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Action Replay  Australia in India, Feb-Apr 2001
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  3rd Test match (18 Mar - 22 Mar)

Adam Gilchrist was the toast of Australia when he blasted the match winning hundred in the Mumbai Test match. Then it has been a dreadful run against the spin of Harbhajan Singh. Steve Waugh took the initiative of sending Gilchrist up the order to get him out of the rut. Gilchrist has indeed cut a sorry figure out of himself, playing against the off spinner. The lack of footwork and complete bamboozlement against the turning ball forced Gilchrist to play the only stroke that has been his undoing, the sweep! He resorted to play the sweep shot off the eleventh ball he faced to a full length delivery. The ball was straight like an arrow directed at the middle stump, the ball hit the pads and up went the finger! Gilchrist had to make the long walk back to the dressing room after his abject surrender


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