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Gilchrist times retirement perfectly
January 28, 2008
Timing is everything in professional sport and Adam Gilchrist showed why he is a master of choosing the perfect moment with the shock announcement he was retiring.
Also see: Adam's the apple
The Australian vice-captain stunned the cricketing world when he revealed he was quitting at the end of the summer, just 24 hours after breaking the world record for the most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in test cricket.
His team mates and even members of his own family were surprised by his decision, yet it was typical of a man who has always defied convention.
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Photographs: Getty Images | Text: Reuters
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