Adam Gilchrist:
Batting in first or seventh position, wearing whites or coloreds, Adam Gilchrist happens to be the symbolic heart of Australia’s steamrolling agenda and the most exhilarating cricketer of the modern age. He was simultaneously a cheerful throwback to more innocent times, a flap-eared country boy who decided to walk when given not out in a World Cup semi-final and swatted his second ball for six while sitting on a Test pair. While you describe his batting philosophy, it’s quite simple – “just hit the ball”. Gilchrist has been rightly called “one of the most destructive batsmen the game of cricket has ever seen”. Gilchrist scored 16 ODI centuries where Australia has won all of these matches. He was the most vital name in the Australian team with such tremendous records.