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Durban, May 25: <\/strong> Hard-hitting South African batsman David Miller has said it was like a dream come true for him when he got to play under Australian legend Adam Gilchrist whom he has grown up watching.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Wicketkeeping great Gilchrist led Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at a time Miller was drafted in the side in 2011.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"Adam Gilchrist was the captain at that time, growing up I always looked up to him and Matthew Hayden, I watched Australia play at 3 am in the morning, Gilchrist was captaining me, we had a lot of greats in our side, so it was a dream for me," Miller, 30, said during an Instagram Live session with former Zimbabwe pacer-turned-commentator Pommie Mbangwa.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"In my first year, I did not get a single game at the IPL. Halfway through my second year, I got three games and then in my third year, Adam Gilchrist was retiring, he actually pulled his both hamstrings, I then got a game and that's when I played my 101 run (unbeaten) knock against RCB," Miller said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The white-ball specialist left-hander also revealed that an injury to England pacer Stuart Broad brought him to the IPL for the first time.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"The first year, I went into the auction and I did not get picked. Literally 10 days before the IPL, I got a call from Kings XI Punjab and they said we are selecting you and you need to come over as soon as possible, there was an injury to Stuart Broad so I packed my bags and I went to India.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"That's where it all started. It was an incredible journey, firstly it was a just a one-year deal, but then they retained me for the next two years at my base price. The first three years of mine at IPL were incredible," Miller said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

In 79 matches, Miller scored 1850 runs at 34.26 and a strike-rate of 138.78 in the IPL. He was released by Kings XI before last year's auction.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2020\/05\/David-Miller.jpg", "alt_img": "David Miller", "alt_title": "David Miller", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "Playing under Adam Gilchrist dream come true moment for me in IPL: David Miller On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Durban, May 25:\u00a0\u00a0Hard-hitting South African batsman David Miller has said it was like a dream come true for him when he got to play under Australian legend Adam Gilchrist whom he has grown up watchi", "seo_keywords": "Adam Gilchrist, David Miller", "tag": "", "tagging": "Adam Gilchrist,David Miller,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "playing-under-adam-gilchrist-dream-come-true-moment-for-me-in-ipl-david-miller", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "1299", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2020-05-25 21:21:26", "updated": "2020-05-25 21:21:26", "img_from": "IANS", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": "", "livescore_text": "", "livescore_link": "", "btn_text": "", "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "1", "jio_date": "2020-05-25 21:21:26", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2020-05-25 21:21:26", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/playing-under-adam-gilchrist-dream-come-true-moment-for-me-in-ipl-david-miller-60804" }