Legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar wrote on his twitter account: One of the best men to have ever stood behind a wicket. A very Happy Birthday to you mate! I hope you catch all the good times!
While, Virender Sehwag wished Gilchrist in his own Style. The Delhi born cricketer wrote: Today is a day to play Gilli Danda as a tribute to the incredible Adam Gilchrist. Happy Birthday!
Gilchrist is regarded as one of the greatest ever wicket-keeper batsman. The Aussie has 15,461 runs and 905 dismissals to his name. The explosive southpaw played 96 Tests, 287 ODI’s and 13 T20’s .
Adam Gilchrist is the only player to hit 100 sixes in Test career and he also holds the unique record of scoring atleast 50 runs in successive World cup finals(1999,2003,2007)