Jacques Kallis lavished praise on teammate Hashim Amla who smashed an unbeaten 253 to put South Africa in firm control of the first Test against India after the tourists declared on 558 for 6 and had India 25 for none at stumps on day two.
Amla put on a record 340 runs for the third wicket with Kallis (173) to pull the team out of trouble after they were tottering at 6 for 2 on the first day of the match.
Their stand was the highest for South Africa for any wicket against India, bettering the previous partnership of 256 runs between Kallis and AB de Villiers at Ahmedabad in 2008.
It was also the second triple-century partnership for the duo, having shared 330 runs against New Zealand at Johannesburg in 2007.
