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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Jacques Kallis is the 68th most popular cricketer (down from 63rd in 2019), the 401st most popular biography from South Africa (down from 388th in 2019) and the 5th most popular South African Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Jacques Kallis ranks 68 out of 136. Before him are Axar Patel, Ricky Ponting, Shaun Marsh, Martin Crowe, Shoaib Akhtar, and Hardik Pandya. 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 1,045. Before him are Cordelia Fine, Lisa Hanna, Patrick McHenry, Hiroyasu Kawakatsu, Cuttino Mobley, and Daniel Berg Hestad. After him are Suchitra Krishnamoorthi, Daffney, Tina Thompson, Danyon Loader, Michael Muhney, and Sean Marks.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Jacques Kallis ranks 401 out of 454. Before him are Senzo Meyiwa (1984), Leleti Khumalo (1970), Panagiotis Retsos (1998), Surprise Moriri (1980), Kagisho Dikgacoi (1984), and Calvin Marlin (1976). After him are Siboniso Gaxa (1984), Mmusi Maimane (1980), Rowen Fernández (1978), Siyabonga Sangweni (1981), James Thompson (1986), and Clinton Hill (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 Gary Kirsten (1967), Kevin Pietersen (1980), Hashim Amla (1983), Dale Steyn (1983), Quinton de Kock (1992), Morné Morkel (1984), and Kagiso Rabada (1995).

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