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Gilchrist times retirement perfectly

January 28, 2008

Just as he did whenever he was batting, Gilchrist opted to walk before the finger was raised, leaving on his own terms with his reputation intact.

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    Gilchrist is already assured of his place in cricketing folklore as one of the greatest players to embrace the game and could easily have played on for several more seasons.

    But after 96 Tests and 277 one-day internationals, he had nothing left to prove and at age 36, his body was starting to creak.

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