Adam Gilchrist has been a legendary Australian Cricketer and we all have enjoyed his batting and wicketkeeping. The left-hand batsman stunned many with his great shots and it was always a treat to see him batting.
Among all the memories related to Adam Gilchrist, one incident that no one can forget is when the cricketer was playing against team Sri Lanka in 2003.
Gilchrist surprised many as he walked away after touching a ball that later went straight into the wicket-keeper’s gloves. Even though the umpire called it a Not Out, he walked away from the field.
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During a recent interview, Gilchrist talked about the reason behind it. Speaking on Bob which airs on Fox Footy he said talked about an incident which happened in the early days of his cricket career and left a great impression on him. It happened so that while chasing a bowler he went back and played a cut shot and smashed it straight into the keeper’s gloves and got given not out. Gilchrist recalled that when he was given a Not Out, it left all the fielders frustrated but the bowler didn’t give any reaction. After getting a chance, he played really well and scored the century. Though it was a happy moment for him he felt bad for the bowler. When he apologized from him, the bowler said “Oh, don’t worry about it”.
This old incident remained stuck with him like a “dagger in the heart”. Walking off from the field during match against Sri Lanka in Semis was a way to lay off a bad memory from head.
Now this gives an answer to the years old big question. Isn’t it?