prinzo Posted November 9, 2011 Posted November 9, 2011 South africa's jacque kallis is on the verge of 12 000 test runs , he needs another 53 more to surpass the Brian Lara to achieve this . with Bowling and batting stats like this he is one of the greats of the game. here are some stats : Batting and fielding averages Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St Tests 145 246 38 11947 201* 57.43 26418 45.22 40 54 1315 86 166 0 ODIs 317 303 53 11372 139 45.48 15603 72.88 17 84 891 135 123 0 Bowling averages Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10 Tests 145 240 18337 8643 270 6/54 9/92 32.01 2.82 67.9 7 5 0 ODIs 317 278 10558 8481 267 5/30 5/30 31.76 4.81 39.5 2 2 0 ŸeÃ×e tried everything against this guy, but we canÃÕ find a weakness in his game?This comment from ex Australian captain Steve Waugh summarizes the effect Kallis has on his opponents. His mental strength is his primary weapon and if the Australians canÃÕ get to him then no other side probably can. Famous for spending untold hours at the crease despite the onset of fatigue, he has a seemingly unflappable temperament which has propelled him into the elite of world cricket.He is arguably the worldÃÔ leading batsman and seems set on staying there. He has a defensive technique second to none and the ability to stand his ground no matter what the circumstances. He is a dogged right hand batsman and muscular fast medium bowler who can swing the ball both ways off a good line and length. He achieved the rare feat of 1000 runs in a calendar year, compiling 1120 runs at an average of 70. He reached the milestone of 3000 runs and 100 wickets in ODIÃÔ faster than any other player in history. As well as his ability with the bat and ball he is a top class slip fielder.Kallis made his first class debut in 1993/4 as an 18 year old, playing for Western Province. His first Test appearance was in December 1995 against England at Durban. His breakthrough came in 1997 with 61 against Pakistan but more notably two matches later when he salvaged a draw for South Africa with a fighting century against Australia at the Melbourne cricket Ground.In 2004, he became only the second player in history (after Sir Donald Bradman) to make a century in five consecutive matches. A year later, he set the record for the fastest half century, as measured by balls faced, in Test history, scoring 50 against Zimbabwe off only 24 balls.The same year, he was selected to play for the World XI team to play in a benefit match for those affected by the tsunami of 2004. He was awarded the Sir Garfield Sobers trophy and the ICC player of the year. Kallis has been appointed Vice captain of the national side and has agreed to continue until the World Cup with this position.As one of the most enduring batsmen of his generation, Kallis' wicket has become arguably the most prized in Test cricket, with the exception of Australian captain Ricky Ponting. These two batsmen are currently seen to be in a race for the world record tally of Test runs, held by West Indian great Brian Lara.
Asoka Posted November 9, 2011 Posted November 9, 2011 Without any doubt the greatest cricketer since Sobers.
Ithyphallic Posted November 9, 2011 Posted November 9, 2011 One of the Greatest Cricketers of all-time.
Rahul Dravid Posted November 9, 2011 Posted November 9, 2011 one of the greatest for sure... its gonna be fun to see RD, Kallis, Ponting fighting for that number 2 :P... i still think the new-found form of dravid will help him stay up there.. but its gona be tough with Kallis right behind
Trichromatic Posted November 9, 2011 Posted November 9, 2011 Kallis is easily one of best player in last 2 decades. He has 270 wickets with those 11000+ plus runs.
BeautifulGame Posted November 9, 2011 Posted November 9, 2011 I am not denying that Kallis is arguably the greatest all rounder since Sobers but the fact that Kallis is close to overtaking Lara in runs chart show how much the bowling has declined and the wkts have gone flat in the last 10 years. And the worst thing is there is a real chance someone like Jayawardne could overtake Lara too.
Karan114 Posted November 10, 2011 Posted November 10, 2011 I am not denying that Kallis is arguably the greatest all rounder since Sobers but the fact that Kallis is close to overtaking Lara in runs chart show how much the bowling has declined and the wkts have gone flat in the last 10 years. And the worst thing is there is a real chance someone like Jayawardne could overtake Lara too. So many batsmen have scored more Test runs than Bradman, but Bradman remains the best batsman ever. So it matters little if Jayawardene passes Lara - anyone with any knowledge of cricket knows that Lara was an entirely different class to Mahela.
ganeshran Posted November 10, 2011 Posted November 10, 2011 OP jinxed him. Thats why I always create milestone threads after it has been reached :cantstop:
carnish Posted November 17, 2011 Posted November 17, 2011 congrats to jackes for getting past lara... kudos
Dravid_TheWall Posted November 17, 2011 Posted November 17, 2011 Kallis was batting quicker today than he does in T20. Was this really big Jacque or some other roop pretending to be him?
Number Posted November 17, 2011 Posted November 17, 2011 sreesanth would've cleaned him up with his whole SA batting line-up.
Dravid_TheWall Posted November 17, 2011 Posted November 17, 2011 sreesanth would've cleaned him up with his whole SA batting line-up. Just for you: http://www.espncricinfo.com/rsavind/content/story/272906.html
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