I would have been happy if you had named the thread "Deccan Chargers Kalangarai vilakkam rohit sharma".

[vanchi]

gilly :wave:

[Plum]

gilly :wave: but Symonds and Gibbs will show Chennai the :wave:

[ajithfederer]

The rest of the deccan(s) should play around symonds. The next three overs should get them atleast 35.

[vanchi]

gilly :wave: but Symonds and Gibbs will show Chennai the :wave:

gibbs :wave:
%%#$^^symonds :wave:

thanks plum for your sustained efforts to help csk win. :)

[jinju]

aal aussie captains, walker, sampion, gentelmaan, dopeman included, get outhouse ya!

[ajithfederer]

Most wanted:

Bharath Ratna for Plum.

[Yuvi]

Most wanted:

Bharath Ratna for Plum.

2nd !

[viraajan]

Most wanted:

Bharath Ratna for Plum.

2nd !

AF :lol:

[directhit]

:lol: sari ippo plum sunday yaarukku thread thodunguvaar :think:

[vramesh]

Can we add 'Golf ball smuggler' to the title? :twisted:

[HonestRaj]

:lol: sari ippo plum sunday yaarukku thread thodunguvaar :think:

adhukku munnadi saturday oru velai micham irukku...

Plum. .edhuva irundhalum done'ah irukkanum.. RCB shud not win on saturday..

[hamid]

:lol: sari ippo plum sunday yaarukku thread thodunguvaar :think:

adhukku munnadi saturday oru velai micham irukku...

Plum. .edhuva irundhalum done'ah irukkanum.. RCB shud not win on saturday..

Plum might think otherwise.. I also dont mind RCB taking third position and itz all indian captains who goto Champions trophy....

[Plum]

InimE yaaru vena jeyichukkattum. My job is done. No more chatterjee...shabba evLO mental effort...office workku kooda ivlo yosichadhillai

[venkkiram]

InimE yaaru vena jeyichukkattum. My job is done. No more chatterjee...shabba evLO mental effort...office workku kooda ivlo yosichadhillai

I have no idea what you at the end of the day go to gain by this chatterjee.

[ajaybaskar]

Oru job satisfactionthaan...

[Plum]

Enga straight drive gamela ungaLukku enna fun? T20 pArkarudhula enna fun?
All entertainment only. I thooughly enjoyed the chtterjee posts for their outrageousness - also, it is also a psychological cushion. Adhellaam anubavikkanum...appo dhaan puriyum

[HonestRaj]

Enga straight drive gamela ungaLukku enna fun? T20 pArkarudhula enna fun?
All entertainment only. I thooughly enjoyed the chtterjee posts for their outrageousness - also, it is also a psychological cushion. Adhellaam anubavikkanum...appo dhaan puriyum

regular'ah IPL threads follow panradhala avaru appadi ketkalam..

nanellam chennai match. .adhuvum jeicha vandhu rendu post pannittu. .4 page padikkuradhoda sari.. adhanala enakku perusa edhuvum thonalai

[Plum]

Message to Adam Gilchrist:
pO pOi mottaikku sandhanam thadavu.
(endha mottai - GibbsA SymondsA LehmannAnu nIyE thIrmAnichukka)

[P_R]

Satterjee sakattumEnikku uork out aayiruchu pOla :lol2:

[Plum]

Satterjee sakattumEnikku uork out aayiruchu pOla :lol2:

Yeah, great fun. DC batsmen-ai praise paNNi post submit pandradhukuLLa wicket , Chennai batsmen0a thitti submit pandradhukuLLa six and four. Happened for both semi finals- obviously coincidencenAlum, the megalomaniacal kick it gave me is :bow:

[19thmay]

:)

[kid-glove]

InimE yaaru vena jeyichukkattum. My job is done. No more chatterjee...shabba evLO mental effort...office workku kooda ivlo yosichadhillai
vara vara idha high priority-a vechindu, work-a secondary-a treat panringa pola :lol2:

[Rocky89]

Message to Adam Gilchrist:
pO pOi mottaikku sandhanam thadavu.
(endha mottai - GibbsA SymondsA LehmannAnu nIyE thIrmAnichukka)

:rotfl: