gilly from around the globe

Cricket Bloggers and their readers are obviously more intelligent and attractive than other people.

So who better to reflect on the career of the Great Gilly.

Sportsfreak gives us a Kiwi persepctive on the great man, which means he was all but Jesus, until he walked."Perhaps having Mother Theresa behind the stumps was the best sledge of them all."

Kingcricket gives us the English perspective on what Gilly did to the minds of the Poms."The English were already prone to elevating the Australians to the status of demigods at this time, but now they had to find a higher pedestal."

Cricketfizz tell us about one time Gilly actually lost, obviously it wasn't on the pitch. "I had to help a journalist friend of mine in conducting a poll on the favourite cricket player to kids within the age group of 8-16. 40,000 votes across various schools, playgrounds all over India and the result was Adam Gilchrist coming in a very close second, loosing by less than 0.5 percent to Sachin Tendulkar"

Over at Cow Corner they talk about the effect he wielded over wicket keeping selections. "Adam Gilchrist has ensured one lasting change in international cricket: the wicket-keeper can no longer be a just a useful batsman and an irritant for the opposition."

Eye on Cricket likes him because he beat Pakistan all but on his own. "I developed an instant liking for Gilly, as I would any cricketer that could snatch a Pakistani victory away from them"

Miss Field loves him. "I hope he doesn't think he's not retiring at the top of his game, because he's a champion, and we all love him."

My two cents puts it short but sweet. "It couldn't have happened to a nicer man."

The Cricket Watchers Journal likes the fact Gilly made wicket keepers more important. "Thanks Gilly...you made 'keepers respectable members of a cricket team."

I have written a post too, but so far all it says is thanks Gilly, but once i said this. "People spend the whole lives afraid of making mistakes, but gilly has inspired me to f*ck that sh*t, grow some test1cles, and swing away." & this "These days sports people play sport like they’re guarding there share portfolio, so watching Gilly flail the bat around like a junkie swatting away imaginary flying monkeys is f*cking outstanding."www.cricketwithballs.com "the hooking & pulling specialists"