Cricket South Africa to pay special tribute to Jacques Kallis for his contributions– Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 – which is scheduled to take place on Friday, March
30.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mongezi-Gerald-Majola-c77649, CEO of CSA, said that the board has decided to recognise the contributions made by the all-rounder to South African cricket. The CEO considers Kallis as a great ambassador of the game and wanted to honour him while he was playing for the team.
He said, “We want to make this a Jacques Kallis evening in which we acknowledge his huge contribution to the Proteas and South African cricket generally as player, role model and mentor. He has been a wonderful ambassador throughout his career that has just
entered its 17th year and is showing no sign of coming to a close.”
Majola termed Kallis as the best all-rounder the game has ever seen. He compared the lynchpin South African with the great West Indian all-rounder, Sir Garfield Sobers, and said that even Sobers did not bat in the top order like Kallis has done throughout
his career.
The CEO further added that Cricket South Africa will give certain endowments to Jacques Kallis Scholarship Foundation - a non-profit organisation, the purpose of which is to give the have-nots a chance to follow their dream and play for the South African
national team.
Kallis was flattered with the step taken by CSA. The personified all-rounder felt privileged and said, “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.”
The 36-year-old was also grateful to the fans for laying their support throughout his career. The all-rounder said that he is still quite fit and vows to continue playing for South Africa for a number of years.
Kallis is currently with the South African team that is on tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754. The tour has entered its final stage with the three match Test series, which commences from Wednesday, March 7 at Dunedin.
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