Jacques Kallis says goodbye to international cricket.

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Jacques Kallis announced his retirement today i.e. on 30th July 2014 from all forms of international cricket. Though he will continue playing cricket for KKR in the IPL and for Sydney Thunder in the BBL.
 He had earlier retired from tests in December 2013 after a home series against India. He represented in 166 test matches for South Africa scoring 13289 runs with 45 centuries and 58 half centuries with an average of 55.37. He is the first South African to score over 10000 runs in test cricket. However he continued to play ODI's and T20 cricket. Kallis was keen to play the Cricket World Cup 2015, but with his recent form and a poor series against Sri Lanka where he scored just 1, 0 and 4 in 3 innings, he felt that it was over for him. Kallis ends his ODI career with 11579 runs in 328 matches, 17 centuries and 86 half centuries at an average of 44.36.
He played 25 T20's scoring 666 runs with 5 fifties.

Kallis explained his retirement by saying-
 "I realised in Sri Lanka that my dream of playing in a World Cup was a bridge too far, I just knew on that tour that I was done. The squad that was in Sri Lanka is an amazing one and I believe they have a good chance of bringing the trophy home in March."
"I would like to thank Cricket South Africa, the team, the team sponsors, my sponsors, the fans and all the people who have been involved in my career. It has been an amazing journey."

"I am not retiring from all cricket as I have a two-year contract with the Sydney Thunder and, if possible, to help the Kolkata Knight Riders defend the IPL title we won earlier this year."

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