Australian cricket legend Adam Gilchrist has announced his big new career move – and it has nothing to do with sports
- Adam Gilchrist has a new job at the Center for Australia-India Relations
- The role of the Australian cricket legend is as a member of the advisory board
- Adam Gilchrist already has a busy list of jobs and positions in Australia
Australian cricket icon Adam Gilchrist has taken up a new job at the Center for Australia-India Relations as a member of its advisory board.
Gilchrist, 52, currently juggles roles as a cricket commentator, a global brand ambassador for the University of Wollongong and as a goodwill ambassador for World Vision.
The Center for Australia-India Relations is a national platform established by the Australian Government to support and facilitate greater cooperation and engagement with India.
The organization works at all levels of government, industry, academia and civil society to build a better understanding of the Australia-India relationship and the opportunities arising from these connections.
The swashbuckling wicketkeeper played a crucial role in the cricket show at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics by delivering an impassioned speech at Lord’s 15 years ago.
Adam Gilchrist has a new job at the Center for Australia-India Relations as a board member
“The Olympic Games are the absolute pinnacle of sport…unlike basketball and baseball, our best cricketers would certainly participate in any Olympic Games that featured cricket,” Gilchrist said in his 2009 speech.
“The opportunity to stand atop the Olympic podium, wear an Olympic gold medal and have the pride of singing your national anthem would be a life-changing experience that money cannot buy.”
More recently, the Australian legend has scathingly criticized the direction of cricket and criticized the ICC for the hectic schedule players now have.
“We have a T20 series just four days after a World Cup. That’s just greed and filling the coffers, that’s all really,” he told SEN in November.
Adam Gilchrist believes all three formats can coexist if they are not played as often.
“I think there’s plenty of room for the three formats of the game – just don’t play too many of them,” he said.
‘I feel comfortable with the 50-plus format, but it seems inevitable that this will only be at World Cups and Champions Trophies.’
The Australian cricket icon juggles roles as a cricket commentator, a global brand ambassador for the University of Wollongong and as a World Vision Goodwill Ambassador
Adam Gilchrist was instrumental in cricket’s participation at the Los Angeles Olympics
Adam Gilchrist has also been a strong supporter of David Warner in recent months, backing him to feature alongside Travis Head at the World Cup.
‘You don’t take [Warner] if you don’t start with him and open with him,” Adam Gilchrist told AAP before the tournament.
‘He really deserves to be chosen in the World Cup selection and the starting eleven. He is a World Cup winner.
“I think his knowledge and experience in India will be key to the Aussies doing well.”