Hashim Amla profile

Hashim Amla      

South Africa

Full name Hashim Mahomed Amla

Born March 31, 1983, Durban, Natal

Current age 30 years 318 days

Major teams South Africa, Dolphins, Essex, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa XI

Playing role Top-order batsman

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm medium, Right-arm offbreak

Relation Brother - AM Amla

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	73	126	10	5956	311*	51.34	11380	52.33	20	27	739	8	58	0
ODIs	85	82	6	4054	150	53.34	4497	90.14	12	23	403	19	40	0
T20Is	19	19	2	409	48	24.05	337	121.36	0	0	48	6	7	0
First-class	171	283	25	13298	311*	51.54			41	66			124	0
List A	141	136	8	5736	150	44.81			15	34			60	0
Twenty20	57	56	4	1386	88*	26.65	1121	123.63	0	6	161	21	17	0

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	73	5	54	37	0	-	-	-	4.11	-	0	0	0
ODIs	85	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
T20Is	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
First-class	171		387	275	1	1/10		275.00	4.26	387.0	0	0	0
List A	141		16	28	0	-	-	-	10.50	-	0	0	0
Twenty20	57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Career statistics

Test debut	India v South Africa at Kolkata, Nov 28-Dec 2, 2004 scorecard
Last Test	South Africa v India at Durban, Dec 26-30, 2013 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut	Bangladesh v South Africa at Chittagong, Mar 9, 2008 scorecard
Last ODI	South Africa v India at Centurion, Dec 11, 2013 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut	Australia v South Africa at Brisbane, Jan 13, 2009 scorecard
Last T20I	South Africa v Pakistan at Cape Town, Nov 22, 2013 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut	1999/00
Last First-class	South Africa v India at Durban, Dec 26-30, 2013 scorecard
List A debut	2001/02
Last List A	South Africa v India at Centurion, Dec 11, 2013 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	Western Province Boland v Dolphins at Cape Town, Apr 7, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20	Cape Cobras v Dolphins at Paarl, Jan 24, 2014 scorecard

Recent matches

Bat & Bowl	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
1, 15	South Africa	v Sth Afr XI	Johannesburg	4 Feb 2014	Other
26	Cape Cobras	v Dolphins	Paarl	24 Jan 2014	T20
33	Cape Cobras	v Titans	Cape Town	22 Jan 2014	T20
1	Cape Cobras	v Dolphins	Durban	19 Jan 2014	T20
65	Cape Cobras	v Knights	Bloemfontein	17 Jan 2014	T20
84	Cape Cobras	v Lions	Paarl	15 Jan 2014	T20
1	Cape Cobras	v Warriors	Port Elizabeth	11 Jan 2014	T20
48	Cape Cobras	v Titans	Centurion	9 Jan 2014	T20
59*	Cape Cobras	v Knights	Cape Town	5 Jan 2014	T20
57	South (SA)	v North (SA)	Cape Town	4 Jan 2014	Other T20

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.

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.