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Adam Gilchrist has said that the pitch at Punjab Cricket Association Ground, Mohali helps the fast bowlers a lot. So, Australia has a great chance of bouncing back in the third test match.

The third match of the ongoing test series between India and Australia will start from 14^th of March at Mohali.

Gilchrist plays for Kings XI Punjab in IPL and PCA Ground at Mohali is the home ground of Kings XI Punjab. So, Gilchrist has played a lot of matches on PCA ground and he knows pretty well how the pitch at this Ground behaves.

When asked if Australia will be able to bounce back in the series from this stage, Gilchrist said, “Yes, they can. They have a great chance at Mohali. The pitch at Mohali will suit the Australian team because that pitch assists the fast bowlers more than the spinners.”

When asked if he wants to give any advice to the Australian team for the remaining two matches, Gilchrist said, “I just want to say that they should back themselves to win the remaining matches of the series. They have got the talent to do that. It’s about the mindset. They shouldn’t get too defensive against the Indian spinners in the next test match. They should just try to treat each ball on merit.”

When asked when he had toured India for the first time, Gilchrist said, “I went to India for the first time in 1996. I went there to replace the injured Ian Healy. I had played a couple of matches on that tour and we had been defeated in both those matches. Indian has always been a tough team to beat in their conditions.”

When asked about the moment when Australia won the test series in India in 2004, Gilchrist said, “That was a fantastic moment. We all were overjoyed. Losing the series in 2001 had hurt a lot and we came in 2004 with a lot of preparation. We played according to the plans and won the series. That was really one of the best moments of my career.”

Adam Gilchrist has said that the ODIs are not going to survive for too long and probably will become history after the next world cup which will be played in 2015 in Australia and New Zealand.

Gilchrist is considered as one of the all time greats in ODIs. His record in this format of the game is absolutely incredible. Gilchrist played 287 ODIs in which he scored 9619 runs with an average of 35.89. He announced his retirement from the ODIs four years back. He played his last ODI against India in 2008.

When asked about the gradually decreasing popularity of One Day Internationals, Gilchrist said, “The popularity of the ODIs has certainly decreased in the last few years. The evolution of T20 cricket is the main reason for it. T20s consume less time and have a lot more entertainment in them. So, people are more attracted towards them and that’s why, you see jam packed stadiums during T20 matches.”

“I think the ODIs are not going to be continued for too long now. Probably, the 2015 world cup will be the last big ODI event.”

When asked if he likes ODIs, Gilchrist said, “Yes, I like one dayers and I believe that people should watch more and more one day cricket. T20s provide entertainment, but, T20s don’t show the quality of a player. It’s a very short format and you don’t need to be super talented to be successful in T20s. Even the bits and pieces cricketers can do well in T20s. But, that’s not the case with ODIs. You need to be much more talented if you have to be a successful ODI player.”

“I will feel a bit disappointed if the ODIs become history, but, I am afraid that’s going to be the case.”