Injuries But Continued Greatness & Records
Kallis then participated on the tour of the West Indies in which he scored his 35th test cricket century. Kallis injured his neck during the 2010 Champions League Twenty20 playing for the Royal Challengers Bangalore he missed the Twenty20 and ODI series against Zimbabwe but returned for the ODI series against Pakistan in which he scored 66 before having to retire hurt with cramps. He did however manage to lay the foundations for an eight-wicket victory.
| Kallis's results in international matches | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | Won | Lost | Drawn | Tied | No result | |
| Test | 155 | 75 | 41 | 39 | 0 | – |
| ODI | 321 | 206 | 100 | - | 5 | 10 |
| T20I | 17 | 10 | 7 | – | - | - |
In the same ODI Jacques Kallis scored his 129th ODI six. The most by a South African in the format. He overtook the record from Herschelle Gibbs. Kallis however did pickup an injury and was a doubtful starter for the second ODI. In December 2010, On the 3rd day of the first test against India Kallis scored his maiden double century finishing on 201* (not out). Kallis was picked by South Africa for the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup as their main batting all-rounder.
In the 2011–12 season, Kallis scored his second double century in Test cricket, reaching 224 in South Africa's first innings of the third Test of the home series against Sri Lanka. The Test was Kallis' 150th; he became the sixth player in history and the first South African to reach the milestone. After the series former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly said that he considered Kallis to be the "most effective player" in Test cricket. Brett Lee, the Australian pacer named Kallis as the best player in the world in an interview after their victory for Kolkata Knight Riders for his performance in IPL 2012 final against Chennai Super Kings
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