Jacques Kallis retires
Kallis - South Africa's bedrock
Having made his ODI debut just a month before, a 21-year-old Jacques Kallis was included in the South Africa squad for the 1996 World Cup. He did not set the tournament on fire, making just 63 runs from five matches, but South Africa knew they had a future gem in their hands•Getty Images
He saved one of his best bowling performances for the final, taking a career best 5 for 30 to bundle West Indies out for 245 and set up a four-wicket win.•Getty Images
By 2000, Kallis had established himself as a South Africa regular and one of the most reliable allrounders in the world. His 100th ODI wicket came during the home series against New Zealand in 2000. He also scored a personal-highest 1300 runs in the year•Getty Images
2007 was one of Kallis' most productive years, as he scored 987 runs at 58.05, and was South Africa's leading run-scorer at the World Cup in the West Indies. He is seen here driving down the ground during an unbeaten 88 against Pakistan in Centurion, in a game where he also claimed three wickets to pick up yet another Man-of-the-Match award•Getty Images
Kallis' unbeaten 104 against India in Ahmedabad in 2010 set up a big win. It was his 17th, and as it would turn out, final ODI century•AFP
At 35, Kallis still had a lot to contribute to South Africa's cause. His 69 helped South Africa to a thrilling victory over India in another group game. World Cup glory, however, would elude Kallis, as South Africa crashed out in the quarter-finals against New Zealand after suffering another of their infamous chokes•Getty Images
Sixteen years, 328 ODIs, 11579 runs and 273 wickets. Few would dispute Jacques Kallis' place in the game as one of its greatest ever allrounders•AFP
Kallis completely dominated the ICC Knockout in 1998 in Bangladesh, finishing as the Man of the Tournament for his 164 runs from three matches, including an unbeaten 113 against Sri Lanka in the semi-final•Getty Images
One of Kallis' finest World Cup performances came against New Zealand in 1999, when he smashed an unbeaten 36-ball 53, and removed both New Zealand openers to power his team to a 74-run win•Getty Images
Kallis' 139 against West Indies in Johannesburg in 2004 was his highest ODI score. He stroked 11 fours and three sixes during the innings and helped South Africa chase down 305 with two deliveries remaining•Getty Images
West Indies was the team Kallis was most proficient against, scoring 1666 runs with four hundreds and 12 fifties. One of those centuries was an unbeaten 121 in 2008 in Port Elizabeth, an innings that helped South Africa win by seven wickets•Getty Images
South Africa's most capped player, Kallis played his 300th ODI against West Indies in May 2010, in Antigua. He marked the occasion by smashing 85 to help his team win the match and eventually sweep the series 5-0•AFP
A mix of poor form and fitness saw Kallis dropped for most of South Africa's ODI games in 2012. After a period of 29 games and 21 months, Kallis eventually returned in ODI colours for a home game against Pakistan in Cape Town and scored 50, though South Africa lost the match by 23 runs•AFP
Kallis' second Man-of-the-Tournament award came during the tri-series against Pakistan and Sri Lanka in 2000, in which he scored 211 runs and took five wickets in five innings. His 83 against Pakistan in Colombo was the difference in a close 18-run victory•Getty Images
Kallis' consistency saw him collect 32 Man-of-the-Match awards during his career, the third highest in ODIs, behind only Sachin Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasuriya. In this photo in 2006, he poses with the trophy after slamming 119 and taking three wickets to thrash India by 156 runs, in Durban•Getty Images
One of the most respected players of his generation, Kallis rarely engaged in on-field disputes and controversies. He is seen here taking England wicketkeeper Matt Prior's word for a catch during a group match in the 2011 World Cup; a game South Africa would go on to lose•Getty Images
Having retired from Tests in December 2013, Kallis said he would continue in ODIs to target a place in the team for the 2015 World Cup. His form, however, left a lot to be desired and following a poor series against Sri Lanka where he scored just five runs from three innings, Kallis announced he would step down from all forms of international cricket•AFP