Jacques Kallis is one of the greatest players to grace cricket: Haroon Lorgat

'Kallis one of the greatest to grace cricket'

Cape Town: Jul 30, 2014

Cricket South Africa (CSA) Chief Executive, Haroon Lorgat, in rich tribute said Jacques Kallis is one of the greatest players the game has seen. The star South African all-rounder on Wednesday announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket.

“South Africa has been blessed with one of the world’s greatest cricketing talents in Jacques Kallis. He is undeniably one of the greatest players ever to have graced our wonderful game and he has certainly been the Proteas standard-bearer of excellence for nearly two decades,” Lorgat said.

“He has played a huge part in making cricket a truly national sport of winners and, in doing so, contributed so much to the important process of nation building. He is a true professional and it has been an absolute privilege to have worked with him both as Convener of Selectors and now as Chief Executive.

“To say that we will miss him on the playing field is stating the obvious. Each one of us from this day on will treasure the many fond memories of his awesome career. On behalf of CSA and all our stakeholders, I would like to sincerely thank Jacques for his huge contribution to the game of cricket and wish him only the best as he moves on from the international playing arena.”

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