Happy Birthday Jacques Kallis: South African Cricket Legend Turns 44

The great South African Jacques Kallis celebrates his 44th birthday today, October 16. He is considered one of the best players in the game, who performed 25,534 races in all formats and also received 577 wickets.Kallis was named Player of the Year and Test Player of the Year at the ICC Awards in October 2005. In the World Cup 2007, he was the top scorer in South Africa, with 485 runs. Kallis was known for his lethal skill with bat and ball, and few players in cricket history came so close to him in terms of excellence in both skill sets. Although Kallis did not play much for T20 cricket, it was for the IPL Royal Challengers Bangalore team in the first season of the tournament.