All-time combined India-Australia Test XI

#7 Adam Gilchrist (Wicket-Keeper)

Gilchrist was a brilliant wicket-keeper and a ferocious batsman

Even in Test cricket, Adam Gilchrist was one of the most devastating batsmen ever. The left-hander believed his raw power and his ability to strike the ball hard came from his lean and muscular built.

Gilchrist was brilliant both off his front foot and the back. He even played the sweep shot to perfection, unlike several other Aussies who failed to develop that skill.

What was more breathtaking was his wicket-keeping. Gilchrist was a stupendous athlete with the gloves. He would often fling himself upwards to pluck something out of the air. At other times, he would be waiting to collect the ball and whipping the bails off in a flash.

Only Mahendra Singh Dhoni has come close to being compared to the Aussie legend.

In his Test career, Gilchrist scored 5,570 runs from 96 games at an average of 47.60 with 17 hundreds and 27 fifties. He also dazzled behind the stumps with 379 catches and 37 stumpings.