1997On his second tour to England he passed Richie Benaud's record of 248 Test wickets to become most successful leg-spinner in international history.
1997-98Jacques Kallis becomes his 300th Test wicket in the 63rd Test.Toured India for the first time and was mauled by the finest players of spin bowling anywhere in the world. India's innings and 219-run victory in Calcutta was their biggest in history. `Seldom in its cricketing history can Australia have received the sort of lathering it was getting after lunch today,' said Peter Roebuck in the Sydney Morning Herald. He stood in for Steve Waugh to captain Australia in a one-day international. International Cricketer of the Year for a second time he became most successful spinner in the history of cricket, overtaking Lance Gibbs' haul of 309 wickets. |
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