Jacques Kallis Becomes 3rd Highest Run Scorer in Test Cricket Sunday Dec 29,2013

South African allrounder Jacques Kallis on Sunday surpassed Rahul Dravid as the third highest run-getter in Test cricket when he scored 115 Runs in the 2nd Test Match against India in his Farewell Test Match in Durban on Sunday Dec 29,2013

Jacques Kallis, who would be retiring from Tests at the end of the ongoing second and final game against India, now has 13,289 runs one run more than Rahul Dravid who retired last year after playing 164 Tests. Kallis, who is playing in his 166th Test, is now third behind Sachin Tendulkar (15,921) and Ricky Ponting (13,378)

Jacques Kallis bids adieu to Test cricket

Jacques Kallis, one of the greatest allrounders of the game, on Monday Dec 30,2013bid adieu to Test cricket after an illustrious 18-year career as he hit a century in his fairwell test match against India in Durban as South Africa post a 10-wicket thrashing of India 

 

Jacques Kallis ended his Test career on 13,289 Run at anaverage of 55.37 from 166 Tests/280 Innings with 45 tons and 50 Fifties with 224 Runs being the ton score and only behind Sachin Tendulkar (15,921) and Ricky Ponting (13,378) 

Jacques Kallis has also taken 292 wickets and 200 catches in test cricket with BBI-6/54 andBBM-9/92

Jacques Kallis

• Only Test player to reach 10,000 runs and 250 wickets (Kallis had 13,289 runs and 292 wickets)

• Five centuries in consecutive Tests

• Fastest Test 50 (24 balls v Zimbabwe, Cape Town 2005)

• Third highest Test run scorer (behind Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting)

• Second highest Test century maker (45 to Tendulkar's 51)

• Second highest in Test outfield catches (200 to Rahul Dravid's 210)

 

Jacques Kallis will continue to play in the one-day internationals and he has so far scored 11,574 runs from 325 ODI matches and has taken 273 wickets at an average of 31.79.