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Gilchrist Rules out BBL

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Former Australian cricketer and one of the best wicket keeper batsmen of all times, Adam Gilchrist, has made it quite clear that he is not going to play in the upcoming Big Bash League (BBL). Earlier, there were rumors that Adam Gilchrist would play for Melbourne Renegades in the upcoming Big Bash League. The BBL is going to start in December this year. The chairman of the Melbourne Renegades, James Brayshaw, said that Gili would not be able to play and this is very disappointing for them. Melbourne Renegades struggled in the previous years’ BBL.

James Brayshaw said that Gilchrist’s participation in the Big Bash League would have drawn much bigger crowd into the stadiums. As per Brayshaw, Gili is an exciting batsman and people love watching him bat. Had Gili joined the squad, the youngsters could have learnt quite a few things from him. On being asked about the reason for not participating in the BBL, Gili said that he has played enough cricket and it is the time to do some other things in life. As per Gili, he is running a forestry business in Perth and he needs to give adequate time to his business. Apart from that, he is attached with many organizations. He said that he has a lot of work to do and he is quite busy these days.

On being asked about his experience of playing in the Indian Premiere League (IPL), Gili said that he enjoyed a lot while playing in the IPL. He said that it is always nice to go to India. The Indian people are so nice and supportive. Under the captaincy of Adam Gilchrist, Deccan Chargers had won the IPL tournament in 2009. That IPL was held in South Africa. As per Gilchrist, that was a fantastic moment and he would never forget that.

GILCHRIST STILL LOVED

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In spite of retiring from the game of cricket almost three years back now, it seems that Adam Gilchrist is still residing at large in the hearts of a large section of the cricketing community in Australia, particularly the Indian fans. The Swami Army, which is supporters’ group of Indians residing in Australia chanted slogans of ‘Bring Back Gilly’ in reference to the former Australian wicket-keeper batsman’s nickname in order to provoke the current Australian wicket-keeper Brad Haddin . Gilchirst, who retired from the international game in 2009 after a series against India, was an extremely popular figure among all cricket fans, mainly because of his explosive batting but also for his honesty that saw him walk off the field many times when he felt that he was out in spite of not being given out by the umpire.

According to the members of the Swami Army, which is being looked at as the Indian answer to the famous Barmy Army of England, said that they were winding Haddin up not only with chants for Adam Gilchrist but also chanted the name of Matthew Wade, the Victorian wicket-keeper who is being looked at as the long term replacement for Haddin in the Australian side.

Sumit Grover, a founder member of the Swami Army, however, said that chants were not intended to hurt the sentiments of Brad Haddin, who was seen gesturing in their direction many times when a wicket fell. It was, on the other hand, a chant for the love of the charismatic Adam Gilchrist, whose swashbuckling style of play earned him a lot of fan following in places far away from his native land.

The swami Army also managed to taunt fast bowler Peter Siddle who seemed visibly upset with their behavior and went on to complain to the field umpire about it.