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{{short description|South African cricketer}}
{{Use South African English|date=November 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox cricketer
|                name = Jacques Kallis
|             country = South Africa
|            fullname = Jacques Henry Kallis 
|               image = Jacques Kallis 6.jpg
|             caption = Kallis in 2015
|            nickname = Jakes, Woogie,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricket.co.za/player.aspx?id=36|title=Player Profile|publisher=Cricket South Africa|access-date=25 January 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115132104/http://cricket.co.za/player.aspx?id=36|archive-date=15 January 2013}}</ref> Kalahari
|          birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|10|16|df=yes}}
|         birth_place = [[Cape Town]], [[Western Cape]], South Africa
|             heightm = 1.83
|             batting = Right-handed
|             bowling = Right arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]]
|                role = [[All-rounder]]
|       international = true
|   internationalspan = 1995–2014
|       testdebutdate = 14 December
|       testdebutyear = 1995
|    testdebutagainst = England
|             testcap = 262
|        lasttestdate = 26 December
|        lasttestyear = 2013
|     lasttestagainst = India
|        odidebutdate = 9 January
|        odidebutyear = 1996
|     odidebutagainst = England
|              odicap = 38
|         lastodidate = 12 July
|         lastodiyear = 2014
|      lastodiagainst = Sri Lanka
|            odishirt = 3
|      T20Idebutdate  = 21 October 
|      T20Idebutyear  = 2005
|    T20Idebutagainst = New Zealand
|             T20Icap = 4
|        lastT20Idate = 2 October
|        lastT20Iyear = 2012
|     lastT20Iagainst = India
|           T20Ishirt = 3
|               club1 = [[Western Province cricket team|Western Province]]
|               year1 = {{nowrap|1993/94–2003/04}}
|               club2 = [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]]
|               year2 = 1997
|               club3 = [[Glamorgan County Cricket Club|Glamorgan]]
|               year3 = 1999
|               club4 = [[Cape Cobras]]
|               year4 = 2006/07–2007/08
|               club5 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
|               year5 = 2008–2010
|               club6 = [[Warriors (cricket team)|Warriors]]
|               year6 = 2008/09–2010/11
|               club7 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
|               year7 = 2011–2014
|               club8 = [[Cape Cobras]]
|               year8 = 2011/12–2013/14
|               club9 = [[Sydney Thunder]]
|               year9 = 2014/15–2015/16
|              club10 = [[Trinbago Knight Riders|Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel]]
|              year10 = 2015
|             columns = 4
|             column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
|            matches1 = 166
|               runs1 = 13,289
|            bat avg1 = 55.37
|           100s/50s1 = 45/58
|          top score1 = 224
|         deliveries1 = 20,232
|            wickets1 = 292
|           bowl avg1 = 32.65
|            fivefor1 = 5
|             tenfor1 = 0
|       best bowling1 = 6/54
|  catches/stumpings1 = 200/–
|             column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
|            matches2 = 329
|               runs2 = 11,579
|            bat avg2 = 44.36
|           100s/50s2 = 17/86
|          top score2 = 139
|         deliveries2 = 10,750
|            wickets2 = 273
|           bowl avg2 = 31.79
|            fivefor2 = 2
|             tenfor2 = 0
|       best bowling2 = 5/30
|  catches/stumpings2 = 131/–
|             column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
|            matches3 = 257
|               runs3 = 19,695
|            bat avg3 = 54.10
|           100s/50s3 = 62/97
|          top score3 = 224
|         deliveries3 = 29,033
|            wickets3 = 427
|           bowl avg3 = 31.69
|            fivefor3 = 8
|             tenfor3 = 0
|       best bowling3 = 6/54
|  catches/stumpings3 = 264/–
|             column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
|            matches4 = 424
|               runs4 = 14,845
|            bat avg4 = 43.53
|           100s/50s4 = 23/109
|          top score4 = 155[[not out|*]]
|         deliveries4 = 13,673
|            wickets4 = 351
|           bowl avg4 = 30.68
|            fivefor4 = 3
|             tenfor4 = 0
|       best bowling4 = 5/30
|  catches/stumpings4 = 162/–
|                date = 14 February
|                year = 2016
|              source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/45789.html ESPNcricinfo
|medaltemplates={{MedalSport|Men's [[Cricket]]}}
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{{MedalCompetition|[[ICC Champions Trophy]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy|1998 Bangladesh]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{Medal|G|[[Cricket at the 1998 Commonwealth Games|1998 Kuala Lumpur]]}}}}

'''Jacques Henry Kallis''' [[Order of Ikhamanga|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 bowling|fast-medium]] [[swing bowling|swing]] bowler.<ref>{{cite news |author= Mohak Singh |url=https://www.zapcricket.com/blogs/newsroom/greatest-all-rounders-in-cricket-history |title= Ranking the Best All Rounders in Cricket History |publisher=Zap Cricket |date=3 December 2023 |access-date=3 December 2023}}</ref> {{As of|2025}}, Kallis is the only cricketer in the history of the game to score more than 10,000 [[run (cricket)|runs]] and take over 250 wickets in both ODI and Test match cricket. He has also taken 131 ODI catches. He scored 13,289 runs in his [[Test cricket|Test match career]], took 292 wickets, and 200 catches. Kallis scored 45 Test match centuries and is the fourth highest test match run scorer in history. Kallis won 23 Man-of-the-Match awards, the most by any player in Test history.<ref>[http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/287359.html Tests – 1000 runs, 50 wickets, and 50 catches], ESPNcricinfo, Retrieved on 21 November 2007</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/287358.html|title=ODIs – 1000 runs, 50 wickets and 50 catches|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=21 November 2007}}</ref>

He was declared the ''Player of the Tournament'' in South Africa's victorious [[1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy]] (now referred to as [[ICC Champions Trophy]]) campaign, which was South Africa's first ICC tournament win in their history. Kallis finished as the 2nd highest run-scorer in the tournament and was its leading wicket taker with Man-of-the-Match awards in both the semi-final and the final.
In the [[1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final]], Kallis picked up a spell of 5 wickets for 30 runs.

Kallis played 166 [[Test cricket|Test matches]] and had a [[batting average (cricket)|batting average]] of over 55 runs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35320.html?class=1;spanmax1=24+Aug+2008;spanval1=span;template=results;type=allround |title=All-round records. Test matches. Statsguru. |publisher=Stats.espncricinfo.com |access-date=21 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131008164442/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/35320.html?class=1%3Bspanmax1%3D24+Aug+2008%3Bspanval1%3Dspan%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dallround |archive-date=8 October 2013  }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/45789.html |title=Jacques Kallis. South Africa Cricket. Cricket Players and Officials |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=21 July 2012}}</ref> From October to December 2007, he scored five centuries in four Test matches. With his century in the second innings of the third Test against India in January 2011, his 40th in all, he moved past [[Ricky Ponting]] to become the second-highest scorer of Test centuries, behind only [[Sachin Tendulkar]]'s 51.

Kallis was named [[Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World|Leading Cricketer in the World]] in 2008 [[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|Wisden]] for his performances in 2007 in addition to being the "ICC Test Player of the Year" and [[ICC Player of the Year]] in 2005.<ref name="content-nz.cricinfo.com">{{cite web |url=http://content-nz.cricinfo.com/ausvrsa2008_09/content/player/45789.html |title=Jacques Kallis. South Africa Cricket. Cricket Players and Officials. |publisher=Content-nz.cricinfo.com |access-date=21 July 2012 |archive-date=21 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221073308/http://content-nz.cricinfo.com/ausvrsa2008_09/content/player/45789.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> He has been described by [[Kevin Pietersen]], [[Ricky Ponting]] and [[Daryll Cullinan]] as the greatest cricketer to play the game, and along with [[Wally Hammond]] and [[Garfield Sobers|Sir Garry Sobers]] is one of the few Test all-rounders whose Test batting average is over 50 and exceeds his Test bowling average by 20 or more.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/cricket/article6913053.ece | location=London | work=The Times | title=Refreshed Kevin Pietersen hoping for change of stance from South African fans | first1=Richard | last1=Hobson | date=12 November 2009}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Kallis became the fourth player and first South African to score 13,000 Test runs on the opening day of the first Test against New Zealand on 2 January 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/20891908 |title=BBC Sport – Jacques Kallis is fourth man to reach 13,000 Test runs |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=2 January 2013 |access-date=26 December 2013}}</ref> He was named one of the [[Wisden Cricketers of the Year]] in 2013.<ref name="Wisden India">{{cite news|url=http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/kallis-amla-steyn-named-wisden-cricketers-year/57807|title=Kallis, Amla, Steyn among Wisden's five Cricketers of the Year|publisher=Wisden India|date=10 April 2013|access-date=10 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416211548/http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/kallis-amla-steyn-named-wisden-cricketers-year/57807|archive-date=16 April 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> He retired from Test and first-class cricket after playing in the second test against India at Durban in December 2013;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/703801.html |title=South Africa Cricket News: Jacques Kallis to retire after Durban Test |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=26 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=NDTVCricket |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/south-africa-vs-india-2013-14/news/218696-south-africas-jacques-kallis-to-quit-tests-after-india-series |title=South Africa's Jacques Kallis to quit Tests after India series. India vs South Africa Series, 2013-14 - News. NDTVSports.com |publisher=Sports.ndtv.com |access-date=26 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225232241/http://sports.ndtv.com/south-africa-vs-india-2013-14/news/218696-south-africas-jacques-kallis-to-quit-tests-after-india-series |archive-date=25 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/pasportsfeeds/kallis-to-call-time-on-test-career-9025340.html |title=Kallis to call time on Test career. London Evening Standard |publisher=Standard.co.uk |date= 26 December 2013|access-date=26 December 2013}}</ref> Kallis scored his 45th Test hundred in this match, making him one of the few batsmen to score a century in his final Test.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/282931.html |title=Records / Test matches / Batting records / Hundred in last match |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=26 December 2013 |access-date=26 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/282994.html |title=Records / Test matches / Batting records / Oldest player to score a hundred |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=26 December 2013}}</ref> He retired from all forms of international cricket on 30 July 2014.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/current/story/765649.html | title=Kallis retires from international cricket | publisher=ESPNcricinfo | access-date=30 July 2014}}</ref>

In December 2019, it was announced that Jacques Kallis would rejoin the South African national cricket team, The Proteas, as the team's batting consultant for the duration of the summer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sacricketmag.com/kallis-it-feels-good-to-be-back/|title=Jacques Kallis: It feels good to be back in Proteas set-up|website=www.sacricketmag.com|date=18 December 2019|access-date=20 December 2019}}</ref> In August 2020, he was inducted to the [[ICC Cricket Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29722425/jacques-kallis,-zaheer-abbas-lisa-sthalekar-enter-icc-hall-fame |title=Jacques Kallis, Zaheer Abbas and Lisa Sthalekar enter ICC's Hall of Fame |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=23 August 2020}}</ref>

== Playing career ==
=== Early career and 1996 Cricket World Cup ===
Kallis attended and played cricket for [[Wynberg Boys' High School]].<ref name="WhosWho">{{cite web| title = Who's Who of Southern Africa| url = http://www.whoswhosa.co.za/Pages/profilefull.aspx?IndID=5015| publisher=24.com| access-date = 6 June 2009| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080913093121/http://www.whoswhosa.co.za/Pages/profilefull.aspx?IndID=5015| archive-date = 13 September 2008| df = dmy-all}}</ref> In 2009 Wynberg honoured Kallis by naming their main cricket oval after him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iol.co.za/sport/cricket/csa-congratulates-wynberg-boys-high-kallis-1.610288 |title=CSA congratulates Wynberg Boys' High, Kallis |publisher=Independent Online |date=26 November 2009 |access-date=26 December 2012}}</ref> In July 1993 he was picked for South Africa U-17's against Scotland's U-19 team.

He made his [[First-class cricket|first-class]] debut in 1993/94 as an 18-year-old, playing for [[Western Province cricket team|Western Province B]]. Still 18, Kallis played league cricket in [[England]] for Old Edwardians in [[Solihull]] in 1994,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2/2231/all_teams.html|title=Teams Jacques Kallis played for |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=15 December 2023}}</ref> where coaching staff saw the potential for him to become a first-class all-rounder; the following summer he played for [[Netherfield Cricket Club|Netherfield]] in [[Kendal]], scoring 791 runs at an average of 98.87 from 14 matches.

His first [[Test cricket|Test]] appearance was on 14–18 December 1995 against [[England cricket team|England]] in [[Durban]], but he struggled with the bat in his first few matches. Kallis made his World Cup debut in [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996]] in [[Pakistan]] but did not have much opportunity to excel.<ref name="worldcupfirst">{{cite web | title = Jacques Kallis has a point to prove| url = http://www.rediff.com/cricket/report/world-cup-2011-jacques-kallis-has-a-point-to-prove/20110208.htm| work= rediff.com| access-date = 6 June 2009}}</ref> His breakthrough came in 1997, with 61 against [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]], and then two matches later, he salvaged a draw for [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] with a fighting century against [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]].<ref name="Player Profile">[http://content-nz.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/45789.html Player Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090305104641/http://content-nz.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/45789.html |date=5 March 2009 }}, ESPNcricinfo, Retrieved on 21 November 2007</ref>

=== 1998–2002 ===
Between 1998 and 2002, Jacques Kallis was one of the world's leading all-rounders, as seen in the [[ICC Player Rankings|ICC's cricket ratings]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketratings.com/ |title=Cricket Ratings |publisher=Cricket Ratings |access-date=31 July 2014 |archive-date=27 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080127210050/http://www.cricketratings.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1998, he led South Africa to the [[ICC Champions Trophy]] title with two "Man of the Match" and the "Player of the Series" performances. The youngster was solid, without being spectacular, in the 1999 ICC [[Cricket World Cup]], before a "Player of the Series" performance led South Africa to a stunning Test series victory against India in India in 2000. By late 2001 he was the world's number one ranked Test all-rounder, having held the same ranking in ODIs for the best part of 3 years. During this time, "Kallis blossomed into arguably the world's leading batsman, with a defensive technique second to none, and the adhesive qualities of a Cape Point limpet. Generally a placid and undemonstrative man, he nailed down the crucial No. 3 positions in the South African batting order after several players had been tried and discarded, and his stock rose exponentially from that moment." {{quote without source|date=September 2021}}<ref name="content-nz.cricinfo.com"/>

=== 2003–2014 ===
{{see also|List of batsmen who have scored over 10000 One Day International cricket runs}}
[[File: Jacques Kallis 2.jpg|thumb|upright=.8|Kallis in 2009]]
Kallis is one of only four players in Test history (after [[Donald Bradman|Sir Donald Bradman]] and before [[Mohammad Yousuf (cricket)|Mohammad Yousuf]] and [[Gautam Gambhir]]) to make a century in five consecutive matches, which he achieved in the 2003/04 season. For his performances in 2004, 2005, and 2008, he was named in the World Test XI by ICC.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ICC announces official World XI Test Team of the Year |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/icc-announces-official-world-xi-test-team-of-the-year-143089 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250816175532/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/icc-announces-official-world-xi-test-team-of-the-year-143089 |archive-date=2025-08-16 |access-date=2025-09-05 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2005-10-11 |title=Kallis, Flintoff share player of the year award |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-10-12/kallis-flintoff-share-player-of-the-year-award/2123438 |access-date=2025-09-05 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2008-09-10 |title=Chanderpaul tops list of ICC award winners |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-09-11/chanderpaul-tops-list-of-icc-award-winners/506618 |access-date=2025-09-05 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref> He was also named in the World ODI XI by the ICC for the year 2004<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/143090.html|title = Rahul Dravid is the ICC's player of the year}}</ref> and 12th man for XI in 2005.<ref name=":0" /> He was also selected for the ODI XI in 2007 as well.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ICC names ODI Team of the Year |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/icc-names-odi-team-of-the-year-310322 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250817032330/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/icc-names-odi-team-of-the-year-310322 |archive-date=2025-08-17 |access-date=2025-09-05 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> In 2005, he set the record for the fastest half-century in Test cricket history, scoring 50 against [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]] off only 24 balls.<ref>[http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284096.html Tests – Fastest fifties], ESPNcricinfo, Retrieved on 21 November 2007</ref> In 2007, Kallis scored five centuries in four Tests, making him just the fourth man after Bradman, [[Ken Barrington]] and [[Matthew Hayden]] to score four centuries in four Tests on two different occasions. Kallis has a remarkable [[batting average (cricket)|batting average]] in the mid-50s, and was consistently rated as one of the best batsmen in the world. Although a very capable bowler with 292 Test wickets, he impressed mostly with the bat between 2005 and 2007. As a result, he evolved into more of a batting all-rounder, a role in which he continued because of the emergence of [[Dale Steyn]], [[Morné Morkel]], and [[Vernon Philander]]. Kallis is the only man to score over 10,000 runs and to take over 200 wickets in Test cricket. Sir Garfield Sobers managed over 8,000 runs and 200 wickets by comparison, at very similar averages, although Sobers achieved this feat in just 93 tests compared to Kallis’ 166.

In 2005, Kallis was selected for the World XI team to play an Asian XI in a benefit match for those affected by the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake|tsunami of 2004]], along with countryman [[Shaun Pollock]]. In the same year, he was awarded the [[Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy]] for the ICC player of the year. The award was shared with [[Andrew Flintoff]] of England, his only serious competitor as the world's leading all-rounder, after the votes of the academy were tied. Kallis also won the "ICC Test Player of the Year" award that year.<ref name=" Player Profile"/>

In 2006, Kallis was awarded the captaincy of South Africa for the third and final Test match against [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] when [[Graeme Smith]] withdrew with an injury.

In the [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007 World Cup]], Kallis was South Africa's leading run-scorer with 485 runs at 80.83. He was, however, criticized in the press for scoring slowly, which cost South Africa momentum at key stages in the tournament. In August 2007, he was omitted from the 15-man South Africa squad for [[2007 ICC World Twenty20]], and consequently resigned as vice-captain. He was restored to the team for the Test series against Pakistan, where he scored three centuries in four innings and was awarded "Man of the Match" twice and "Player of the Series".

Following his successful tour of Pakistan, Kallis scored two aggressive centuries in matches against New Zealand at Johannesburg's Wanderer's Stadium and Centurion Park in Pretoria, taking his total century count to five in four matches. Following this purple patch of form, Kallis endured three tours without success in the form of hundreds, although the Proteas secured historic series victories in England and Australia, and won a two-match series against Bangladesh at home.

Kallis returned to form after an indifferent 2008 and averaged over 50 in his next six series.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/45789.html?class=1;spanmax2=10+JAN+2011;spanmin1=1+apr+2007;spanmin2=1+FEB+2009;spanval1=span;spanval2=span;template=results;type=batting;view=series |title= Batting records. Test matches. Statsguru.|website=stats.espncricinfo.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921141319/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/45789.html?class=1%3Bspanmax2%3D10+JAN+2011%3Bspanmin1%3D1+apr+2007%3Bspanmin2%3D1+FEB+2009%3Bspanval1%3Dspan%3Bspanval2%3Dspan%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Dbatting%3Bview%3Dseries |archive-date=21 September 2015}}</ref> During this time, the Proteas won one series (against West Indies), drew four (two against India, one against England, and one against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates), and lost one series to a resilient Australia. Kallis scored 173 in Nagpur in 2010. In the Centurion Test against India later in the year, he scored his maiden double-century in Test match cricket. His 201 not out came in a landslide victory for South Africa, as two of the team's future batting stars contributed significant hundreds of their own (AB de Villiers and future captain Hashim Amla). For the second time in his career, Kallis scored twin centuries in a match, during the third Test of the series at his home ground, Newlands in Cape Town.

In January 2012, Kallis scored his highest score in Tests – 224 against Sri Lanka at Newlands. The last eight series that Kallis played in for South Africa were all victories for the Proteas, except for one series draw against Pakistan in the UAE. Kallis became one of the few players in world cricket to have won two series each in England and Australia. The Proteas also won two series against New Zealand and one against each of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, England, and Australia.

Throughout this period of his career, Kallis was still valued for his bowling. He contributed valuable economical overs and had a knack for taking important wickets.

In September 2014, Kallis signed a one-year contract with the Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League. In his first appearance for the Thunder he scored an important innings of 97* and picked up a wicket.

=== 2008–2013: The senior all-rounder ===
In 2008 more responsibility was placed on Kallis as an all-rounder due to the retirement of [[Shaun Pollock]]. Despite the pressure, an all-rounder began to emerge in [[Wayne Parnell]] who did some good lower-order batting.
Kallis endured an uncharacteristically poor 2008 with the bat, averaging well under thirty for much of it. Against the ninth-ranked [[Bangladesh]], he averaged just 25.75 in four Test outings. He also played for [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] in the [[Indian Premier League]], where he averaged 16.85 runs per innings with the bat and 55.5 runs per wicket with the ball at an economy rate of 9.65<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ipl/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=3519;team=4340;type=tournament |title=Cricket Records. Indian Premier League, 2007/08 – Royal Challengers Bangalore. Records. Batting and bowling averages. |publisher=Stats.cricinfo.com |access-date=21 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101031103940/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ipl/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=3519%3Bteam%3D4340%3Btype%3Dtournament |archive-date=31 October 2010  }}</ref> in the 7 matches he played before he was dropped.

==== Home and away series against Australia (2008–09) ====
[[File:Pm cricket shots09 5804.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Kallis bowling against Australia on the second day of the test, at the SCG]]
South Africa toured Australia for a three-match Test series and five-match ODI series starting in December 2008. The tourists had a successful 9–2 Test win–loss ratio in 2008; however, Australia had just come off a 2–0 away series defeat against India and had a 5–3 ratio for the calendar year.<ref name=" Australia bank on batting prowess?">[http://www.cricinfo.com/ausvrsa2008_09/content/story/382332.html "Australia bank on batting prowess"], ESPNcricinfo, 16 December 2008, accessed 11 November 2009</ref><ref name=" Australia face the major challenge at home">[http://www.cricinfo.com/ausvrsa2008_09/content/story/382368.html "Australia face the major challenge at home"], ESPNcricinfo, 16 December 2008, accessed 11 November 2009</ref> Before the series, Kallis had a batting average of 38.32 in 18 Tests against the number one ranked team, substantially lower than his overall average of 55.06. Despite an average of 124.50 in 12 Tests against lowly ranked [[Zimbabwe]] and [[Bangladesh]], former Australia fast-bowler [[Rodney Hogg]] labeled the all-rounder "a flat-track bully, who dishes it out to the minnows like Bangladesh and Zimbabwe but goes missing against the Australians."<ref name="Does Kallis really go missing against Australia?">{{cite news|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/381716.html|title=Does Kallis really go missing against Australia?|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=12 December 2008|access-date=11 November 2009}}</ref> In the first Test starting on 17 December, Kallis scored 63 in South Africa's first innings, before he was dismissed by [[Mitchell Johnson (cricketer)|Mitchell Johnson]], in the midst of a bowling spell consisting of 5/2 in 20 balls.<ref name="Johnson's magnificent seven stun South Africa?">[http://www.cricinfo.com/ausvrsa2008_09/content/story/382752.html "Johnson's magnificent seven stun South Africa?"], ESPNcricinfo, 18 December 2008, accessed 11 November 2009</ref> After failing to make a breakthrough in Australia's first innings, Kallis took 3/24 in their second, while completing four catches in the match. He then scored 57, while being involved in a 124-run partnership with [[AB de Villiers]], as South Africa chased down 414, the second-highest fourth-innings run-chase in Test history.<ref name="South Africa in Australia Test Series - 1st Test - 2008/09">[http://www.cricinfo.com/ausvrsa2008_09/engine/current/match/351681.html "South Africa in Australia Test Series – 1st Test – 2008/09"], ESPNcricinfo, accessed 11 November 2009</ref><ref name="de Villiers exorcises demons with record-breaking chase">[http://www.cricinfo.com/ausvrsa2008_09/content/story/383601.html "de Villiers exorcises demons with record-breaking chase"], ESPNcricinfo, 21 December 2008, accessed 11 November 2009</ref><ref name="Absolutely Brilliant, AB">[http://www.supersport.com/cricket/article.aspx?headline=Absolutely%20Brilliant,%20AB&id=282238 "Absolutely Brilliant, AB"], SuperSport, 21 December 2008, accessed 11 November 2009</ref> In the second Test in [[Melbourne]] starting on [[Boxing Day]], Kallis struggled to be potent in Australia's first innings, taking 1/55. While making a start in his team's first dig, he managed only 26, before taking 2/57 when the home-side batted again. Chasing just 183, Kallis was not required to bat, as South Africa completed their first Test series victory in Australia.<ref name="South Africa in Australia Test Series - 2nd Test - 2008/09">[http://www.cricinfo.com/ausvrsa2008_09/engine/current/match/351682.html "South Africa in Australia Test Series – 2nd Test – 2008/09"], ESPNcricinfo, accessed 11 November 2009</ref><ref name="Smith leads South Africa to drought-breaking success">[http://www.cricinfo.com/ausvrsa2008_09/content/story/384692.html "Smith leads South Africa to drought-breaking success"], ESPNcricinfo, 30 December 2008, accessed 11 November 2009</ref> In Australia's 103 run Third Test victory in Sydney, Kallis struggled, taking 1/54 and 0/13 with the ball, while scoring 37 and four with the bat.<ref name="South Africa in Australia Test Series - 3rd Test - 2008/09">{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ausvrsa2008_09/engine/match/351683.html |title=South Africa in Australia Test Series – 3rd Test – 2008/09 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=31 July 2014}}</ref>

The win was South Africa's 11th in a year in which they drew with India in India, defeated England in England, Australia in Australia, and also recorded series wins over West Indies and Bangladesh. Kallis was featured in all of those matches and remains an integral part of the champion side's set-up.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sport.iafrica.com/cricket/satourtooz/features/1412060.htm |title=sa tour to oz. features. Proteas player ratings |publisher=Sport.iafrica.com |access-date=21 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321163854/http://sport.iafrica.com/cricket/satourtooz/features/1412060.htm |archive-date=21 March 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>

For his performances in 2010, 2011 and 2012, he was named in the World Test XI by the ICC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/480081.html|title = Dhoni leads ICC Test Team of Year}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/529914.html|title = England dominate ICC Test team of the year}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/580001.html|title = Clarke named captain of ICC Test Team of the Year}}</ref>

On 10 April 2013 he was named one of the [[Wisden Cricketers of the Year]] for 2013.<ref name="Wisden India"/>

=== Injuries, continued achievement and records ===
Kallis participated in the tour of the West Indies, in which he scored his 35th test cricket century. Kallis injured his neck during the [[2010 Champions League Twenty20]] playing for the [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] and missed the Twenty20 and ODI series against Zimbabwe. He returned for the ODI series against Pakistan, scoring 66 before having to retire hurt with a cramp. He did, however, manage to lay the foundations for an eight-wicket victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-south-africa-2010/content/current/story/484097.html |title=Pakistan v South Africa 1st ODI: Lonwabo Tsotsobe sets up SA's 1–0 lead. Pakistan v South Africa, 1st ODI, Abu Dhabi Report. Cricket News. |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=21 July 2012}}</ref>

For his performances in 2010 and 2012, he was named in the ESPNcricinfo IPL XI<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl2010/content/story/457382.html|title = The IPL XI}}</ref><ref>[[2012 Indian Premier League#2012 ESPNcricinfo IPL XI]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=August 2019}}..
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In the same ODI Jacques Kallis scored his 129th ODI six, a record for a South African in the format. However, he picked up an injury and was a doubtful starter for the second ODI.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-south-africa-2010/content/current/story/484394.html |title=Pakistan v South Africa ODIs: Smith, Kallis doubtful but heat on Pakistan batsmen. Cricket News. Pakistan v South Africa. |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date= 30 October 2010|access-date=21 July 2012}}</ref> In December 2010, on the 3rd day of the first test against India, Kallis scored his maiden double century, scoring 201* (not out). Kallis was selected by South Africa for the 2011 [[ICC Cricket World Cup]].

In the 2011–12 season, Kallis scored his second double century in Test cricket, reaching 224 in South Africa's first innings of the third Test of the [[Sri Lankan cricket team in South Africa in 2011–12|home series against Sri Lanka]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-africa-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/current/story/548086.html|title=Kallis savours 'special' landmark at home|last=Moonda|first=Firdose|date=4 January 2012|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=6 January 2012}}</ref> The Test was Kallis's 150th; he became the sixth player in history and the first South African to reach this milestone.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-africa-v-sri-lanka-2011/content/story/547865.html|title=Kallis, Petersen pound feeble Sri Lanka|last=Sundar|first=Nitin|date=3 January 2012|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=6 January 2012}}</ref> After the series, former Indian captain [[Sourav Ganguly]] said that he considered Kallis to be the "most-effective player" in Test cricket.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/jacques-kallis-test-record-sourav-ganguly/1/170453.html|title=Kallis, most effective player in Tests: Ganguly|date=25 January 2012|work=India Today|access-date=25 January 2012}}</ref> [[Brett Lee]] named Kallis as the best player in the world in an interview after their victory for [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] for his performance in [[IPL 2012]] final against [[Chennai Super Kings]].

He played a crucial role in the qualification of the Royal Challengers Bangalore for the Champions League T20 during IPL-3 and later on played a crucial role in the triumph of Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL-5, scoring a total of 407 runs and taking 15 wickets.

In August 2023, at the age of 47, Kallis played in the California Knights’ opening match in the US Masters T10. He scored an unbeaten 64 off 31 balls.<ref>{{cite news |date=20 August 2023 |title=Watch: Jacques Kallis, 47, scoops, slogs, plays trademark cover drives in 31-ball 64* in US Masters T10 |url=https://www.wisden.com/cricket-news/watch-jacques-kallis-california-knights-31-ball-64-us-masters-t10-texas-chargers |access-date=31 March 2025 |work=Wisden}}</ref>

== Coaching career ==
[[File:Jacques Kallis 3.jpg|thumb|right|Kallis during [[Indian Premier League|IPL]], [[2015 Indian Premier League|2015]] ]]
[[File:Jacques Kallis batting 1.jpg|right|thumb|Kallis batting in nets during IPL, 2015]]
Kallis was appointed head coach of [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] in October 2015 when head coach [[Trevor Bayliss]] resigned to take over as head coach of [[England cricket team]] in June 2015. Kallis was also batting consultant of KKR for [[2015 Indian Premier League]] season.

In December 2019, Kallis was appointed as batting consultant for [[South Africa national cricket team]]. As of late 2020 he is a batting consultant for the [[England national cricket team]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/jacques-kallis-batting-consultant-south-africa-home-summer-1629365-2019-12-18 |title = Jacques Kallis joins South Africa's star-studded coaching set up| date=18 December 2019 }}</ref>

== Playing style and comparisons ==
Kallis has earned high praise for his orthodox batting technique. In an article for the ''[[Telegraph (newspaper)|Telegraph]]'' in July 2012, former England batsman and captain [[Michael Vaughan]] wrote that Kallis, "as a batsman, is the best player in the world.".<ref name="all-round greatness">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/england/9399673/All-round-greatness-of-South-Africas-Jacques-Kallis-faces-a-real-test-against-England-says-Michael-Vaughan.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/england/9399673/All-round-greatness-of-South-Africas-Jacques-Kallis-faces-a-real-test-against-England-says-Michael-Vaughan.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=All-round greatness of South Africa's Jacques Kallis faces a real test against England, says Michael Vaughan|publisher=Telegraph|first=Michael|last=Vaughan|date=14 July 2012|location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He described Kallis's batting in more detail:
<blockquote>Whether on the front or back foot, he plays well on the on- and off-side. He’s not [[Brian Lara]] or [[Ricky Ponting]] in terms of aggression or flair but he is rock solid and, added to that, has every shot in the book.
Also, his cover drive and flick off the hip are right up there in terms of execution and attractiveness. ... He can score quickly at times but it is his way of being able to read situations that sets him apart. ... He knows when to grind it out or move up through the gears. Some people think he could move through the gears quicker when batting, and that is probably a fair argument on occasions, but the majority of the time he knows what he can do at the crease and believes South Africa has a better chance of winning if he stays there.<ref name="all-round greatness"/></blockquote>

Given his impressive all-around record, Kallis has also been compared with Sir Garfield Sobers. In November 2012, noted journalist [[Gideon Haigh]] wrote in ''[[The Australian]]'' that statistically, they were almost inseparable; Sobers scored 8032 at an average of 58 and took 235 wickets at an average of 34, while Kallis at the time of writing averaged 57 with the bat and 33 with the ball.<ref name="trulyexalted">{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/opinion/jacques-kallis-walks-and-bats-and-bowls-in-some-truly-exalted-company/story-fnb58rpk-1226513295693|publisher=The Australian|first=Gideon|last=Haigh|date=9 November 2012|title=Jacques Kallis walks (and bats and bowls) in some truly exalted company}}</ref> Haigh also analysed how Kallis and Sobers were also polar opposites in certain ways:
<blockquote>Sobers [was] all prowling grace and feline elasticity, with his 360-degree batswing and three-in-one bowling; [whereas] Kallis [is] all looming bulk and latent power, constructed like a work of neo-brutalist architecture. ... Yet what they are just as many opposites of are their respective eras. Sobers was the most explosive cricketer of a more staid age, the more mercurial because of the orthodoxy and rigidity around him; Kallis is the most stoic and remorseless cricketer of an era more ostentatious and histrionic. ... Sobers was a cavalier among roundheads; Kallis has steadily become a roundhead among cavaliers.<ref name="trulyexalted"/></blockquote>

== Personal life ==
Kallis shared a close relationship with his father, Henry, whom Kallis cited as his primary influence.<ref name="immovobject">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2005/jan/10/cricket.comment|title=The immovable object|first=Donald|last=McRae|work=The Guardian|date=10 January 2005|location=London}}</ref> His sister Janine Kallis, five years his junior, was a cheerleader in [[Indian Premier League]] 2009 and is also a physiotherapist based in [[East London, Eastern Cape|East London]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Samyal |first=Sanjjeev K |url=http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2009/apr/270409-Jacques-Kallis-Royal-Challengers-IPL.htm |title=No home cheer for Jacques Kallis |publisher=Mid-day.com |date=27 April 2009 |access-date=26 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Layout/Includes/MIRRORNEW/ArtWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=MIRRORNEW&BaseHref=AMIR%2F2009%2F04%2F28&ViewMode=HTML&EntityId=Ar02200&AppName=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017194431/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Layout/Includes/MIRRORNEW/ArtWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=MIRRORNEW&BaseHref=AMIR%2F2009%2F04%2F28&ViewMode=HTML&EntityId=Ar02200&AppName=1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 October 2013 |title=Sister act in the league |publisher=Epaper.timesofindia.com |date=28 April 2009 |access-date=31 July 2014}}</ref> When it was discovered that his father had terminal cancer, Kallis took time out of cricket to be with his father:

<blockquote>We heard something was wrong with my dad during the [2003] World Cup. He started feeling unwell and then, out of the blue, we were told he only had a few months to live. It was a huge shock because we've always been a very close family. I missed the first couple of Tests in England that year so I could be at home with him. It was obviously the saddest time of my life but those last weeks were maybe some of the most beautiful. It gave me a chance to say thank you and goodbye. After a while, I realized how lucky I was to do that. It's far harder if a parent is taken away before you have that time together. So his death put cricket in perspective for me. It's just a game – and a very simple game if you keep your mind straight.<ref name="immovobject"/></blockquote>

In January 2019, Kallis married Charlene Engels.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crictracker.com/jacques-kallis-ties-the-knot-with-charlene-engels-amidst-wildfire-near-the-wedding-venue/ |title=Jacques Kallis ties the knot with Charlene Engels amidst wildfire near the wedding venue |publisher=Kallis.co.za |date=15 January 2019 |access-date=27 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BspIbnunk5T/  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BspIbnunk5T |archive-date=26 December 2021 |url-access=registration|title=charlenekallis instagram post |date=14 January 2019 |access-date=27 March 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The couple has a son, born on 11 March 2020.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.crictracker.com/jacques-kallis-becomes-a-proud-father-shares-a-picture-of-his-new-born-baby-on-twitter/ |title = Jacques Kallis becomes a proud father; shares a picture of his new-born baby on Twitter|date = 11 March 2020}}</ref>

== Jacques Kallis Scholarship Foundation ==
The Jacques Kallis Scholarship Foundation was established in Kallis's benefit year to combine the academic and life skills programs of existing school structures with funding and mentoring support from Jacques Kallis. The Foundation with its partners hopes to provide talented youngsters the opportunity to reach their full sporting and academic potential.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kallis.co.za |title=Jacques Kallis Foundation |publisher=Kallis.co.za |access-date=31 July 2014}}</ref>

Currently, the Foundation sponsors 2 boys from [[Wynberg Boys' High School|Wynberg Boys']], 2 boys from [[Pretoria Boys High School]], 2 from [[Maritzburg College]], and 2 from [[Selborne College]]. Jacques Kallis participates in annual fundraising events for his Foundation, to which he invites fellow South African celebrities and cricketers like [[Mark Boucher]] and [[André Nel]].

== Achievements and records ==
{{see also|List of international cricket centuries by Jacques Kallis}}
{{see also|Player of the Match awards (cricket)}}

Jacques Kallis has achieved the following career-best rankings in the cricket ratings as determined by the [[International Cricket Council]] [http://www.relianceiccrankings.com/playerdisplay/odi/bowling/?id=2125&graph=rating 3]:

*Test Batting: career-best 1st; career-high points 935
*Test Bowling: career-best 6th; career-high points 742
*Test All-rounders: career-best 1st; career-high points 616
*ODI Batting: career-best 1st; career-high points 817
*ODI Bowling: career-best 15th; career-high points 641
*ODI All-rounders: career-best 1st; career-high points 506
* 1st & only player in cricket history to achieve the mark of 10,000 runs in Tests & ODI each and more than 200 wickets in the Tests and ODIs each
* He was also the first bowler to take a fifer in [[ICC Champions Trophy]] history.
* He was also the only bowler to take a 5 wicket haul in the finals of the ICC Champions Trophy (in the [[1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy]] tournament)
* Kallis was also the first player to bag the Player of the final, as well as the Player of the Tournament awards in ICC Champions Trophy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/151575.html|title=1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy final|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66169.html
|title=1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy final scorecard|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
* He along with [[Graeme Smith]] set the record for the highest ever partnership for any wicket as debutants in T20 Internationals (84 for the 1st wicket)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283515.html|title=Highest partnership for any wicket as debutants in T20I history|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
* He holds the record for a most man of the matches in Test Cricket – 23.
* [[ICC Men's Test Team of the Year|ICC Men’s Test Team of the Year:]] 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011 
* [[ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year|ICC Men’s ODI Team of the Year:]] 2004, 2005, 2007 
* [[ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year|ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year:]] 2005 
* [[Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy|ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year:]] 2005 
* [[CSA Awards|Cricket South Africa Player of the Year:]] 2011 
* [[CSA Awards|Cricket South Africa Test Player of the Year:]] 2011 <ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-06-09 |title=JACQUES KALLIS crowned South Africa's Cricketer of the Year |url=https://www.sapeople.com/fab-south-african-stuff/jacques-kallis-crowned-south-african-cricketer-of-the-year/ |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=SAPeople - Worldwide South African News |language=en-ZA}}</ref> 
* Big Bash Player of the Series: [[2014–15 Big Bash League season|2014-15]], the first and only overseas player to win the award.

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Jacques Kallis}}
* {{Official website|http://www.kallis.co.za}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130115132104/http://cricket.co.za/player.aspx?id=36 Jacques Kallis] at Cricket South Africa
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