Adam Gilchrist From Karachi: Pakistan Schoolboy Named After Australian Legend Grabs Attention with Century in PCB Tournament
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Adam Gilchrist from Karachi: Pakistan schoolboy named after Australian legend grabs attention with century in PCB tournament
Named after Australian legend Adam Gilchrist, a schoolboy from Pakistan scored 117 in a PCB tournament but revealed that he idolises a different cricketer.
Adam Gilchrist from Pakistan — Who is the teenager who smashed 100 in an U-17 tournament?
Adam Gilchrist scored 117 from just 108 balls and scored around 40 per cent of his team’s runs in a winning effort. Interestingly, the youngster’s idol is not his Australian namesake.
Pakistani cricketer Adam Gilchrist thanked the PCB and its chairman Mohsin Naqvi for providing a platform to his players. A century has put him in the spotlight. Now it remains to be seen whether he can build on this start and establish his own identity in Pakistani cricket.
Meet Pakistan’s Adam Gilchrist: Karachi teen bears Australian legend’s name but idolises Kumar Sangakkara
A Karachi teenager named Adam Gilchrist grabbed attention after smashing 117 off 108 balls in Pakistan’s Under-17 school cricket tournament, helping Kamran Public School win by 172 runs. His cricket-loving father named him after Australian legend Adam Gilchrist, but the young left-handed wicketkeeper-batter idolises Sri Lankan great Kumar Sangakkara and hopes to follow in his footsteps.
Cricket fans will never forget Australian cricketer Adam Gilchrist. The Australian opening partnership of Matthew Hayden and Gilchrist was a nightmare for opponents. But now, in Pakistan, he is...
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