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This is an archive article published on January 26, 2008

8216;Bevan toughest to keep to8217;

Michael Bevan was already famous, but today another dimension was added to his fame.

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Michael Bevan was already famous, but today another dimension was added to his fame. His chinaman deliveries troubled even his wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist, now the world record-holder with 414 scalps. Excerpts:

On his world record:

8220;I8217;m thrilled to be the world-record holder. It8217;s a really nice, satisfying achievement. I might have got there a bit quicker if I8217;d gloved a couple a bit more cleanly.

On his wicketkeeping coming under constant scrutiny:

8220;I8217;ve always had to maintain the highest standards and if I didn8217;t, people pounce on it very quickly. Like Anil Kumble, I use critics as motivation.

On role of bowlers:

8220;Oh, they have all been brilliant. I might throw a big party to all. Warnie, McGrath, Gilliespie, Lee, this set8230; they have all been brilliant and the journey until here has been really enjoyable.8221;

On the most difficult bowler he kept wickets to:

8220;Michael Bevan. I think I read Shane Warne very well, it was just the matter of being in the right position but somehow I couldn8217;t pick Bevan8217;s deliveries, didn8217;t know where it was going. It was pretty funny, but that8217;s it.8221;

8226;Gilchrist set up a new record of most dismissals in Tests by catching Anil Kumble off Mitchell Johnson on Friday. It was his 414th dismissal in 96 Tests

8226; South Africa8217;s Mark Boucher, who dismissed 413 batsmen in 109 Tests, held the previous record

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8226; Gilchrist, who made his Test debut against Pakistan in Brisbane in the 1999-2000 season, took eight years and 82 days to set the record

8226;He is also limited overs international cricket8217;s most successful wicketkeeper, with 454 dismissals 401 catches and 53 stumpings in 277 one ODIs

 

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