Jacques Kallis, the South African allrounder, will retire from Test and first-class cricket at the end of the second Test against India beginning at Kingsmead in Durban on Thursday (December 26).
He will, however, be available for selection in the limited-overs formats for South Africa.
“It’s been an honour and a privilege to have been part of the South African Test team since making my debut 18 years ago,” Kallis, 38, said. “I have enjoyed every moment out in the middle but I just feel that the time is right to hang up my Test whites. It wasn’t an easy decision to come to, especially with Australia around the corner and the success this team is enjoying, but I feel that I have made my contribution in this format.”
Kallis made his Test debut as a 20-year-old, and the Durban Test will be his 166th game. So far, he has scored 13,174 runs, taking 292 wickets and held 199 catches, numbers that catapult him right among the greatest ever.
