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"When I got to the middle, Ganguly was not there. Dravid was in his blazer, ready for the toss," Gilchrist wrote in his autobiography 'True colours'.
"'Where's Sourav? I said'. Rahul couldn't answer definitively; between the lines I perceived that Sourav might have pulled out from fear of losing a home series," said Gilchrist, who was a stand-by skipper in place of an injured Ricky Ponting.
Gilchrist felt the hard green top in Nagpur could be the reason for off-spinner Harbhajan making himself unavailable for the match.
"Harbhajan was out of Nagpur Test with a 'flu', which he seemed to have contracted when he saw the grassy wicket.
"...I still don't know to this day what was wrong with Ganguly and Harbhajan," said Gilchrist.
One of the most successful wicket-keepers ever, Gilchrist, who is also known for his sportsman spirit, mentioned that speculation was rife that the hard green top was a result of Ganguly's quarrel with the head of local Vidarbha Cricket Association.
"There was speculation that Sourav Ganguly was quarrelling with the head of cricket in Nagpur and a rumour that a spicy pitch might be prepared out of spite or revenge against the captain," he said.
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Gilly knew that downfall is near so he chickened and retired.Kangaroos cant take defeat like a man.They are bad LOSERS, always have been.
I am fed up to my back teeth reading about Gilchrist hero worshippers' painting him as an epitome of sporting spirit just because he walks when he "nibbles".What about the numbers of unjustified appeals he makes behind the stumps when he knows the batsman has not hit the ball? He has the clearest view of the edge of the bat and the flight of the ball!What about the half volley catches he appeals for?His honesty is very selective! So please don't be so effusive in your portrayal of Gilchrist as a patron saint.
Gilchrist is no match to any of our players Hence he is plain jealous.Now what you need to do Indians, chuck him out of IPL .
No Gilly in IPL no IPL full stop!! Same goes with Roy, No Roy No IPL ...do you understand??
Do u understand what IPL stands for . Who needs your roys and gillies. Keep them home.Dumbwit
he has some feelings in his mind and heart which he is expressing. what is wrong in that. every one knows what kind of character bhajji is and what kind of chicken-hearted ganguly was. without dravid, gangulys team was nothing. the fact that the management even wanted to give captaincy to youngsters but not ganguly,shows even what the team management thinks about him. All these fab players in the last decade, have realized cricket is the best money generator and played in such a way that money keeps flowing but not india keeps winning. bcoz if india wins, ppl dont have much interest and there is no rivalry. only after the new generation,india is consistently winning.
It is good to have emotions rather than not have any. Aussies play sports as though they are in the battle field where they have to win by all means.Mark my words by all means not necessarily fair. In other words they resort to cheating,lying,dobbing,crying,complainin,whinging etc Then who is this gilchrist to pass judgement on others character.Look deep into yours first. You dont have to go deep enough . Search on the surface and if you are not a dumbwit ,you will find the answers.
I thought Gilly is a semi crack and looks like he is fully insane and stupid.
And gilchrist retired from cricket itself fearing australia would lose to India. After robbing victory in sydney, gilchrist should be jumped into the ocean in shame. Instead he is running all over blaming Indians. Beggers from australia should stop pointing there fingers at the bosses, else alms wont come there way. Ban these beggers and robbers from IPL and let them beg else where in the world. Come to India for begging again and we wont throw biscuits and breads any more to you and sydney robbers.
This man should not be allowed to step onto the Indian soil. Boycott him completely.He is a CHEAP PERSON
Gilchrist, have you looked at yourself in the mirror . Then pl do . You are a hypocrite and are wearing a mask to hide your wicked face. Just be careful,mirror might explode.
I thi nk Gilli is trying to boost the sales of his book by making wild
Do not buy this arrogant man's book. Make all this artificial hype ineffective.FLOP THE BOOK. In any case only a few Aussies are going to buy this book. The main market is in India. Gilly is just needling us Indians to lure us into buying his book. Pretty old marketing strategy this ......so don't fall for it.
Lol you know, we all know you accompanied gilly in hybad streets. so no need to tell who you are
Gary do you know what you are? You are an animal on Indian streets along with your gilly. If gilly begs on the streets of hyderabad, you wag your tail around him and move around in hyderabad.
and gary is a street dog wagging his tail in hyderabad
It seem sthat Gilli is just trying to create hype for his autobiography. We should not think these revelations more than marketing gimmics.
This man has gone out of his senses better he consults a good Doctor and gets himself cured. The Management of Deccan Chargers team in I.P.L better cancels this fellows contract from the team or they will be in trouble next year.
I don't understand what these "revelations" are going to achieve. Ricky Ponting also did not play the match. Do we deduce that he also "chickened out"?