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 was 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...

Jacques Kallis played for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the first three seasons and was picked up by the Kolkata Knight Riders during the latest auctions.

3 days ago · Australian cricket legend Adam Gilchrist has weighed in on the greatest all-rounder debate, challenging Ricky Ponting's assertion that Jacques Kallis is the best cricketer of all time.

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In 1998, at the age of 23, he won the ICC Champions Trophy titles- ‘Man of the Match’ and the ‘Player of the Series.’. He considers his father Henry as his idol who inspired him to play cricket and did his best to built his cricket career. His sister performed as a cheerleader in the Indian Premier League 2009.

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.

Feb 5, 2025 · "Jacques Kallis is the best cricketer who has ever played. I don't care about everybody else," Ponting stated on The Howie Games podcast on YouTube. "Jacques Kallis is the full stop for me…

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.