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Kallis hopes hundreds will boost his father
Canterbury (England), June 30: Jacques Kallis said he hoped his back-to-back hundreds in two days had given his father Henry `a lot of thoughts to fight with` in his battle against cancer.
Canterbury (England), June 30: Jacques Kallis said he
hoped his back-to-back hundreds in two days had given his
father Henry "a lot of thoughts to fight with" in his battle
against cancer.
Kallis, speaking after his one-day international best 125
not out had set up South Africa's 46-run triangular series win
over Zimbabwe here yesterday, said: "It's been difficult with
my father and last week my uncle died so from a family point
of view it doesn't get any worse than that.
"It was a difficult decision for me to come on this
tour", added Kallis, 27, who made 107 in South Africa's
six-wicket defeat against England in their first match of the
series at the Oval on saturday.
"Right up until the last minute I wasn't 100 percent sure
I was going to come on tour", explained Kallis, who missed the
tour of Bangladesh.
"But my sister got a transfer to Cape Town and I know
that my father would want nothing more for me than to be
successful on a cricket field", added Kallis after posting his
10th one-day international hundred.
Kallis, 27, who has adopted his father's age, 65, as his shirt number, said of his performances: "It's right up there with the best feeling I've ever had".
He added: "My father didn't know about the shirt number but my sister told me it made him feel proud".
Kallis said his father's illness had given him a changed outlook. "I think it probably has put new perspective in my life. People are dying. If I can go out there and enjoy it and give other people enjoyment that's important".
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Kallis, 27, who has adopted his father's age, 65, as his shirt number, said of his performances: "It's right up there with the best feeling I've ever had".
He added: "My father didn't know about the shirt number but my sister told me it made him feel proud".
Kallis said his father's illness had given him a changed outlook. "I think it probably has put new perspective in my life. People are dying. If I can go out there and enjoy it and give other people enjoyment that's important".
Bureau Report