Jacques Kallis achieved which unique double in Test cricket that no other player has matched?

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Jacques Kallis of South Africa scored 13,289 Test runs (avg 55.37) and took 292 Test wickets, an all-round double no other cricketer has come close to matching. He is universally regarded as the greatest Test all-rounder.

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1. Jacques Kallis is widely regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders in cricket history, having scored over 13,000 Test runs and taken over 290 Test wickets. Which country did he represent?Answer: South Africa
2. Former South Africa captain Hansie Cronje was banned for life from all cricket administration and playing activity in October 2000. What was he found guilty of?Answer: Match-fixing and accepting money from bookmakers
3. Virender Sehwag later scored a second Test triple century, becoming the first Indian to score two, against which team in 2008?Answer: South Africa
4. The 1968 'D'Oliveira affair' saw a planned England tour of South Africa cancelled after South Africa's government objected to the selection of Basil D'Oliveira. Why was his selection politically controversial?Answer: He was a mixed-race South African player barred from South Africa's all-white team
5. Jacques Kallis is regarded as the greatest all-rounder. What makes him unique statistically?Answer: Only player with 13,000 Test runs AND 292 Test wickets AND 200 catches

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