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News India Live, Digital Desk: Jason gillespie: The cricket ground is not only for batsmen or bowlers, but sometimes for such players to create history, which no one expects. Former Australian fast bowler Jason Gillespie is also named in the pages of cricket history where he performed an act with the bat, which no one could imagine. This is a record that still surprises everyone.
The matter of 2006, when Australia The team was on a tour of Bangladesh. In a Test match played at Chittagong, Australia lost their first wickets quickly. The game of the day was about to end and in such a situation the team adopted a traditional strategy – sending ‘nightwatch’. Knightwatchman calls the batsman who is sent only at the end of the day so that the main batsmen can be saved for the night and they can play refreshed the next day. This role is usually sent to a weak batsman or fast bowler, whose main task is to save the wicket from falling.
This time Jason Gillespie, who was known for his sharp bowling, came on the field as a nightwatchman, not for batting. Nobody had thought that he would stay at the crease for a full two days, not one night and would get rid of the sweat of Bangladesh bowlers. He surprised everyone with his batting and faced 425 balls, played an incredible innings of 201* run with the help of 26 fours and 2 sixes, and that too as a nightwatchman!
This was the first and only opportunity in Test cricket history when a nightwatchman scored a double century. Gilespi not only took out his team with hardly, but also won the ‘Man of the Match’ title for his unmatched innings. It was also the last Test match of his career, and he finished it in an unforgettable way. His record is still one of the most unique and memorable records in cricket history.
