Jacques Kaliis is a South African Former Cricketer. His Role of South Africa Team was as a Batting Allrounder. He is the Best Batting Allrounder in the Test Match Format as well as ODI Format. His Batting Style Right Handed Bat. His Bowling Style Right-arm Fast-Medium. He was the most Successful Batting Allrounder in the South Africa Team.
Personal Information:-
Jacques Kallis was born 16th October, 1975 (Age 46 Years), Pinelands, Cape Town, South Africa. His Height was 5 ft 11 inch (180 cm). His Full name was Jacques Henry Kallis . His Nickname was Jakes, Woogie & Kalahari. The Bad news for the South Africa team is that Jacques Kallis is Not Currently Playing in Test Matches & ODI Matches.
Family Information:-
Jacques Kallis Father’s name was Henry Kallis. His Mother’s name was Mercia Kallis. His Sister’s name was Janine Kallis. His Wife’s name was Charlene Engels. He married on 13th January, 2019. He has only Single Children. His Son’s name was Joshua Henry Kallis (Born 2020 Age 2 years).
Jacques Kallis Debut & last Match Played Details:-
I Want to tell the Cricket Fans that Jacques Kallis is Not Currently Playing for the South Africa national Team. There is Bad news for the South Africa Team and for cricket Fans that Jacques Kallis has taken retirement in Test, ODI & T20I Format.
| S.r no | Format name | Debut date | Against team name | Venue name |
| 1 | T20I | 21st October, 2005 | New Zealand | The Wanderers Stadium |
| 2 | TEST | 14th December, 1995 | England | Kingsmead |
| 3 | ODI | 9th January,1996 | England | Newlands |
| 4 | IPL | 18th May, 2008 | Kolkata Knight Riders | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium |
| S.r no | Format name | Last Match date | Against team name | Venue name |
| 1 | T20I | 2nd October, 2012 | India | R. Premadasa Stadium |
| 2 | TEST | 26th December, 2013 | India | Kingsmead |
| 3 | ODI | 12th July, 2014 | Sri Lanka | Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium |
| 4 | IPL | 11th May, 2014 | Punjab Kings | Barabati Stadium |
Once Again Jacques Kallis is not Currently Playing & has taken retirement in Test, ODI & T20I Format.
Jacques Kallis career Details:-
| Competition | Test | Odi | T20l | Ipl |
| Matches | 166 | 328 | 25 | 98 |
| Innings | 280 | 314 | 23 | 96 |
| Runs | 13289 | 11579 | 666 | 2427 |
| Highest | 224 | 139 | 73 | 89 |
| Average (score) | 55.37 | 44.36 | 35.05 | 28.55 |
| SR | 45.98 | 72.89 | 119.35 | 109.23 |
| Not Out | 40 | 53 | 4 | 11 |
| Fours | 1488 | 911 | 56 | 255 |
| Sixes | 97 | 137 | 20 | 44 |
| 50s | 58 | 86 | 5 | 17 |
| 100s | 45 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 200s | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maiden | 846 | 78 | 1 | 3 |
| Wickets | 292 | 273 | 12 | 65 |
| Economy | 2.83 | 4.84 | 7.24 | 7.9 |
| 4w | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 5w | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| BBI | 6/54 | 5/30 | 4/15 | 3/13 |
| BBM | 9/92 | 5/30 | 4/15 | 3/13 |
Chart Information:-
Jacques Kallis has played a total of 617 Matches (166 TEST, 328 ODI, & 25 T20I) International Matches in his career & IPL 98. He has Played the most ODI matches. His Total Runs was 27,961 (13,289 TEST, 11,579 ODI & 666 T20I) International Runs in his career & IPL 2,427. He has hit the most Runs in the Test format 13,289 . His Highest score was 224 in TEST, 139 in ODI, 73 in T20I & 89 in IPL.
Jacques Kallis’s highest score is 224 in a TEST Matches. His best Average Score in TEST is 55.37. He has the best strike rate of 119.35 in T20I. He has hit a total of 2,710 Boundaries ( 1,488 TEST, 911 ODI & 56 T20I) & IPL 255. He has scored the most boundaries in the TEST format is 1,488. He has hit a total of 298 Sixes ( 97 TEST, 137 ODI & 20 T20I) & IPL 44 . He has scored the most Sixes in the ODI format 137.
He has hit a total of 166 fifty ( 58 TEST, 86 ODI & 5 T20I) & IPL 17. He has hit a total 62 of Hundred ( 45 TEST & 17 ODI). He has scored 200s 2 times In Test Format. He has a total maiden Over 928 ( 846 TEST, 78 ODI & 1 T20I) & IPL 3 . Jacques Kallis has taken 642 wickets in his career ( 292 TEST, 273 ODI & 12 T20I) & IPL 65. He has taken the most wickets in the Test in 292. His best Economy was 2.83 in TEST format.
His Total 4w per Match was 10 ( 7 TEST, 2 ODI & 1 T20I). His Total 5w per Match was 5 in TEST & 2 in ODI. According to the chart the full form of BBI:- Best Bowling In Innings & the full form of BBM:- Best Bowling In Match. His BBI was 6/54 in TEST, 5/30 in ODI, 4/15 in T20I & 3/13 in IPL. His Best BBI was 6/54 in TEST. His BBM was 9/92 in Test, 5/30 in ODI, 4/15 in T20I & 3/13 in IPL.
International Information:-
Jacques Kallis is a player in the South Africa national Team. His Role In South Africa Team is Top-Order Batsman & Fast Medium Swing Bowler. He is the most successful Player in the South Africa Team. As of 2022, Kallis is the only cricketer in the history of the game to score more than 11,579 Runs and take over 273 wickets in both ODI and Test match cricket; he also took 131 ODI catches.
He scored 13,289 runs in his Test Match Career and took 292 wickets and 200 catches. Kallis was appointed head coach of Kolkata Knight Riders in October 2015. As of late 2020 he is a batting consultant for the England National Team.
He is the only South Africa Player to take 25,534 Runs & 500 + Wickets in this Milestone achieved in his Cricket History. He Received the Most Player Of the Match Award 23 Times. Jacques Kallis is the second Batsman who has hit the most Hundred in a Test Match after Sachin Tendulkar.
IPL Information:-
Jacques Kallis has played in IPL are Only Two teams. He is playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) & Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). He is not a player Currently playing in IPL. He has won the Two IPL trophy. He has won both the IPL trophy with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Year 2012 & 2014.
Net Worth & Salary:-
Jacques Kallis Net worth was $70 Million (INR 532 Crore).
Total IPL Salary
| Year | Team | Salary |
| 2008 | Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB) | ₹ 36,144,000 |
| 2009 | Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB) | ₹ 44,208,000 |
| 2010 | Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB) | ₹ 41,661,000 |
| 2011 | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | ₹ 50,600,000 |
| 2012 | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | ₹ 55,297,000 |
| 2013 | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | ₹ 58,597,000 |
| 2014 | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | ₹ 55,000,000 |
| Total | ₹ 341,507,000 | |
Jacques Kallis Cars Collections:-
Jacques Kallis’s car collection is small. He owns cars like:-
- Chevrolet Lumina SS
- Audi R8…etc.
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