CSA to organize a Twenty20 to tribute Jacque Kallis – Cricket News Update
Cricket http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 has organized a Twenty20 match between South Africa and India in the honour of their legendary all-rounder Jacque Kallis, on March 30, at Johannesburg.
CSA chief executive http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mongezi-Gerald-Majola-c77649 said that the board is proud to have a player of Kallis’ caliber, who has been a role model throughout his illustrious career – further highlighting the overall services he has rendered to the national team as a player and
as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/A-Mentor-c41238.
"We want to make this a http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JH-Kallis-c1692 evening in which we acknowledge his huge contribution to the Proteas and South African cricket generally as player, role model and mentor,” said Majola.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 will be participating wholeheartedly by playing their best eleven for the match as confirmed by BCCI chief Administrative, Ratnakar Shetty.
The match is organized at the time when SA would be back from their tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754, while India will also be free after their participation in the Asia Cup. In addition, the Indian Premier League is also starting a week after the honourary Twenty20.
"It will bring down the curtain on our home international season on an appropriate note, before many of the players depart for India for the fifth edition of the IPL,” said CSA Chief executive.
When asked about the match, the 36-year-old all-rounder humbly, expressed gratitude and appreciation to CSA for honoring him.
"It is something I really appreciate. Cricket South Africa has given me wonderful opportunities to live the dream I have had from the moment I picked up a cricket bat for the first time,” said Kallis.
Kallis began his international career with a Test debut against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 in 1995 and has represented his country in 150 Test matches and 321 ODIs with batting averages of 57.02 and 45.26 respectively. The veteran is also quite handy with the ball, while has
been a superb athlete on the field as well.
CSA had also arranged a similar kind of event previous year (involving the Indian team), where they bid farewell to pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/M-Ntini-c1865. The board has planned to arrange such events every year in the honor national cricket heroes.
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