5 players who made a successful transition from limited-overs cricket to Tests

1. Adam Gilchrist (Australia)

Gilchrist established himself in the Australian ODI team way before his Test debut

ODI Debut: 25 October 1996

Test Debut: 5 November 1999

Adam Gilchrist is arguably the best wicket-keeper batsman of all time in and also perhaps the most successful No. 7 batsman in the history of the game in Tests. Gilly, as he is fondly known, has a run-tally of 5570 runs in 96 matches and he scored his runs at a phenomenal strike rate of above 80.

Before making a plunge into the Test arena, though, Gilchrist represented Australia in ODIs for a span of more than 3 years. During this phase, the left-hander established his reputation as one of the most dangerous opening batsmen in 50-over cricket. He got his opportunity in five-day cricket after legendary Aussie keeper Ian Healy hung his boots in 1999.

From there, Gilchrist went to become an integral part of Australia's golden era in international cricket.