Gilchrist believes record will vindicate glovework

By Julian Linden

ADELAIDE (Reuters) - Australia's Adam Gilchrist hopes to finally get the recognition he deserves for his prowess behind the stumps after the wicketkeeper-batsman broke the world record for the most test dismissals on Friday.

Gilchrist bettered South African Mark Boucher's world record when he caught Indian captain Anil Kumble shortly after the tea interval on the second day of the fourth and final test.

The catch gave Gilchrist his 414th victim, eclipsing Boucher's record of 413, and added another milestone to his glittering career.

"I am thrilled to be the world record holder," he told a news conference.

"It is a really nice satisfying achievement.

"It is not something that you set out to achieve, if you set out with that in mind you are never going to get close.

"You just play your cricket and all the sudden you creep up and get close."

Breaking records is nothing new for Gilchrist although most of his previous feats have been with the bat.