Given his success on the field, Gilchrist must be a prime candidate for captaincy. But he has a different view about gunning for the job.

"Just as a wicket-keeper, captaincy is probably do-able," he said. "As a wicket-keeper-batsman, it's difficult. I've learnt a lot more. When I first got asked to captain in a Test match and a few one-dayers, I said, 'I'd love to have a go.' I've learnt from that that it's very difficult."

Career statistics:

Tests

M	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100	50	Ct/St
47	3073	204*	60.25	83.59	9	16	185/18

One-day internationals

M	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100	50	Ct/St
175	5664	154	34.74	92.26	8	34	256/37

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