Hashim Amla

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Hashim Amla
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Player information
Surname Hashim Mahomed Amla
Born March 31, 1983 (age 37)
Durban , KwaZulu-Natal , South Africa
Nickname Hash, The Mighty Beard
height 1.83 m
Batting style Right handed
Bowling style Right-handed medium-fast bowler
Player role Batsman
Relationships Ahmed Amla (brother)
International games
National team South Africa South Africa
Test debut (cap 295) November 28, 2004 v  IndiaIndia
Last test 26 December 2015 v  EnglandEngland
ODI debut (cap 90) March 9, 2008 v  BangladeshBangladeshBangladesh
Last ODI October 25, 2015 v  IndiaIndia
ODI shirt no. 1
T20I debut (cap 38) January 13, 2009 v  AustraliaAustralia
Last T20I October 5, 2015 v  IndiaIndiaIndia 
T20I shirt no. 1
National teams
Years team
1999 – now KwaZulu Natal Dolphins (squad no.1)
2009 Essex
2010 Nottinghamshire
Career statistics
Game form test ODI FC LA
Games 88 126 192 182
Runs (total) 6.888 6.008 14,449 7,690
Batting average 50.64 52.70 50.52 46.32
100s / 50s 23/28 21/28 44/69 23/39
Highscore 311 * 159 311 * 159
Balls 54 - 393 16
Wickets 0 - 1 0
Bowling Average - - 277.00 -
5 wickets in innings - - 0 -
10 wickets in play - n / A 0 n / A
Best bowling performance - - 1/10 -
Catches / stumpings 77 / - 58 / - 150 / - 83 / -
Source: ESPNcricinfo , December 15, 2015

Hashim Mahomed Amla (born March 31, 1983 in Durban , today KwaZulu-Natal , South Africa ) is a South African cricketer . Amla usually plays as the number 3 batsman for the South African national cricket team in test cricket , while he appears as one of the two openers in limited over games such as One-Day Internationals (ODI). According to the International Cricket Council , he is currently the world's best batsman in ODIs.

Amla is a devout, practicing Muslim . On his test debut, he successfully got the sponsor logos of alcohol producers like the South African Breweries removed from his jersey. His grandparents originally emigrated to South Africa from Surat , Gujarat , India . His older brother Ahmed is also a professional cricketer, but not at an international level.

Career

Immediately after graduating from Durban High School, Amla began playing for his home team, the KwaZulu Natal Dolphins . At the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand , he was the captain of the South African team until the final. Due to his impressive achievements, he was named captain of KwaZulu-Natal at the age of 21. Already at the beginning of his professional career he was viewed by experts as a possible future captain of the national team.

His international debut was on November 28, 2004 in a test match against India . This made him the first South African of Indian descent to represent South Africa in an international cricket match.

After changing performances on an international level, he had a successful year 2008 in which he achieved a total of 1012 runs , including several Centuries . This continued into 2009, noting his performance in the Test and ODI wins against Australia.

On England's 2009-10 tour of South Africa, Amla was an integral part of the team in all games. With the first he already managed a decisive century and also in the following games of this tour he had a large share in the success of South Africa.

He had his best year so far in 2010. In February he managed an unbeaten 253 runs in a test match against India. He had other successful games that year against the West Indies , Zimbabwe and Pakistan .

He then rose to number 1 in the ICC rankings for ODI batsmen, a position he still holds.

In July 2012 he scored 311 runs in a test match against England . He became the first South African to have achieved a triple century in the test cricket , ie a score of more than 300 runs within an inning .

Dean Jones Controversy

During a test match between South Africa and Sri Lanka on August 7, 2006, Amla was labeled a terrorist by Dean Jones , who narrated the game for Ten Sports , after he caught a catch. Jones mistakenly assumed that the live broadcast was interrupted for a commercial break and said "The terrorist got another wicket". ( English: "The terrorist gets another wicket"). This statement was broadcast live worldwide, whereupon Jones was heavily criticized, especially by South African fans, players and other commentators. This subsequently led to the fact that the TV broadcaster Ten Sports canceled its contract with Jones. He asked for forgiveness following this incident, Amla, who accepted his apology.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g Donald McRae: After terrorist jibe, Amla is ready for bat to do talking . In: The Guardian , July 8, 2008. Retrieved January 19, 2010. 
  2. ^ A b Peter Roebuck: The unbreakable South African . January 29, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  3. ↑ Thrasy Petropoulos: South Africa tap into Asian talent , BBC Sport . March 23, 2003. Retrieved January 19, 2010. 
  4. ^ Telford Vice: Joy and gloom as selectors turn the page . Cricinfo. October 27, 2004. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
  5. ^ Former coach happy with Amla's progress . Cricinfo. December 8, 2008. Retrieved January 19, 2009.
  6. ↑ Amla and de Villiers race to series win . Cricinfo. January 26, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  7. ↑ Daniel boardy: Australia v South Africa 2008-09 . Wisden . January 30, 2009. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
  8. ^ Andrew McGlashan: South Africa benefit from Amla's cultural blend . Cricinfo. December 19, 2009. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  9. ^ Morkel's emergence biggest gain . Cricinfo. January 18, 2010. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  10. ↑ Reliance ICC ODI Championship Batting Rankings
  11. ^ South Africa surge after Amla's triple hundred ( en ) July 22, 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
personal data
SURNAME Amla, Hashim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Amla, Hashim Mahomed (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South African cricketer
DATE OF BIRTH March 31, 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH Durban , today KwaZulu-Natal