SA will not rush Jacques Kallis back into action at the World Cup to help the all-rounder recover fully from an injury, captain Graeme Smith says.
With concern over the fitness of Jacques Kallis and a relatively inexperienced squad, SA won’t object to being World Cup underdogs for a change.
Uncapped leg-spinner Imran Tahir was on Tuesday named in South Africa’s 15-man squad for the Cricket World Cup from February 19 to April 2.
The fine-tuning of the Proteas for the Cricket World Cup could be hampered by the injury to Jacques Kallis and the moist conditions at Kingsmead.
India held on for a draw in the third and final Test against South Africa at Newlands on Thursday after both teams squandered chances of victory.
Jacques Kallis was hailed as a cricketing great by teammate Mark Boucher and opponent Harbhajan Singh on Wednesday.
Jacques Kallis grafted a brave unbeaten half-century to lift SA to 212-6 at tea on the fourth day of the third Test against India on Wednesday.
Sachin Tendulkar and Dale Steyn fought out a titanic battle before India took a two-run first innings lead against South Africa on Tuesday.
Jacques Kallis struck a masterful century on Monday on the second day of the deciding third Test against India at Newlands.
Jacques Kallis moved into joint second place on the all-time Test centurions on Monday.
Jacques Kallis defied medical advice to score a magnificent century which put South Africa in position to win the deciding third Test against India.
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/ 30 December 2010
England’s Jonathon Trott and VVS Laxman of India have achieved career-best rankings in the Reliance Mobile International Cricket Council rankings.
Sachin Tendulkar has closed the gap on Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara to just two ratings points at the top of the ICC Test Rankings for batsmen.
SA batsman Jacques Kallis crashed his car in the early hours of Tuesday but escaped unharmed, a team spokesperson said, denying alcohol was involved.
South Africa’s powerful top order took over where their bowlers had left off on the second day of the first Test against India at Centurion on Friday.
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/ 20 November 2010
Jacques Kallis’s 37th Test century steered SA out of trouble at tea on the first day of the second and final Test against Pakistan on Saturday.
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/ 9 November 2010
Jacques Kallis turned in a fine all-round performance to lead South Africa to a 57-run win over Pakistan on Monday.
Graeme Smith says he’s pleased with Proteas’ progress against Pakistan ahead of the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
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/ 9 November 2010
Jacques Kallis says the current SA side has "something special" and could end years of disappointment by securing the side’s first World Cup title.
Graeme Smith has heard a hundred times about the need for his team to "relax", and Shaun Pollock heard it before him, too.
The Proteas’ laid-back selectors have their work cut out for them.
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/ 27 February 2010
Jacques Kallis and AB de Villiers blasted unbeaten centuries to set up SA’s 90-run win over India in the third and final one-dayer on Saturday.
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/ 22 February 2010
India overcame the absence of four top stars to beat South Africa by one run in a thrilling ODI on Sunday and take a lead in the three-match series.
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/ 6 February 2010
Jacques Kallis struck his third hundred in five Tests and shared a double century stand with Hashim Alma to put South Africa in control.
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/ 12 January 2010
South Africa go into the final Test against England one-nil down, needing a victory to level the series and retain the Basil d’Oliveira trophy.
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/ 17 December 2009
After a day of fluctuating fortunes, a century for Jacques Kallis gave South Africa the edge on the opening day of the Castle Lager Test.
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/ 20 November 2009
With the exception of Graeme Smith, nobody’s place in the one-day side is completely secure, writes Neil Manthorp.
It was a royal special at Kingsmead as Bangalore Royal Challengers and Rajasthan Royals pulled off thrilling wins in the IPL on Thursday.
A superb 150 by Ashwell Prince and 102 by Jacques Kallis saw SA take the third Test against Australia by the scruff of its neck on Friday.
Phil Hughes hit a thrilling maiden Test century as Australia put South Africa’s bowlers to the sword on the first day of the second Test at Kingsmead.
Jacques Kallis inspired a dramatic South Africa fightback as Australia slumped to 174 for nine at lunch on the fourth day of the first Test.
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/ 23 February 2009
Jacques Kallis is bursting to score big against Australia and end his batting slump in the Test series starting in Johannesburg on Thursday.