Jacques Henry Kallis is former cricket player and coach from South Africa. One of the best all-around players to ever play the game of cricket, he is widely recognized as one of the sport’s all-time greats.
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On October 16, 1975, he was born in Cape Town, South Africa’s Western Cape. In both ODI and Test cricket, Kallis is the only player in the game’s history to have amassed more than 10,000 runs and over 250 wickets. He participated in 166 Test matches and batted around 55 runs per game.
The most Man-of-the-Match honours in Test history, 23 were given to Kallis.
In South Africa’s successful 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy campaign, which remains the sole ICC tournament victory in the nation’s history, he was named Player of the Tournament.
#DidYouKnow Jacques Kallis has won the most Player of the Match awards in Test cricket 🎖️
— ICC (@ICC) June 16, 2020
🇿🇦 Jacques Kallis ➔ 23
🇱🇰 Muttiah Muralitharan ➔ 19
🇵🇰 Wasim Akram ➔ 17
🇦🇺 Shane Warne ➔ 17
🇱🇰 Kumar Sangakkara ➔ 16
🇦🇺 Ricky Ponting ➔ 16 pic.twitter.com/Ts8cM3wNyY
Jacques Kallis career statistics:
- Matches: 166 (Test), 328 (ODI), 257 (First-class), 424 (List A)
- Runs scored: 13,289 (Test), 11,579 (ODI), 19,695 (First-class), 14,845 (List A)
- Batting average: 55.37 (Test), 44.36 (ODI), 54.10 (First-class), 43.53 (List A)
- Wickets: 292 (Test), 273 (ODI), 427 (First-class), 351 (List A)
- Bowling average: 32.65 (Test), 31.79 (ODI), 31.69 (First-class), 30.68 (List A)
Kallis played for several domestic teams such as Western Province, Middlesex, Glamorgan, Cape Cobras, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Warriors, Kolkata Knight Riders, Sydney Thunder and Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel.
Kallis is the Only player in cricket history to make 12,000 international runs and take 500 wickets.
FAQ’s
What is the highest score of Jacques Kallis?
Jacques Kallis’ highest score in One Day International cricket is 139 runs. He achieved this feat in the final ODI of the series between South Africa and West Indies in 2004.
Who scored 10,000 runs and took 250 wickets?
Kallis is the Only player in cricket history to make 12,000 international runs and take 500 wickets
Who won most Man of the Match in Test?
Jacques Kallis created record for the highest number of Man of the Match awards, with 23 in 166 matches,
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