5 oldest cricketers playing in IPL 2014

#4 Jacques Kaliis 38 years 195 days

Arguably the best cricketer of this generation, Jacques Kallis is the lynchpin of Kolkata Knight Riders. He bats, bowls, fields, and carries an intangible asset of experience. He’s the patriarch of the rare breed of classical bats who have excelled in the crisp version of the game.

Despite not having played cricket for a while, the hunger’s the same; his performance (3 wickets and 124 runs) in the last 4 games stands testimony to it. He seems to have worked a bit on whacking the ball, as well, and his 72-run knock off 46 balls in the opening game of the tournament wasn’t too bad at all in that context. His role in the KKR set-up becomes all the more crucial after the outrageously dismal form that skipper Gautam Gambhir finds himself in.