BBL 2017/18: Adam Gilchrist Lauds Chris Lynn For Hitting a Century of Sixes

Chris Lynn, who revealed he is yet to find a proper shot, created Big Bash history as he became the first batsman to score a century of sixes in the Big Bash League as he scored 39 runs which included two towering sixes. Lynn went into the match with his tally at 98, and he didn’t have to look any further for inspiration with Brendon McCullum, who extended contract this year, at the other end who has 107 sixes in Test match cricket which is the most in the history of the game.

Lynn plays for the Brisbane Heat franchise in Australia’s primary T20 tournament and has been their top order mainstay. He is known for his hard-hitting ability and leads the second-placed Aaron Finch on the list of most sixes by a huge margin of 40. One of Australia’s greatest ever wicket keeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist has been all praises for the right-handed batsman and feels he has had a major impact on the Big Bash League.

Gilchrist dubbed ‘Lynnsanity’ to create history before the match as he needed just two more hits to be at the top of the list. After the match, Gilchrist lauded Lynn for entertaining the fans through his explosive hitting. He said:

“The impact he’s had on the Big Bash has been amazing. Last year he won (player of) the tournament and only played five games – that’s a pretty severe impact. He’s the sort of guy that encourages people to pay money to come and watch, or make sure that they don’t miss a ball on TV. Guys like Chris Gayle, they’ve played well around the world in T20 cricket, but as far as Big Bash cricket goes, Lynny I think has had the greatest effect.”

Talking about Lynn’s hitting approach he said:

 “With Lynny it’s just brute strength, and right from ball one.” 

However, it was not all good news for the charismatic opener as he left the field while fielding due to a tight calf. The management later confirmed it was all precautionary measures. Gilchrist raised a question on the scheduling and players fitness:

“As cricket fans, we’re all pretty selfish – we want to see the best cricketers playing all the cricket, and unfortunately scheduling doesn’t allow that. That’s not through anybody’s fault – it’s just the reality of the situation.” 

“National representation has always got to maintain its priority. The Big Bash is now well enough entrenched to stand alone not just on the back of one player – and Chris Lynn would never claim he carries it all on his own shoulders, far from it – so there’s enough other entertainment and quality players around. If anything, it’s a big tick for the Big Bash in that it gives him an opportunity to launch into the Australian 50-over team. So who knows what other opportunities will come down the track for him or other players from playing in this tournament?”

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