Jacques Kallis Age, Family, Affairs, Biography, Facts & More

Bio
Full Name	Jacques Henry Kallis
Nickname	Kalahari, Jackes, Woogie
Profession	Former South African cricketer (all-rounder)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters– 182 cm in meters– 1.83 m in feet inches– 6”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms– 85 kg in pounds– 187 lbs
Eye Colour	Blue/Hazel
Hair Colour	Light Golden Brown
Cricket
International Debut	ODI– South Africa v England (Cape Town) (9 January 1996) Test– South Africa v England, (Durban) (14-18 December 1995) T20– South Africa v New Zealand (Johannesburg) (21 October 2005)
Jersey Number	#8 (South Africa)
Domestic/State Team(s)	South Africa, Cape Cobras, Africa XI, Western Province, Kolkata Knight Riders, Glamorgan, Sydney Thunder, ICC World XI, Middlesex, Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel, Royal Challengers Bangalore
Favourite Shot	Cover drive
Records (main ones)	• First batsman (after Sir Don Bradman) to hit five test centuries in five sequential tests in 2003 • Scored fastest test half-century in just 24 balls in 2004 • First batsman to score 150 in his 150th test • First ever alrounder to hit 11579 scores (average- 45.13) and took 273 wickets (average- 31) in the ODIs • Scored 45 centuries in tests (second-most in the test history) • Hit 97 sixes in tests (second-most in the test history)
Career Turning Point	In 2005, he scored 1288 runs and earned the names as the Test Player of the Year and Joint Player of the Year by ICC.
Personal Life
Date of Birth	16 October 1975
Age (as in 2017)	42 Years
Birth Place	Pinelands, Cape Town (South Africa)
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Libra
Signature
Nationality	South African
Hometown	South Africa
School	Wynberg Boys’ High school, South Africa
Qualification	Secondary Level
Family	Father– Henry Kallis Mother– Mercia Kallis Brother– Not known Sister– Janine Kallis (physiotherapist)
Favourite Things
Favourite Cricketer	Brian Lara
Favourite Cricket Ground	Oval in London
Favourite Food	Beef steak
Favourite Drink	Red Wine
Girls, Family & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Affairs/Girlfriends	Cindy Nell (Miss South Africa 2002) Marisa Eggli (1st runner-up of Miss South Africa 2003 contest) Kim Rivalland Shamone Jardim (South African model) Charlene Engels
Style Quotient
Cars Collection	Audi R8
Money Factor
Net Worth (Approx.)	₹230 crores ($35 million)

 

Some Lesser Known Facts About Jacques Kallis

• Does Jacques Kallis smoke?: Not Known

• Does Jacques Kallis drink alcohol?: Yes

• In 1997, he helped to save the match against Australia by hitting a century.

• In 1998, at the age of 23, he won the ICC Champions Trophy titles- ‘Man of the Match’ and the ‘Player of the Series.’

• He considers his father Henry as his idol who inspired him to play cricket and did his best to built his cricket career.

• His sister performed as a cheerleader in the Indian Premier League 2009.

• He took time out of cricket to take care of his father who was suffering from terminal cancer during the World Cup of 2003.

• He provides funds and mentoring support to the Jacques Kallis Scholarship Foundation to develop the life skills and academic potentials of students in the schools of South Africa.

• In his first-class matches, he hit 19695 scores and took 427 wickets.

• In 2003, he became the first batsman (after Sir Don Bradman) to hit five test centuries in five sequential tests.

• He completed his 100th test (against New Zealand) at Centurion ground.

• In 2006, he completed 8000 test runs and 200 test wickets after chasing sir Gary Sober’s record of 8032 runs.

• He scored highest 485 runs in the 2007 World Cup.

• After scoring 3 centuries in a 2-test match series against Pakistan, he rose to the 4th ranking with the record of 4 centuries in 4 tests.

• In an ODI series against Australia in 2009, he completed his 10,000 runs.

• In 2008, his average dropped down to mere 30, and in 2010, while playing for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (in the Indian Premier League Twenty20), he injured his neck which also affected his performance in the upcoming matches.

• 2012, as a coach, he helped his team Kolkata Knight Riders to acquire the victory in the final IPL match against Chennai Super Kings.

• He hit his last double century in tests by scoring 224 against India.

• On 2 January 2013, he became the first South African and fourth test cricket player in the world (after Sachin Tendulkar with 15,645 , Rahul Dravid with 13,288 and Ricky Ponting having 13,378 runs) to score 13,289 runs (average- 55.37) and took 292 wickets (average- 32.65) with 200 catches in the test matches.

• He decided to take retirement from all the forms of cricket in 2014.

• He likes golf and is also a life member of Leopard Creek golf club.

• He won the awards such as Leading Cricketer in the World 2008 Wisden, South African Cricketer of the Year 2011, Favorite Sports Start (You Magazine) 2012, Ram Delivery of the Year 2013, and Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year 2013.