Gilchrist, who had come under scrutiny for a series of wicket keeping blunders during the ongoing series against India, chose to hang his gloves a day after breaking South African Mark Boucher"s record of highest dismissals by a wicketkeeper.
The ongoing fourth and final Test will be his last appearance in the longer version of the game while he will end his one-day career after the subsequent tri-series.
The stumper, who is currently playing his 96th Test, will finish his career while at the top of the table of the game"s leading wicketkeepers by dismissal, having so far taken 414 dismissals (377 caught, 37 stumped), at an incredible 2.178 scalps per innings.
“It is with great pride and happiness that I make the decision to retire from Test and One-day cricket. I"ve come to this decision after much thought and discussion with those most important to me," Gilchrist said in a statement issued by Cricket Australia.
“I am now ready and excited to move into the next phase of my life," said Gilchrist, who has so far compiled 5556 runs in 95 Tests for an average of 47.89 and 9297 runs in 277 ODIs for an average of 36.03.
The ongoing fourth and final Test will be his last appearance in the longer version of the game while he will end his one-day career after the subsequent tri-series.
The stumper, who is currently playing his 96th Test, will finish his career while at the top of the table of the game"s leading wicketkeepers by dismissal, having so far taken 414 dismissals (377 caught, 37 stumped), at an incredible 2.178 scalps per innings.
“It is with great pride and happiness that I make the decision to retire from Test and One-day cricket. I"ve come to this decision after much thought and discussion with those most important to me," Gilchrist said in a statement issued by Cricket Australia.
“I am now ready and excited to move into the next phase of my life," said Gilchrist, who has so far compiled 5556 runs in 95 Tests for an average of 47.89 and 9297 runs in 277 ODIs for an average of 36.03.
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