Should Gilly's '18' Be Retired?

[Mister Wright]

He's been named Australia's greatest ever ODI player and makes everyone's All time ODI XIs. I don't think the Aussies retire the one day player's shirt numbers given that Steve Waugh's has been taken by Jaques and Clarke has Warnie's

Not ever been a huge Gilchrist fan, but I think he deserves this honour and don't think anyone should wear the 18 but Gilchrist.

 

[Josh]

Give it to Cameron White

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Give it to Phil Hughes.

 

[Top_Cat]

The game is bigger than any player and Gillie is no different. No number should be retired for anyone I reckon.

 

[chaminda_00]

He is no Micheal Jordon tbh.

 

[sideshowtim]

We're not Americans, I've always hated the idea of retiring numbers. Let his legacy live on throughout whoever wears the 18 next.

 

[gettingbetter]

People pay attention to numbers?

 

[Debris]

I'm more in favour in gifting it to a young player and creating a history behind a number.

 

[Debris]

People pay attention to numbers?

It would seem it is important to the players. That's why the Australian team got them sewn into their shirts in the first place.

 

[Gilly Fan]

Give it to Harry Gilchrist.

 

[age_master]

If we start retiring numbers eventually they will run out!

 

[Josh]

Could do one of two things.

a) give it to the batsman with the best hitting power in the team
b) give it to every 'regular' national keeper from here on in

Or

c) just wait for someone else to take it

But no, just don't retire it.

 

[burr]

No. If they don't do it for anyone else it'd be ridiculous to do it for Gilly. Plus I don't agree with retiring numbers anyway. And it is only a number in one-day cricket. It's not partic meaningful.

 

[NUFAN]

If we start retiring numbers eventually they will run out!

Or we could have players with numbers like 42.8, or 63&3/7ths


I don't see the point in retiring a number, to be honest I had no idea that Gilly wore 18, don't think THAT many people would have known this..

 

[jemo27]

most Australian numbers have not been used more than once with alot of players taking high numbers like Brett Lee, Symonds, Mike Hussey etc, if say Luke Ronchi got picked fpor Austrlain then it would be okay for hime to have 18 beeing very similair

 

[Jono]

Numbers aren't reall important and remembered in cricket as much as in AFL, basketball etc.

Don't think anyone would even notice. If you asked me what number Gilly was before this thread I wouldn't have known.

 

[Josh]

most Australian numbers have not been used more than once with alot of players taking high numbers like Brett Lee, Symonds, Mike Hussey etc, if say Luke Ronchi got picked fpor Austrlain then it would be okay for hime to have 18 beeing very similair

Why just Ronchi and not any other keeper??