After four years, the moment i was desperately waiting for finally happened.. I don't know when the obsession began but it caught flame when i missed his batting during the second test of Australia's tour of India in 2004.. Since then, i have wondered many a time if i would ever see him play live which included failed attempts to go see a match in Bangalore (Chinnasamy stadium seems to be jinxed as far as i am concerned.. Two failed attempts for tickets so far though my sister got free passes for the Terrace Pavillion!!! More on that later maybe)
How i wish he was wearing the yellow uniform as in the pic instead of Cream and black during yesterday's match against Chennai Super Kings.. Adam Gilchrist, my cricketer of the last decade, proved to everyone in Chennai why he is a match winner.. With Chennai managing a paltry 144, it would've been an easy victory for any other team (I'm not even considering royal challengers) but Deccan have proved in the few games they have played that they can make a match of even the easiest victories..
After beginning rather cautiously, he took off with some mighty blows against Ntini.. I still am awestruck thinking about the first six he hit off Ntini.. A quick fire 54 all but took the game away from the Chennai Super Kings.. Mr. Dependable Rohit Sharma and Styris finished the job rather nicely..
Gau keeps saying Gilchrist is too unpredictable but today is example of why exactly he is amongst the best.. An interesting statistic, Rohit Sharma is the leading run scorer in the IPL but the only 2 matches Deccan have won had Gilchrist written all over them (Man of the match in both matches), with little or no help from Rohit.. Not dicrediting Rohit here but just proving what a difference 'Church' can make.. Deccan desperately needed a victory today and as they say "Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Man!"
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