MS Dhoni vs Adam Gilchrist!! Australia legend settles the debate for the GOAT Wicketkeeper

Former Australia wicketkeeper-batter Adam Gilchrist faced a difficult question when asked to choose between himself and legendary Indian skipper MS Dhoni.

Cricket.com shared a video of Adam Gilchrist's famous "This or That" challenge on the social media account X (formerly known as Twitter).

Gilchrist and MS Dhoni are two of the biggest match-winning wicketkeeper-batters in international cricket.

These legendary cricketers belong to different generations of the sport. They were part of many memorable victories, including ICC trophies, for their respective teams in international cricket.

Watch: Adam Gilchrist Picks MS Dhoni Over Himself

Gilchrist was asked to choose a wicketkeeper player from a plethora of options: Romesh Kaluwitharana, Moin Khan, Matt Prior, Andy Flower, Mark Boucher, Jack Russell, Ian Healy, and MS Dhoni. The former cricketer persisted with Andy Flower for a long time before choosing MS Dhoni.

The combination eventually reached a choice between himself and MS Dhoni, but Adam Gilchrist had no hesitation in saying "MS Dhoni." "Lifted every trophy that possibly could be lifted," Gilchrist concluded.

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Gilchrist was a dominant force in international cricket for a decade. Gilchrist revolutionized the role of the wicketkeeper-batter.

He played 96 Tests, 287 ODIs, and 13 T20Is. The former left-handed batter scored 5,000 runs in Tests and nearly 10,000 runs in the 50-over international format.

Gilchrist scored 17 centuries in Tests and 16 in ODIs. He also achieved over 450 dismissals in ODIs and more than 400 in Tests.

The former cricketer recorded 414 dismissals across 96 Tests. He maintained an average of 2.2 dismissals per inning, a feat unmatched by any other player in Test history.

MS Dhoni led Team India to the 2007 T20 World Cup, the 2011 ODI World Cup, and the 2013 Champions Trophy victories.

Dhoni scored 10,773 runs in 350 ODI matches at an average of 50.57 and a strike rate of 87.56. He also played 90 Tests and 98 T20Is, scoring 4,876 and 1,617 runs, respectively.

Turned To Matthew Hayden And Said I'm Done - Adam Gilchrist

Gilchrist recently shared a moment that forced him to retire from Test cricket. He recalled a match against India when he dropped a catch off Brett Lee's bowling.

"I attempted to take a catch off the outside edge of VVS Laxman, and dropped it, an absolute soda, as simple as it gets. The ball hit the ground and I looked at the replay on the big screen, looked at it again and again and again and it went probably 32 times. I turned to Matthew Hayden and said I'm done, I'm out."

The incident occurred during the final Test of the 2007-08 Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Adelaide. India was at 231/4 and VVS Laxman was in his 30s when Gilchrist dropped an easy catch off Brett Lee's bowling. However, the drop wasn’t costly, as Laxman was later dismissed for 51 runs.

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