5 best South African batsmen in IPL

#2 Jacques Kallis

Kallis was a part of the IPL for 7 years as a player

Jacques Kallis is undoubtedly one of the best all-rounders the game has ever seen. He is also arguably one of the greatest South African cricketers of all time. Considering his reputation, Kallis was picked up by Royal Challengers Bangalore for a whopping 900,000 US Dollars. He played three seasons for RCB and was one of their best performers.

He amassed 1132 runs in 42 games at an average of 31.44 for RCB. After three successful years with the Bangalore franchise, Kolkata Knight Riders bought Kallis for $1.1 million. He played four seasons and was a part of two title-winning squads (in 2012 and 2014). One of his best IPL knocks came in the 2012 final when he struck a superb 69 to help KKR chase down 191 and lift the title.

Overall, Kallis has played 98 games and scored 2427 runs. He has the second-most runs by a South African in the IPL.