How many times have you heard the commentators or any cricket analyst levelling Jacques Kallis with Sachin Tendulkar or Brian Lara or Ricky Ponting? Probably zero. The efforts of this danger man go unrecognized. When Sachin hits a ton he gets praised as the best batsman the world has ever seen.More or less same is the admiration for Lara and Ponting. Undoubtedly they deserve to be called 'The Best' for their outstanding contribution to the world of cricket.The respect they deserve is beyond any limit.Now when you look at the batting average of Kallis and his contribution to South Africa's victory it can be derived that he shares the same status as that of Lara,Sachin and Ponting. So far I have watched the matches of South Africa I have seen Kallis performing consistently both with the bat and the bowl. He proved his excellence in all formats of cricket. Off late his performance in IPL 3 is outstanding . But rarely I have heard anyone equalizing his efforts with that of Lara,Sachin or Ponting. Click the links below to know their career statistics.
Sachin Tendulkar - http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/35320.html
Brian Lara - http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/52337.html
Ricky Ponting - http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/7133.html
Jacques Kallis - http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/45789.html
Now from the links above it can clearly stated that Kallis deserves to be in the top position.It does not matter how many double or triple centuries he has scored but what matters is how many times he has led South Africa to victory.He did it many times.Besides, his performance in T20 matches is even better than Sachin.His consistency is even better than Lara and Ponting.He is widely known as the best allrounder but to give more justice he should be better known as the South African Sachin or South African Lara or South Africa Ponting.
The intent of this blog is to let the cricket lovers admire Jacques Kallis as much as they do for Sachin,Ponting and Lara.
