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cricketer. A right-handed top order batsman and occasional medium-pace bowler,
Amla bats at number 3 for South Africa in Test matches and has opened in limited
overs contests.
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Profile:-
An elegant strokeplayer 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 migrated from Gujarat - and he
shares the penchant for wristy leg-side flicks that 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.
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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, and was followed by a
pugnacious 81 in the second innings, in conditions trying thanks to the
weather, the pitch and the attack. In the summer of 2008, he got his name on the
honours board at Lord's with a sublime century, and in the process silenced all
whimpers about his pedigree for the longest version. Still, doubts remained
over his ability in the shorter formats, and while Twenty20 cricket was never
going to be his strong point, he developed a remarkable appetite for ODI
excellence, when given an extended run in the side. He contributed crucial
fifties during South Africa's heist of Australia in 2008-09, but his inability
to convert them into big knocks meant the likes of AB de Villiers and JP Duminy
stole the headlines. Amla righted that with a couple of big scores in the ODI
series that followed, as Australia were humbled in all formats at home. A
consistent run of scores followed before a strong home series against England.
His biggest year in international cricket, though, was in 2010,
when he was outstanding in both Tests and ODIs, scoring over 1000 runs in both
forms at 75-plus averages. It started with a magnum opus tour of India, where
the hosts threw everything at him, but could not find a way past or around his
monk-like patience and ability to soak pressure. In the two-Test series he
scored 490 runs and dismissed just once. In ODIs he combined quick scoring with
stunning consistency, scoring five centuries and four fifties in 15 innings,
all the while scoring at over a run a ball. With his consistency and skills in
both forms of the game, Amla is already looked upon as Jacques Kallis'
successor in the role of middle-order bulwark.
And in 2012 he lived up to his billing by becoming the first
South African to score a triple century by making 311 not out against England
at The Oval.
A quiet man, there is no doubting Amla's immense hunger for
runs. 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.
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Mat
|
Inns
|
NO
|
Runs
|
HS
|
Ave
|
BF
|
SR
|
100
|
50
|
4s
|
6s
|
Ct
|
St
|
|
Tests
|
62
|
108
|
9
|
4946
|
311*
|
49.95
|
9578
|
51.63
|
16
|
23
|
627
|
6
|
56
|
0
|
ODIs
|
59
|
57
|
5
|
3031
|
150
|
58.28
|
3275
|
92.54
|
10
|
18
|
301
|
15
|
21
|
0
|
T20Is
|
8
|
8
|
0
|
115
|
33
|
14.37
|
105
|
109.52
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
First-class
|
153
|
254
|
24
|
11690
|
311*
|
50.82
|
36
|
57
|
121
|
0
|
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List A
|
114
|
110
|
7
|
4682
|
150
|
45.45
|
13
|
29
|
41
|
0
|
||||
Twenty20
|
38
|
37
|
1
|
775
|
88*
|
21.52
|
668
|
116.01
|
0
|
3
|
90
|
11
|
8
|
0
|
Article on Amla:-
“Amla gesture to SA team ethic”
The usually
undemonstrative Hashim Amla did a strange thing when he reached
his century at Lord's. He demonstrated something. A television set drawn
mid-air was his way of dedicating the ton to the team's video analyst, Prassana
Agoram, one of the squadron of back-room staff who have all been credited with
making the South African team the strong unit they have become.
"It was just an acknowledgment of the amount of work he puts
in," Amla said, when explaining his gesture. "He said something
really inspirational to me before the series which is why I did it." Amla
would not reveal what Agoram had said, saying "it's a personal thing"
but his acknowledgment was a telling detail about the new culture of the South
African team.
Gary Kirsten has created a community, which Dale Steyn said
"trusts" each other as part of the key to their success. Apart from a
head coach, an assistant coach, a bowling coach and the usual medical and
administrative staff - physiotherapist, media manager and logistics manager,
they also have a performance director in Paddy Upton and an adventurer in Mike
Horn. Both are not with the team all the time but their influence is obvious.
Ever since the Switzerland bonding exercise at Horn's home, South
Africa have appeared mentally tougher than they have ever been before. They
have been willing to reach deeper, pull harder, think bigger and play tougher
and it is those things that have made them the better side for large chunks of
the series.
Amla was hesitant to say the change had been recent. "It's
been like this for quite a few years. It's not all of a sudden," he said.
"But the way some of the lower order guys came to the party has been a
hallmark for the last two Tests."
Without making the point explicitly, Amla still made it. Crucial
performances have come from unlikely places and South Africa have never looked
out of control. "The games have ebbed and flowed in different situations
and we've managed to get out of bad situations at times," Amla said.
The ability to bat on even when runs are not being scored,
something only Jonny Bairstow was able to muster for England, has been one of
the things that set South Africa apart. At Leeds, Alviro Petersen and Jacques
Rudolph battled through a tricky first hour, at Lord's, Amla and Dale Steyn did
it. "We were in a delicate position but we knew we had to hang in there
for about 30 minutes and that really set up the day for us. Then Vernon and
Morne showed a lot of guts as well later on," Amla said.
The ability to take wickets, even on pitches that look like
batting could continue for months on, has been the other. South Africa took 20
wickets at The Oval where England could only manage two, on a surface far less
helpful than the one at Lord's. Even though a draw will still give them the
series win and No.1 ranking, Amla said they have bigger targets in their
sights.
"We are thinking of the win. We do understand it's going to
take a lot of hard work but if we show the intensity we showed this evening, we
can win."
England face the uphill battle of needing to score over 330 runs
on a fifth day pitch, something Amla said is hard enough without bigger things
at stake. "Any score above 300 is a very difficult ask," he said.
"I think any score above 250, especially on the last innings when the
wicket is deteriorating is difficult."
Asked if South Africa will think up new ways to keep England up
against it, Amla said they do not need to, because the situation is fraught
enough for their opposition. "The wicket itself is good to bat on but in
the last innings, there is this thing called pressure that exists. When we were
batting we felt it. England have to make the play and if we hit our areas for
long enough, they are going to have look to score. We are going to try and
stick to our plan. That situation alone creates enough pressure."
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