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Full name Hashim Mahomed Amla
Born March 31, 1983, Durban, Natal
Current age 25 years 115 days
Major teams South Africa,Dolphins,KwaZulu-Natal
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium, Right-arm offbreak
Relations Brother - AM Amla
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
27
48
3
1744
176*
38.75
3695
47.19
5
8
226
2
24
0
ODIs
3
2
1
25
16
25.00
46
54.34
0
0
3
0
1
0
First-class
98
163
15
6892
249
46.56
21
32
76
0
List A
44
43
3
1117
102
27.92
2
6
15
0
Twenty20
20
19
0
415
57
21.84
363
114.32
0
2
52
4
3
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
27
4
42
28
0
-
-
-
4.00
-
0
0
0
ODIs
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
First-class
98
309
221
1
1/10
221.00
4.29
309.0
0
0
0
List A
44
16
28
0
-
-
-
10.50
-
0
0
0
Twenty20
20
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Career statistics
Test debut
India v South Africa at Kolkata, Nov 28-Dec 2, 2004 scorecard
Last Test
England v South Africa at Leeds, Jul 18-21, 2008 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Bangladesh v South Africa at Chittagong (CDS), Mar 9, 2008 scorecard
Last ODI
Bangladesh v South Africa at Dhaka (SBNS), Mar 14, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut
1999/00
Last First-class
England v South Africa at Leeds, Jul 18-21, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
2001/02
Last List A
Bangladesh v South Africa at Dhaka (SBNS), Mar 14, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Western Province Boland v Dolphins at Cape Town, Apr 7, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Dolphins v Titans at Durban, Apr 25, 2008 scorecard
Profile
An elegant, stroke-filled player blessed with the temperament to make the most of his talent, Hashim Amla is the first South African of Indian descent to reach the national squad. His grandparents made the journey from India to Surat in Gujarat many years ago, and he shares the same penchant for wristy leg-side flicks which ooze off his bat. His elevation to the South Africa side was a poorly kept secret after he reeled off four centuries in his first eight innings of the 2004-05 season, after being appointed captain of the Dolphins (formerly Natal) at the tender age of 21. His older brother by four years, Ahmed, made his first-class debut two seasons before Hashim, but there is little doubt that the younger Amla is the better player. He is also a devout Muslim whose requests to have logos promoting alcohol removed from his playing gear have been successful so far. Amla toured New Zealand with the South African Under-19 team in 2000-01, he captained South Africa at the 2002 Under-19 World Cup, and after starring for the A team, made his Test debut against India in 2004-05. He was not an instant success, with serious questions emerging about his technique as he mustered 36 runs in four innings against England later that season. When he was handed a second chance he made it count with 149 against New Zealand at Cape Town, helping guide South Africa to a draw. He remained a consistent performer, if not as prolific as South Africa would like, with fifties against Pakistan in 2007, but saved his best for the following tour to India where he racked up 307 runs in the three Tests. It included a majestic 159 in Chennai, his second score of 150 or more. A quiet man, there is no doubting his hunger.
He remains a candidate to become South Africa's second non-white Test captain after Ashwell Prince, and possesses the most impressive beard in all the game.
Will Luke June 2008
