Meet Pakistan’s Gilchrist: Teen bears Oz legend’s name but idolises 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.
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