Legendary Australian wicket-keeper batter Adam Gilchrist has named India great Mahendra Singh Dhoni among the three greatest wicketkeeper batters. However, Gilchrist mentioned one other name before he got to Dhoni. Gilchrist, who is one of the greatest wicketkeeper batters himself, chose the name of fellow Australia great Rodney Marsh before Dhoni. Gilchrist also termed Marsh as his idol.
“Rodney Marsh, he was my idol. That’s who I wanted to be. MS Dhoni, I like his coolness. He did it in his way, always calm. And Kumar Sangakkara. He was so classy in everything he did, batting high up the order and with his keeping skills,” said Gilchrist, speaking to The Times of India.
Also, Gilchrist backed Australia to triumph in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar series against India. The Men in Blue have won the last 2 Test series between the two nations in Australia and will be aiming for an unprecedented hattrick. However, whilst Gilchrist did side with his own country, he admitted that it would be a close affair that is likely to go down to the wire.
“Onus is on Australia to prove they are the dominant force at home. India know how to go away and win overseas. Naturally, I’m going to say Australia, hope they get there. But it’s too close to call. It will be a close tussle,” Gilchrist said.
