There have been a very few all-rounders in cricket who turned out to be among the greatest in both batting and bowling in their career. Former South African cricketer Jacques Kallis is one of those allrounders. An attacking top-order batsman and a spearhead right-arm pacer, Kallis is regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders in cricket history. If failed with the bat, he could take on the opposition with his bowling and vice-versa. Jacques Kallis is celebrating his 49th birthday on October 16, 2024. With over 25000 runs with the bat and 550+ wickets with the ball across all formats in international cricket, Jacques Kallis turned out to be a match for the Proteas on many occasions
Jacques Kallis is among the highest run scorers in international cricket and has played so many iconic knocks throughout his career. He was among the great players in the Test format. Apart from that, Kallis has also played in different franchise leagues such as Indian Premier League (IPL), Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and Big Bash League (BBL). Let’s have a look at some of the major records Jacques Kallis has achieved in his international career.
Jacques Kallis Career Records
Most Players of the match awards in Test cricket (23)
Jacques Kallis boasts a record for winning the most number of player of the match awards in Test cricket. The South African allrounder has won 23 player of the match awards in his Test career.
2nd Fastest to 13000 Test Runs
Jacques Kallis is just the second fastest player to score runs in the history of Test cricket after Sachin Tendulkar. The right-hander took 269 innings to achieve the milestone of 13000 runs in his Test career.
6th highest run scorer in International cricket (Test + ODIS + T20Is)
Jacques is the sixth highest run scorer in the history of international cricket across all three formats of the game. The South African cricketer has scored 25534 from 519 matches in his international career in all three formats combined.
3rd Highest run scorer in Test cricket
Jacques is just behind Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting to be the third highest run scorer of all times in Test cricket. He has scored 13289 from 166 matches in his Test career, along with 45 centuries and 58 half-centuries.
