# Jacques Kallis (41) equalled his highest score in the current tournament. He had scored 41 off 27 balls against Sunrisers Hyderabad at EdenGardens on April 14.
South Africa crushed India by a convincing 10-wicket margin to win the second Test at the Kingsmead in Durban, on Monday to give their batting great Jacques Kallis a winning farewell.
As the Champions Trophy kicks off, some memorable moments from past tournaments.
KP had earlier advocated for patience with Gill, drawing parallels with the initial struggles faced by South African legend Jacques Kallis.
'He is a brilliant player, the way he started in one-day cricket, he has been exceptional. He has been a huge part of India's success at top of the order.'
With Nitish Rana emerging as one of the biggest gains of the new-look Kolkata Knight Riders, chief coach Jacques Kallis said they always backed the Delhi youngster fully and it is paying off.
Jacques Kallis inched closer to scoring a century in his final Test after guiding South Africa to 299 for five before rain and bad light brought a premature end to the third day of the second Test against India on Saturday.
A look at South Africa's tormented past when they failed to get over the line at key junctures in World Cups.
Test cricket will see two players featuring in their 100th game together for only the fourth time when India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and England batter Jonny Bairstow take the field in Dharamsala on Thursday.
'I heard that this is the last IPL of MS Dhoni but I don't think'
He shone with the ball with a four-wicket haul but Mumbai Indians' pacer Lasith Malinga claimed responsibility for the team's loss to Kolkata Knight Riders, saying that a dropped catch by him cost the defending champions dearly.
Joe Root was presented with a silver bat to commemorate his 10,000 runs in the longest format.
Alastair Cook backs Joe Root to surpass Sachin Tendulkar as leading run-getter in Test cricket
England star Joe Root is cementing his status as one of the greatest players as he achieved new career-high rating in the latest ICC Men's Test Batter Rankings.
Australian captain Steve Smith on Wednesday equalled the legendary Sir Donald Bradman and South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis' record of scoring four consecutive hundreds in a Test series.
Joe Root and Harry Brook's centuries powered England's strong reply on Day 3 of the first Test in Multan.
Veteran Anil Kumble showed the fire in him was still burning as he rallied Royal Challengers from a disastrous start to a runners-up finish in the second season of the IPL. The ace leg spinner was instrumental in the team's revival while veterans Rahul Dravid and Jacques Kallis also made notable contributions as it finished behind Deccan Chargers.
Kallis had earlier said that not entering the tournament as favourites could work in South Africa's favour.
The nature of T20 cricket is such that insane totals will be chased on particular days while some of the other occasions will witness a team struggling to get past an easy target, believes Kolkata Knight Riders head coach Jacques Kallis.
Jacques Kallis hit a 46-ball 72 and Sunil Narine claimed four wickets as Kolkata Knight Riders scored a 41-run victory over Mumbai Indians in the opening match of the seventh season of the IPL, in Abu Dhabi, on Wednesday.
Kolkata Knight Riders may be having a good time in the ongoing IPL season, having registered six victories from nine matches, but head coach Jacques Kallis warned against complacency, saying the team had slipped out of contention from a similar position last season.
Border scored 11,174 runs in 156 Tests at an average of 50.56, with 27 centuries and 63 fifties in the format, and a of 205.
Ravichandran Ashwin has the second most wickets by an active player in Test cricket. Australia's Nathan Lyon leads the list with 530 wickets and Ashwin can overtake him in the second Test in Kanpur.
South Africa start the first of two Tests in Pakistan on Jan. 26 as they return there for the first time since 2007.
Joe Root scored his 35th Test century as he went past the legendary trio of Sunil Gavaskar, Brian Lara and Younis Khan, who had made 34 centuries in their career.
South Africa batter David Miller picked his preferred spot in the Proteas T20 World Cup setup as well as what they need to do as a team in order to enjoy a successful tournament.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the first Test between England and the West Indies, at Lord's, London, on Thursday.
South Africa captain Graeme Smith stressed that Jacques Kallis, with all the experience behind him, holds the key to his team's fortunes in the World Cup.
South Africa must look to emulate England as they look to rebuild their squad and change their one-day international mentality following a premature exit from the World Cup, former all-rounder Jacques Kallis said.
Rajneesh Gupta highlights important numbers featuring the South African team from the World Cups.
Rajneesh Gupta presents some interesting numbers from Day 1.
Virat Kohli became the sixth and the fastest batter in the world to score 25,000 runs across formats during the second Test against Australia in Delhi on Sunday.
Rajneesh Gupta throws up all the numbers from Test encounters between India and South Africa.
Kohli is only the second batsman to cross the 10,000-run mark while batting at No 3
England were in command on 30/1 at tea after bowling West Indies out for 121 on the opening day of the first Test.
South Africa is going through one of its toughest phases both on and off the field. Mark Boucher is set to be the interim coach of the South Africa
South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis, who retired from the Test format, has set the IPL T20 league as his launch pad for his mission World Cup 2015.
But even so, Jadeja's name is rarely mentioned in the same breath as some of the aforesaid all-rounders.
Statistical highlights on the first day of the opening Test between India and South Africa in Nagpur on Saturday.
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