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Jacques Kallis

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Jacques Henry Kallis OIS (born 16 October 1975) is a South African cricket coach and former professional cricketer. Widely regarded as one of the greatest cricketers of all time and as one of the greatest all-rounders ever to play the game, he was a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium swing bowler. As of 2025, Kallis is the only cricketer in the history of the game to score more than 10,000 runs and take over 250 wickets in both ODI and Test match cricket. He has also taken 131 ODI catches. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Jacques Kallis is the 70th most popular cricketer (down from 64th in 2024), the 439th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 387th in 2019) and the 5th most popular South African Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Jacques Kallis ranks 70 out of 136. Before him are Ricky Ponting, Shaun Marsh, Martin Crowe, Shoaib Akhtar, Hardik Pandya, and Ajay Jadeja. After him are Glenn McGrath, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Zaheer Khan, Shikhar Dhawan, Harbhajan Singh, and Jasprit Bumrah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Jacques Kallis ranks 1,256. Before him are Eric Koston, Patrick McHenry, Hiroyasu Kawakatsu, Cuttino Mobley, Marius Corbett, and Daniel Berg Hestad. After him are Suchitra Krishnamoorthi, Aurelia Frick, Daffney, Ludovic Turpin, Tahmima Anam, and Tina Thompson.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Jacques Kallis ranks 439 out of 454. Before him are Brendan Augustine (1971), Panagiotis Retsos (1998), Surprise Moriri (1980), Marius Corbett (1975), Kagisho Dikgacoi (1984), and Calvin Marlin (1976). After him are Thando Hopa (1989), Siboniso Gaxa (1984), Nomcebo Zikode (1985), Robin Bell (1977), Adhir Kalyan (1983), and Mmusi Maimane (1980).

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Among CRICKETERS In South Africa

Among cricketers born in South Africa, Jacques Kallis ranks 5. Before him are AB de Villiers (1984), Faf du Plessis (1984), David Miller (1989), and Tony Greig (1946). After him are Andy Flower (1968), Hansie Cronje (1969), Gary Kirsten (1967), Kevin Pietersen (1980), Hashim Amla (1983), Cri-Zelda Brits (1983), and Dale Steyn (1983).

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