Jacques Kallis, No. 1 all-rounder of his era, quits Tests
>> India's tour of South Africa was originally expected to mark the retirement of Sachin Tendulkar. Instead, it will see one of his greatest contemporaries following him into a cricketing sunset, if only in Tests.
>> Jacques Kallis, undoubtedly the supreme all-rounder of his era -- and a strong contender for the title of greatest all-rounder of all time -- on 25 Dec 2013 called time on a remarkable career that saw him amass staggering statistics and propel South Africa to the world no. 1 ranking in Tests.
>> The Boxing Day Test, which starts on Thursday, will be Kallis's last. Fittingly, it will be on the same ground where he made his debut, almost exactly 18 years ago. He will thus have one more match to add to his 13,174 runs, 292 wickets and 199 catches.
>> He can be proud of the stats, but will probably derive much more delight from knowing that rival teams often grumbled that playing South Africa was like 11 men playing 12, because Kallis was effectively two players rolled into one -- a world-class batsman coupled with a canny medium-pacer capable of running through any line-up on his day.
>> However, Kallis will still be available for ODIs. "I don't see it as goodbye because I still have a lot of hunger to push South Africa to that World Cup in 2015, if I am fit and performing," Kallis said, indicating that his appetite for cricket is still not sated.
Kallis: The finest-ever all-rounder?
| M | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | Wkts | Ave | |
| Tests | 165 | 13174 | 224 | 55.12 | 44 | 58 | 199 | 292 | 32.53 |
| ODIs | 325 | 11574 | 139 | 44.86 | 17 | 86 | 129 | 273 | 31.79 |
| T20Is | 25 | 666 | 73 | 35.05 | - | 5 | 7 | 12 | 27.75 |
| Intl. cricket | 515 | 25414 | 224 | 49.25 | 61 | 149 | 335 | 577 | 32.08 |
Only three others have scored more Test runs than Kallis
| Batsman | M | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 200 | 15921 | 248* | 53.78 | 51 | 68 |
| Ricky Ponting | 168 | 13378 | 257 | 51.85 | 41 | 62 |
| Rahul Dravid | 164 | 13288 | 270 | 52.31 | 36 | 63 |
Top stars who played their last Test vs India
* Hansie Cronje (Bangalore, 2000)
* Steve Waugh (Sydney, 2004)
* Adam Gilchrist (Adelaide, 2008)
* Muttiah Muralitharan (Galle, 2010)
* Ramnaresh Sarwan (Bridgetown, 2011).
* Hansie Cronje (Bangalore, 2000)
* Steve Waugh (Sydney, 2004)
* Adam Gilchrist (Adelaide, 2008)
* Muttiah Muralitharan (Galle, 2010)
* Ramnaresh Sarwan (Bridgetown, 2011).
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