has he won any awards?
Yes, Allan Border Medal.
Adam Gilchrist
Allan Border Medal 
who is adam gilchrist? He is an Australian cricket commentator and former international cricketer and captain of the Australia national cricket team. when did he begin his career? 1989 where did he play his debut game? Gabba in Brisbane what can you tell me about his early one-day seasons? It was an Australian One Day International. when did he become the captain? UNANSWERABLE
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Adam Gilchrist [SEP] Awards
Gilchrist was one of five Wisden Cricketers of the Year for 2002, and Australia's One-day International Player of the Year in 2003 and 2004. He was awarded the Allan Border Medal in 2003, and was the only Australian cricketer who was a current player at the time to have been named in "Richie Benaud's Greatest XI" in 2004. He was selected in the ICC World XI for the charity series against the ACC Asian XI, 2004–05, was voted as "World's Scariest Batsman" in a poll of international bowlers, and was named as wicket-keeper and opening batsman in Australia's "greatest ever ODI team." In a poll of over ten thousand people hosted in 2007 by ESPNcricinfo, he was voted the ninth greatest all-rounder of the last one hundred years.