One of the best wicket-keeping batters of all time, Adam Gilchrist celebrates his 51st birthday today.

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Gichrist was born in New South Wales, Australia on this day in 1971

Gilchrist played in one of the best Australian teams of all-time and won three world Cups

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Gilchrist lifted the World Cup trophy in 1999, 2003 and 2007

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Gilchrist was inducted in the prestigious ICC Hall of Fame in December 2013

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Gilchrist holds the record for scoring the most centuries by a wicket-keeper(33)

Interestingly, Gilchrist was also the first player to hit 1000 runs in the IPL

Gilchrist made his international ebut in an ODI game against South Africa in 1996

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Gilchrist scored 5570 runs in Tests, 9619 runs in ODIs, 272 runs in T20Is, and 2069 runs in the IPL

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