Jacques Kallis trends in India following Sanju Samson's outstanding performance in 1st T20I against South Africa for a surprising reason.

Cricket Iceland, a popular account known for its witty banter and engaging conversations with fans, recently sparked a lively debate with the question: "Who do you think is the greatest cricketer of all time, if we don't consider players from Australia, India, England, and West Indies?"

For most cricket fans, not having South Africa being a part of this list made the question a fairly simple one, with waves of users responding with what is the first answer most might think of when thinking of South African cricket.

With over 1500 comments, plenty of users came to argue the case for Jacques Kallis, widely considered one of the finest cricketers of all time, who warranted a place in the South African XI as batter or bowler alone despite being an

“The one and only Jacques Kallis. There hasn’t been any EVEN if you include players from the top countries mentioned,” wrote one user. “Kallis. You could include all those sides and still make a case for him. Ultimate all rounder,” said another.

In a 166-Test career for South Africa, Jacques Kallis scored over 13,000 runs, good for the third-most Test runs by any player, and had an incredible boost through the fact that he took nearly 300 wickets.

Kallis is considered to be South Africa’s finest cricketer for his ability to contribute in every aspect of the game at a world-class level, and outside of legendary names such as Don Bradman, Sachin Tendulkar, or Vivian Richards, is likely the foremost name in terms of all-rounders.

Some other names that were mentioned included Sri Lankan legends Muttiah Muralitharan and Kumar Sangakarra, Pakistan greats Wasim Akram or Imran Khan, and New Zealand icons Richard Hadlee and Kane Williamson. However, by consensus, Kallis seemed to be by far the most popular choice for Cricket Iceland’s question.

India beat South Africa very comfortable in their first match of the T20I series, winning by 61 runs as a century by Sanju Samson and three-fers by Varun Chakravarthy and Ravi Bishnoi catapulted India to a dominant result.