Brett Lee names Jacques Kallis as cricket's greatest all-rounder, picks Sachin Tendulkar as best batter
Brett Lee picks Kallis as cricket's GOAT over Tendulkar
09 Aug 2026
2 MinJacques Kallis
South Africa
Current Series
Full Name
Jacques Kallis
Nationality
South Africa
Other Name
Jacques Kallis
Role
All Rounder
Birth Date
16 Oct 1975 (50y 304d)
Birth Place
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Batting Style
Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right Arm Fast Medium
Teams
Batting Performance
| Format | M | Inns | No | R | H.S | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ipl | 98 | 96 | 14 | 2427 | 89 | 29.60 | 2222 | 109.23 | -- | 17 |
| test | 166 | 280 | 40 | 13289 | 224 | 55.37 | 28903 | 45.97 | 45 | 58 |
| odi | 328 | 314 | 53 | 11579 | 139 | 44.36 | 15885 | 72.89 | 17 | 86 |
| t20i | 25 | 23 | 4 | 666 | 73 | 35.05 | 558 | 119.35 | -- | 5 |
| t20 | 176 | 171 | 28 | 4416 | 97 | 30.88 | 3927 | 112.45 | -- | 32 |
| fc | 257 | 421 | 57 | 19695 | 224 | 54.10 | -- | -- | 62 | 97 |
| list a | 424 | 406 | 65 | 14845 | 155 | 43.53 | -- | -- | 23 | 109 |
| t10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 221 | 64 | 55.25 | 136 | 162.50 | -- | 2 |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Ovs | R | Wkts | BBI | Avg | ECN | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ipl | 98 | 89 | 290.20 | 2293 | 65 | 3/13 | 35.28 | 7.90 | 26.80 | -- | -- |
| test | 166 | 272 | 3372.00 | 9535 | 292 | 6/54 | 32.65 | 2.82 | 69.2 | 7 | 5 |
| odi | 328 | 283 | 1791.40 | 8680 | 273 | 5/30 | 31.79 | 4.84 | 39.3 | 2 | 2 |
| t20i | 25 | 19 | 46.00 | 333 | 12 | 4/15 | 27.75 | 7.23 | 23.0 | 1 | -- |
| t20 | 176 | 150 | 457.50 | 3482 | 114 | 4/15 | 30.54 | 7.60 | 24.0 | 2 | -- |
| fc | 257 | -- | 4838.50 | 13532 | 427 | 6/54 | 31.69 | 2.79 | 67.9 | -- | 8 |
| list a | 424 | -- | 2278.50 | 10772 | 351 | 5/30 | 30.68 | 4.72 | 38.9 | 3 | 3 |
| t10 | 10 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)
| Match | Bat | Bowl | Date | Venue | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WI-M vs SA-M | 45 | 0/36 | 11 Mar 2025 | Raipur | t20 |
| AUS-M vs SA-M | 0 | - | 07 Mar 2025 | Vadodara | t20 |
| SA-M vs ENG-M | 8 | 0/12 | 03 Mar 2025 | Vadodara | t20 |
| IND-M vs SA-M | 0 | - | 01 Mar 2025 | Vadodara | t20 |
| SL-M vs SA-M | 24 | - | 26 Feb 2025 | Mumbai | t20 |
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