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Adam Gilchrist from Pakistan — Who is the teenager who smashed 100 in an U-17 tournament?

A 17-year-old cricketer from Karachi has made headlines by replicating the explosive batting style of a cricketing legend—though not the one his name suggests. Adam Gilchrist, the left-handed wicketkeeper-batter, delivered a blistering century in the U-17 PCB Talent Hunt School Cricket Championships, smashing 117 runs off just 108 balls.

His innings accounted for nearly 40% of his team’s total as Kamran Public School crushed Happy Place Grammar School Karachi by 172 runs in the tournament, which draws over 1,200 schools from across Pakistan’s districts. The youngster’s father, a cricket enthusiast, added the surname Gilchrist after his son was born, though Adam himself cites Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara as his role model rather than the Australian great who shares his first name.

Organizers of the PCB tournament see it as a vital platform for young talent to gain exposure, with participants like Gilchrist hoping to eventually transition into professional cricket.

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