Cricket Special Report: South African All Rounder- Jacques Kallis
Every now and then comes a cricket who registers his stamp on the history books. Jacques Kallis from South Africa is one of those players. Jacques Kallis is by far the greatest all rounder playing cricket right now. He is a perfect cricketer and the back
bone of the South African side. Jacques Kallis skills are amazing and he is some times called the cricket wizard. With the bat he is one of the most classy players, his technique and stroke play is what the fans call breath taking. His bowling is no less than
his batting and with the ball; he just keeps on taking wickets and is considered as a menace by the batsmen facing him. Jacques Kallis is the only player in the rich history of cricket to score 11,000 runs and 250 wickets in both the classic and one day international
format.
The South African player was born on October 16th 1975 in Cape Town, South Africa. Jacques Kallis played cricket at the Wynberg High School. His talents were noticed by every one in the school and he was encouraged to play cricket. Jacques Kallis
didn’t let any one down and with his efforts proved that he is the very best at what he does. Jacques Kallis is still attached with his school and recently Wynberg High School named there field after Jacques Kallis.
Jacques Kallis played his first test match way back in 1995 against England. Since then Jacques Kallis has played in 143 test matches. He has scored 11650 runs in test cricket with the aid of 38 hundreds and 54 half centuries. Recently Jacques Kallis scored
his first double century against India. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 at the moment is ranked as the top test playing nation. Jacques Kallis innings paid a pivotal role towards the success of his side. Kallis has also taken 269 test wickets and his best figures are 6/54. He has taken
five wickets in an innings for five times.
Jacques Kallis got his break in the one day side soon after his test debut. He played his first one day international on Jan 9th 1996 against England. He has played a total of 307 one day internationals and scored 11,002 runs. His average in one
day internationals is 45.84 and he has scored 17 centuries and a jaw dropping 80 half centuries. Jacques Kallis has a highest score of 139 runs. Jacques Kallis can also hit the ball a long way when required and holds the record of the highest number of sixes
by a South African in one day internationals. He has hit 129 sixes. With his batting, Jacques Kallis has changed the outcome of the game on numerous occasions. Jacques Kallis is explosive with the bat and is very lethal with the ball as well. Although he is
not a fast bowler, but the variation in his bowling arsenal makes him a dangerous bowler. Jacques Kallis has taken 259 wickets in his career and his best stats are 5/30.
Jacques Kallis has also proved his worth in the twenty20 format. All together, he has taken 5 wickets and scored 512 runs in the 16 twenty20 matches played.
South Africa is a very unlucky side when it comes to big tournaments in cricket. They are always in a winning situation and Lady Luck decides to leave them. Jacques Kallis is one of the players who can change the South African luck in the 2011 world cup.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 will be backing up on this talented all rounder to take them all the way towards glory.
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