Pakistan schoolboy Adam Gilchrist hits 117 in PCB Under-17 Talent Hunt at Jinnah College
A 17-year-old wicketkeeper-batter from Kamran Public School in Karachi named Adam Gilchrist scored 117 off 108 balls at Jinnah College during the PCB Talent Hunt School Cricket Championship Under-17, a performance reported on October 12, 2026. The innings came against Happy Palace Grammar School Karachi.
His mother gave him the forename Adam at birth, while his father — described as a fan of the Australian cricket legend Adam Gilchrist — added Gilchrist as his surname. The player is a left-handed wicketkeeper-batter and is part of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s talent hunt programme. Despite the Australian surname, he cites former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara as his cricketing idol. Social media attention followed the combination of his famous surname and the century.
Gilchrist’s knock included 11 fours and occupied 145 minutes at the crease as he compiled 117 off 108 deliveries. That innings was credited as match-winning in the report and was noted for combining patience with attacking strokeplay.
Kamran Public School finished on 297 for four in 40 overs, with Gilchrist contributing nearly 39 per cent of the total. His century helped set up a 172-run victory for his side over Happy Palace Grammar School Karachi.
The teenager’s chosen idol, Kumar Sangakkara, is described in the report as having scored 12,400 runs in Test cricket, including 38 centuries, and is also a left-handed wicketkeeper-batter. The piece notes the similarity in batting handedness between the Pakistani youngster and Sangakkara.
The century occurred in the second season of the PCB Talent Hunt Programme for Schools. The programme has been expanded for this season to involve 1,400 schools across 100 districts and is intended to identify promising school cricketers and help them progress into Pakistan’s age-group cricket structure.
The Talent Hunt’s second season runs from September 15 to December 5, 2026, and the report says Gilchrist’s century has already increased his recognition while the programme continues to provide further opportunities for school players to be noticed.
