5 aggressive openers with great hand-eye coordination

#4 Adam Gilchrist - Australia

Adam Gilchrist was unarguably the best Australian wicket-keeper batsman. The Australian opening duo of Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden coming to bat in limited overs cricket was capable of sending shivers down the spine of opposition bowlers. Gilchrist's mesmerizing stroke play always helped Australia get off to a flier.

He played ravishing cover drives, square cuts, and pull shots without moving his feet. A gifted hand-eye coordination combined with aggressive intent helped him score brisk runs on fast and bouncy Australian tracks without any difficulty.

Adam Gilchrist was Australia's best wicket-keeper batsman

Wicket-keeping used to be a specialized role and keepers emphasized just on keeping wickets but Adam Gilchrist's batting brought about a big revolution in terms of how a keeper's role is defined.

In Test cricket, he played in the lower middle order and propelled the Australian total with his hard-hitting. Having amassed 5570 runs in Tests and a massive 9619 runs in ODIs in his cricket career, Gilly's contribution to Australian cricket is huge.