Dubai: One of the most explosive batsmen in international cricket, former Australian captain Adam Gilchrist, took on a new role on Tuesday during his visit to the Gulf News office in Dubai: a guest news anchor for our daily digital newscast.

While the newscast is usually read by editors from around the Gulf News newsroom, Gilchrist was a true sport and readily agreed to be our news host for a day when 130 million Americans are deciding on the next US president. Find the details from that story and more in the newscast above.