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Full Name Jacques Henry Kallis Born October 16, 1975 Pinelands, Cape Town, Cape Province Age 50 Years, 11 Months, 24 Days National Side South Africa Batting Style Right Handed Bowling Right-arm fast medium Sport Cricket

Ranking

Test ODI T20 Batting - - - Bowling - - -

Man of the Match

Test ODI T20 World Cup CL 22 32 2 3 4

Career Information

Teams Played South Africa, Africa XI, ICC World XI, Glamorgan, South Africa A, Western Province, Western Province B, Young South Africa, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kolkata Knight Riders, Middlesex, Cape Cobras, Warriors, Sydney Thunder, Trinbago Knight Riders, Warnes Warriors Career Span

Jacques Henry Kallis Overall Stats

Batting & Fielding Performance

M I N/O R HS 100s 50s 4s 6s AVG S/R CT ST Ducks R/O

Test

166 280 40 13289 224 v SL 45 58 1488 97 55.37 45.97 200 0

ODI

328 314 53 11579 139 v WI 17 86 911 137 44.36 72.89 131 0

World Cup

36 32 7 1148 128* v NED 1 9 86 13 45.92 74.40 13 0

T20I

25 23 4 666 73 v IND 0 5 56 20 35.05 119.35 7 0

IPL

98 96 11 2427 89* v KXIP 0 17 255 44 28.55 109.22 31 0

CL

16 15 7 413 74* v SOM 0 4 31 12 51.62 120.76 2 0

Bowling Performance

I O M R W Best 3s 5s AVG E/R S/R Mtc

Test

272 3372 848 9535 292 6/54 v ENG 19 5 32.65 2.82 69.28

ODI

283 1791.4 79 8680 273 5/30 v WI 20 2 31.79 4.84 39.37

World Cup

32 211 13 904 21 3/26 v SL 2 0 43.04 4.28 60.28

T20I

19 46 1 333 12 4/15 v ZIM 0 0 27.75 7.23 23.00

IPL

89 290.2 3 2293 65 3/13 v SRH 2 0 35.27 7.89 26.80

CL

12 40 2 298 12 3/16 v GUY 2 0 24.83 7.45 20.00

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Undoubtedly, Jacques Kallis remains the most complete all-rounder of his time. No other player has fused batting and bowling ability and consistently performed for a decade and a half's stretch in multiple forms of the game as Kallis has.

Starting off as a batsman, Kallis made the first of his many tenacious hundreds by scoring 101 to save the match for South Africa against Australia in 1997 after being forced to follow on. With the cherry in hand, a 5/30 in the 1998 Knock Out trophy final helped South Africa beat West Indies and clinch glory.

Kallis remained a permanent member of the South African team, through hard times surrounding match-fixing and poor display at home in the World Cup. More significantly, Kallis has been the backbone of sides which rebuilt under Shaun Pollock and Graeme Smith and carried their ascendency towards the top, chasing record scores and scalping series wins in previously unsettling conditions. All-rounders such as Brian McMillan and Lance Klusener remained in and out of the side but it was only Kallis whose dependability with bat and ball handed a prolonged stint in the side. His trademark cover drive over the top and the glance towards square leg would be two of the most glamorous shots in his repertoire. His batting average was among the best in the game despite a blip in 2008, while he had respectable bowling figures notching a wicket a match. 

In Tests, Kallis has recorded centuries against every side, including one each on foreign soil. As his career progressed, he tried to balance out the work load. He sat out most of the limited overs series since 2012 to keep himself fit for the longest format. But after a lean patch in the longest format of the game in 2013, he decided to retire from Test cricket. He signed off in style with a century in Durban, helping South Africa win the home Test series against India.

Kallis played for the Bangalore franchise from 2008-2010 in the Indian T20 League but shifted base to Kolkata in 2011 and has been a part of the squad ever since. He played a significant role in winning Kolkata, their only league title in 2012 and was purchased for 5.5 crores as the franchise used their right to match card in the 2014 Indian T20 League auction.

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