Anon
10/19/25, 06:47No.151459906 One fine day in South Africa, billionaire Johan Rupert, picked up his phone and called Jacques Kallis. “Hey Jacques,” he said, probably sipping some absurdly expensive coffee, “if you ever score a double century, I’ll give you lifetime free membership at Leopard Creek golf club.”
Kallis, who was batting on 118 not out against Pakistan, must’ve thought, “Free golf for life? That’s better than bowling on this flat Karachi pitch.” But unfortunately, in the next morning, he got out for 155.
This happened in 2007 and Kallis as usual was busy in accumulating runs and centuries but somehow never touched the magical 200. He had scores of 189, 177, 160… everything except that one number. After that tempting golf offer, Kallis scored multiple centuries.; Eleven of them, in fact. But every time he crossed 150, the cricket gods whispered, “Not today, Jacques.”
Then came December 2010. South Africa vs India. Kallis reached 102 not out, and his phone rang again. Rupert was back. “Jacques, remember the deal. Two hundred runs equals free golf for life.” This time, Kallis switched from Test mode and played like a sage, who's deeply meditating, without a lapse in concentration. By lunch, he was 182 not out.
During that 40 minute lunch break, Kallis later said, “That was the longest 40 minutes of my life.” You could almost imagine him sitting there, guarding his plate like it was his wicket, whispering, “Don’t jinx it.” When he finally walked back out, he sent one of Unadkat through fine leg, crashing to the boundary. Two hundred. Finally. After all those years, all those near misses, and all those awkward calls from Rupert, Jacques Kallis had done it.
The stadium roared. The dressing room erupted. Somewhere, Johan Rupert probably sighed and realized he’d just lost a lot of golf club revenue. Kallis, in pure joy, lifted his bat like a golf stick and did a mini swing in celebration, as if to say, “Guess who’s playing for free forever?”.