Greatest South African Cricket Players of All Time
The greatest South African cricket players in history — ranked by career achievements, honours and legacy.
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AB de Villiers
Batter/WK
South African cricket legend known as 'Mr. 360' for innovative batting, exceptional wicket-keeping, …
South African
Aiden Markram
Batter
South African cricket captain and opening batsman, known for his aggressive batting style and leader…
South African
Allan Donald
Bowler
South African fast bowler widely regarded as one of the greatest pacemen in cricket history, spearhe…
South African
Anrich Nortje
Bowler
South African fast bowler known for his express pace, regularly bowling over 150 km/h and forming a …
South African
Dale Steyn
Bowler
South African fast bowler widely regarded as one of the greatest Test cricket bowlers of all time, h…
South African
Faf du Plessis
Batter
South Africa's most elegant modern batter and a dashing leader who inspired the Proteas in the T20 e…
South African
Graeme Smith
Batter
South Africa's most capped Test captain and a formidable opening batsman.…
South African
Hashim Amla
Batter
South African cricket batsman known for being the fastest player to reach 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 60…
South African
Jacques Kallis
All-rounder
South African cricket all-rounder widely regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders in cricket his…
South African
Kagiso Rabada
Fast Bowler
South African fast bowler, one of the world's leading Test wicket-takers, known for his pace and abi…
South African
Makhaya Ntini
Bowler
South African fast bowler who became the first black African to take 100 Test wickets and was a key …
South African
Quinton de Kock
WK/Batter
South African wicket-keeper batsman and former Test captain known for his explosive batting and cons…
South African
Shaun Pollock
All-rounder
South African cricket all-rounder and former captain, one of the finest pace bowlers of his generati…