NEW DELHI: Former Australian nice Ricky Ponting expressed his admiration for Jacques Kallis, a former South African all-rounder. Throughout a dialog on Sky Sports activities Cricket on Saturday, Ponting declared Kallis because the “most gifted participant” he has ever witnessed.
Ponting’s excessive reward for Kallis stems from South African’s distinctive all-round skills and spectacular statistics all through his profession.Regardless of his outstanding achievements, Ponting believes that Kallis is “one of the crucial underrated gamers ever” on this planet of cricket.
“I’ll say Jacques Kallis is probably the most gifted participant that I’ve ever seen due to his all-round recreation. I am not simply speaking a few gifted batsman; I’m speaking a few gifted cricketer. Jacques Kallis made 44, 45 Check lots of, in all probability 300 wickets, perhaps greater than that, and he would have an unbelievable catching report as properly in Check cricket,” stated Ponting.
The Australian legend famous that not many gamers contemplate him an all-time nice.
“I feel he is likely one of the most underrated gamers ever that’s performed the sport. I imply, I do know he’s rated; clearly, he ought to be, however not many individuals discuss him as being one of many all-time greats, and in my eyes, he definitely is,” Ponting added.
Kallis, in his illustrious profession from 1995 to 2013, performed 166 Check matches, amassing 13,289 runs at a formidable common of 55.37, with 45 centuries and 58 fifties throughout 280 innings. His highest rating of 224 solidified his place as South Africa’s highest Check run-scorer, rating third globally behind Ricky Ponting of Australia (13,378 runs in 168 Exams) and India’s Sachin Tendulkar (15,921 runs in 200 Exams).
Kallis was additionally a beneficial bowler, taking 292 wickets at a median of 32.65, with greatest figures of 6/54. He claimed 5 five-wicket hauls in Exams, making him South Africa’s seventh-highest wicket-taker, with Dale Steyn main at 439 wickets in 93 Exams.
In One-Day Internationals (ODIs), from 1996 to 2014, Kallis scored 11,579 runs in 328 matches at a median of 44.36, with 17 centuries and 86 fifties, and a high rating of 139. He was South Africa’s main run-scorer in ODIs, rating eighth globally, with Tendulkar main with 18,426 runs in 463 matches.
With the ball, Kallis took 273 wickets in ODIs at a median of 31.79, together with five-wicket hauls, together with his greatest figures being 5/30. He stands as South Africa’s second-highest wicket-taker in ODIs, behind Shaun Pollock (387 wickets in 294 matches).
In 25 T20 Internationals, Kallis scored 666 runs at a median of 35.05 and a strike price of 119.35, with 5 half-centuries. He additionally took 12 wickets, with greatest bowling figures of 4/15.
General, Kallis scored 25,534 runs in 519 worldwide matches, with 62 centuries and 149 fifties, making him the sixth-highest run-scorer in worldwide cricket. His 577 wickets throughout all codecs additionally place him amongst South Africa’s high bowlers. Sachin Tendulkar stays the highest run-getter with 34,357 runs in 664 matches.
