Greatest South African Test XI of all time

#4 Middle-order

Hashim Amla and Jacques Kallis are two of South Africa's greatest ever batsmen

Hashim Amla occupies the crucial number three slot in this star-studded batting lineup. At that particular batting position, only three batsmen have scored more runs than the technically accomplished right-hander. Thus far, he has played 113 Tests and scored 8786 runs at an average of 49.08 with 28 centuries and 38 fifties. Beyond numbers, his penchant for playing substantial knocks across a wide variety of pitches has been helping him serve South African cricket quite profitably.

Graeme Pollock was one of the most gifted cricketers who were denied their rightful places in the annals of greatness due to the ramifications of the infamous Apartheid Era. Before he lost his Test career to situations beyond his control, the left-hander registered 2256 runs at an impressive average of 60.97 with seven centuries and eleven fifties.

With his impregnable technique and unflappable temperament, Jacques Kallis was the bulwark of South Africa's batting lineup for the vast majority of his glorious career. In the all time batting charts, only Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting are perched above him. Apart from amassing a mammoth 13289 runs from 166 Tests at a remarkable average of 55.37 with 45 centuries, the legendary all-rounder also picked 292 wickets and pouched 200 catches.