Adam Gilchrist appointed Sagittarius captain

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Adam Gilchrist appointed  Sagittarius captain
Adam Gilchrist during his IPL stint.

Dubai - Popularly know as Gilly, he remains one of the world's favourite cricketers and still has a huge international fan following.

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Published: Fri 1 Jan 2016, 11:00 PM

Last updated: Sat 2 Jan 2016, 10:12 AM

Living legend Adam Gilchrist has been appointed Captain of Sagittarius Strikers.
The former Australian great is regarded as one of the world most explosive batsman and memories of his batting heroics across different versions of game are still fresh in the minds of cricket lovers.
Popularly know as Gilly, he remains one of the world's favourite cricketers and still has a huge international fan following.
Gilly, who had played 13 T20 matches for Australia, has always been a great ambassador of our game. Who can ever forget when he walked when given not out in the 2003 World Cup semifinal. With a strike rate of 140 plus, he remains one of the most celebrated batsman in T20's short history. He is a winning captain of an IPL championship team and a former IPL Player of the Tournament. His contribution to the game makes him an automatic choice to lead the
"Fearless" Sagittarius Strikers. Sagittarius Strikers is owned by Ashfaq Shaikh and Misbah Ahmad, both successful businessmen in UAE with interest in retail, real estate and restaurants. The owners are sports lovers and have passion for cricket in particular. The owners are confident that Sagittarius Strikers will deliver the brand of cricket that the fans will love to watch.
Sagittarius Strikers also boasts of legends like Mahela Jayawardena, Daniel Vettori Shane Bond, Jonathan Trott and just fresh from competitive cricket Tino Best, Krishmar Santokie, Nathan Hauritz, Michael Carberry, Alviro Petersen, Yasir Hameed, Gavin Hamilton, Phil Mustard and Khurram Khan.


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