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Jacques Henry Kallis OIS (born 16 October 1975) is a South African cricket coach and former professional cricketer. Widely regarded as one of the greatest cricketers of all time and as one of the greatest all-rounders ever to play the game, he is a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium swing bowler. [2]
Jacques Kallis is the broad-shouldered colossus of the South African team, a figure whose looming presence inspires calm in some and dread in others. Few players who belong to the...
Perhaps the greatest all-rounder of all time and certainly the best in recent times, Jacques Kallis' stats in all forms of the game makes for jaw-dropping stuff. The only man to have scored ...
Aug 23, 2020 · Kallis was a brilliant batsman, a penetrative fast bowler and one of the safest slip fielders the game has ever seen. In an illustrious career spanning 19 years, he breached several statistical milestones and set the benchmark high for all-rounders. Only player to make 12,000 international runs and take 500 wickets.
Dec 31, 2013 · Between 1999 and 2012, Jacques Kallis averaged 61.33 in Tests, easily the best among all batsmen • AFP. Only Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting scored more Test runs than him.
Sep 11, 2020 · In the same way that Sean Connery and Jack Nicholson, regardless of the characters they play, are always Sean Connery and Jack Nicholson, so Jacques Kallis is always Jacques Kallis, writes Telford Vice.
Born on 16 October 1975 in Capetown, Jacques Kallis made his international debut in late 1995 and went on to play international cricket until July 2014, representing South Africa in 166 Tests, 328 ODIs and 25 T20Is. He broke several global and South African records.
Oct 15, 2023 · While there are great cricketers whose contributions can’t be justified by mere numbers, South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis isn’t one of them. He boasts of being the only player to retire with 20,000+ international runs, 500+ wickets and 300+ catches.
Oct 16, 2019 · Jacques Kallis was a mighty all-round talent for South Africa for 18 years. After his dominant performances in England in 2012, he was named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year.
Sep 15, 2023 · When it comes to South Africa's greatest cricketer, it's hard to look past Jacques Henry Kallis. Born and raised in Cape Town, Kallis cut his teeth at Wynberg High School in the Southern Suburbs, where his exploits would later lead to the school's cricket oval being named after him.
