Gilchrist rushes to correct $380m mistake

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Former Test keeper Adam Gilchrist has been caught up successful a comical lawsuit of mistaken identity, confused connected a database of the apical 10 wealthiest cricketers successful the satellite with an entrepreneur of the aforesaid name.

Gilchrist topped a database republished by Twitter account, the World Index, successful which helium was named the richest cricketer successful the satellite this twelvemonth by concern mag CEOWORLD.

It was reported that Gilchrist boasted an estimated nett worthy of $380 cardinal - up of Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli and countryman Ricky Ponting.

However, the lone contented was that the study had taken into relationship the incorrect Adam Gilchrist.

Seeing the comic side, the Australian cricket fable was speedy to acceptable the grounds straight, taking to his ain Twitter relationship to explicate the mix-up and telephone retired the "fake news".

"A lawsuit of mistaken individuality present folks," helium wrote.

"Unless of people my namesake who founded F45 played cricket, successful which lawsuit it's wholly accurate."

Gilchrist's net worthy was mixed-up with that of the laminitis of the planetary fittingness franchise F45.

The Australian concatenation of fittingness centres has made headlines precocious with several gyms going into liquidation successful the past six months.

Whilst the 51-year-old Aussie large mightiness not beryllium the richest cricketer, helium does person an awesome grounds with 96 Test appearances and 3 ODI World Cup titles.

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