Jacques Kallis turns 44: South African's top 3 performances vs India

Jacques Kallis is widely considered as one of greatest all-rounders  game has produced in both Tests and ODIs. Jacques Kallis was a rare treat for all cricket fans. all-rounder displayed his prowess in both batting and bowling. South African hero was also a top-tch slip fielder. 

Jacques Kallis showed his ability as a player in both Tests and ODIs. He amassed 13,289 runs at an aver of 55.37 and also took 292 wickets in 166 Tests. In ODI cricket, he scored 11,579 runs at an aver of 44.36. He ended with 273 wickets in 328 ODI matches. Jacques Kallis is also 5th highest run-scorer in international cricket with 25,534 runs. He scored 62 tons. As Kallis turns 44 today let us have a look at his top three performance against India:  

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IND vs SA: Jacques Kallis' all-round show in 2006 at Durban

India was playing South Africa at Durban and had complete control over match as y kept picking wickets. But Kallis was lone survivor who had stuck to one end as wickets kept tumbling at or end. He batted for almost entire innings and scored a gallant 119 off 160 balls which helped South Africa to reach a competitive total of 248. He shined with ball as well as he scalped 3 wickets for just 3 runs. His all-round contribution made sure that South Africa won match by a whopping 157-run margin. 

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IND vs SA: First Double Hundred in 2010:

Many people believed that Kallis did t have what it takes to score a double century because for 15 years, he was t able to convert his hundreds into double hundreds. It finally came against India at Centurion where he scored an unbeaten 201 and guided South Africa to a win by an innings and 25 runs. He followed that up with two more hundreds against India, both of m coming in Cape Town. A year later, he scored his second double hundred against Sri Lanka on his home turf at Newlands in Cape Town. 

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IND vs SA: Signing it off with a magnificent ton:

Surprisingly, Kallis anunced his retirement from longest form of game before 2013 Boxing Day Test.  He had been struggling with his form as it had been more than a year he had t scored a century. In what was his last Test innings, Kallis scored 115 after South Africa was in a spot of bor at 113/3. His kck ensured that Proteas score 500 and take a lead ahead of India’s 334. His solid six-hour-long innings and a century-stand with AB de Villiers ensured that India was in deep trouble. South Africa went on to win match by 10 wickets and gave him  farewell he rightly deserved.

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