Accomplishments of South African all-rounder Shaun Pollock - A look at the career
On Sunday, the South African all-rounder Shaun Pollock, Who had played in the golden age of Proteas Cricket, turned As the son of South African cricketer Andrew Pollock and nephew of legendary batter Graeme Pollock, cricket was in the DNA of his family. So it was not surprising that since his international debut in 1995, he went on to become one of the most genuine bowling all-rounders in the history of the game and played a part in the success of South African cricket, which had stars like Graeme Smith, Jonty Rhodes, Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers, Mark Boucher, and Mkhaya Ntini playing in its prime.
Pollock represented South Africa in 108 Tests. Batting down the order, he scored 3,781 runs at an average of 32.31. He scored two centuries and 16 fifties in 156 innings, with the best score of 111. He is the 11th-highest run-scorer of all time for SA in Tests.
In 2008, he announced his retirement from international cricket. He was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2021.