Jacques Kallis

Jacques Kallis Biography

Jacques Kallis is a marvel of the modern game, a colossus whose influence is felt across every facet of cricket.

He was one of the greatest Test batsmen of his era — a period that saw Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara and Ricky Ponting. In 2001-02, he batted 1,241 minutes between dismissals in Tests, amounting to 456 runs across four innings. Two years later, he scored 158, 177, 130 not out, 130 not out and 150 not out in five successive Tests.

Yet, bowling is by no means a minor arrow in his quiver, but a weapon always potent and sometimes destructive. In between the marathon batting feats, he captured six for 53 to vanquish England at Headingley in 2003. At Cape Town in 1998-99, he was at his versatile best, scoring 110 and 88 and capturing two for 34 and five for 90. He thus became only the second South African, after the great Aubrey Faulkner, to score a century and a fifty as well as claim five wickets in an innings in the same Test match.

In the slips, he is safe as a bank, and often flies through the air swooping up travelling balls with ridiculous ease. There is only one genius in history that merits comparison — Garry Sobers; and although the old timers point at the versatility of the West Indian legend, Kallis got most of his runs batting higher up the order — as befits the best batsman of the side.

Kallis’s batting is rooted to the copybook principles, the lack of expression on his face matching the orthodoxy of his technique. With the ball, he is generally used as a support bowler, but can be fast, disconcertingly so, with the ability to swing the ball a long way — and has been compared to Alec Bedser. The absence of frills has raised occasional accusations of slow batting, but he can hit the ball hard and has the fastest 50 in Test cricket under his belt. Later in his career, he evolved his game sufficiently to flourish in the Indian Premier League.

Kallis continues in his multiple roles through the ability to manage the rigours of body and mind. He tends to switch off between deliveries to remain fresh and focused, regulates his training assiduously, keeping sessions intensive and short. He retired from Tests in 2013-14 and ODIs in 2014.

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Jacques Kallis Batting & Fielding Averages

Career	M	In	R	NO	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100s	50s	4s	6s	Ct	St
Test	166	280	13289	40	224	55.37	28903	45.97	45	58	1488	97	200	0
ODIs	328	314	11579	53	139*	44.36	15883	72.90	17	86	911	137	131	0
T20s	25	23	666	4	73	35.05	558	119.3	0	5	56	20	7	0
World Cup	36	32	1148	7	128*	45.92	1543	74.40	1	9	86	13	13	0

Jacques Kallis Bowling Averages

Career	M	B	R	W	Avg	EC	SR	5WI	10WM	BBI	BBM
Test	166	20232	9535	292	32.65	2.827	69.	5	0	6/54	9/92
ODIs	328	10750	8680	273	31.79	4.844	39.37	2	0	5/21	5/30
T20s	25	276	333	12	27.75	7.239	23.00	0	0	4/13	4/15
World Cup	36	1266	904	21	43.04	4.284	60.28	0	--	3/41	5/30

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