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Jacques Kallis on Saturday took his 200th Test wicket in the form of Stephen Fleming to become the only player after Sir Garifield Sobers to achieve the rare double of 8000 runs and 200 wickets. Kallis picked up his 199th wicket by getting Michael Papps to edge his late outswinger in the 1st session of Day 2 of the 3rd and final Test Match at Johannesburg. The South African all rounder got to the 200-mark after lunch as Stephen Fleming, who was playing quiet a few expansive drives played one shot too many and as Kallis slanted it away across the left hander with a hint of away movement, the outside edge resulted from Fleming’s blade which was snapped up by AB de Villiers in the slips.
Kallis who is playing his 102nd Test Match had crossed the 8000 runs mark in the drawn Test Match at Cape Town during his knock of 71. The 30-year-old had made his Test Match Debut against England during the 3rd Test of the 1995 Series at Durban. Interestingly, Jacques Kallis 1st Test wicket was taken at the same ground where he had taken his 200th wicket that is the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. His 1st scalp was Steven Waugh who edged Kallis behind the stumps to wicket keeper Dave Richardson after making a terrific 160. Kallis’ first hundred in Test Match cricket had come against the Australians during the opening Test Match at Mebourne in the 1997/98 Series. The all rounder had to wait till the 1998/99 season to pick up his 1st 5-wicket haul, which he took in the 5th Test Match against West Indies at Centurion. Till date the all rounder has hit 24 hundreds and has 4 five wicket hauls in Tests. Garry Sobers on the other hand had scored 26 hundreds and had taken 6 five wicket hauls in just the 93 Tests he played.