Jacques Kallis is widely recognized as one of the greatest cricketers of all time. He was one of the vital cogs of the South African national cricket team during the playing days of his cricketing career.
He was also one of the best all-rounders in the world in One-Day Internationals and Test cricket. Widely regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders ever to play the game, Kallis scored 13289 runs in Tests and 11,579 runs in ODIs.
The former Proteas’ legend smashed 45 centuries and 58 fifties in Tests at a remarkable batting average of 55.4. On the other hand, he slammed 17 centuries and 86 fifties in ODIs at an average of 44.4. He scored 666 runs in T20Is including 5 fifties.
It is worth mentioning that he has taken 292 wickets in Tests, 273 wickets in ODIs and 12 wickets in T20Is. He has bagged 5 fifers in Tests and 2 fifers in ODIs. In this article, let’s take a look at the two world records of Jacques Kallis which might never be broken.
1. Most Man of the match awards in Tests
Jacques Kallis has been the talismanic cricket for South Africa during the heydays of his cricketing journey. He dazzled like a diamond as a batsman, bowler and fielder at the international level.
As a result, he was able to accomplish several records in his career. Notably, he holds the world record of bagging the most Man of the match awards in Test cricket – 23.
2. 10,000+ runs and 200+ wickets in Tests and ODIs
The former South African cricketer is the first and only player in cricket history to score more than 10,000 runs and bag over 250 wickets in both ODI and Test match cricket.
Let’s also not forget the fact that he was an exceptional fielder in both formats. He has taken 200 catches in the longest format of the game, 131 catches in One-Day Internationals and 7 catches in Twenty20 Internationals.
