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Hashim Amla

South Africa

Full name Hashim Mahomed Amla

Born March 31, 1983, Durban, Natal

Current age 26 years 224 days

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

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
Tests	37	65	4	2460	176*	40.32	4996	49.23	6	14	323	2	34
ODIs	19	18	3	694	140	46.26	840	82.61	1	4	69	5	8
T20Is	2	2	0	52	26	26.00	50	104.00	0	0	4	1	0
First-class	116	193	17	8250	249	46.87			24	41			94
List A	66	65	5	2063	140	34.38			4	12			25
Twenty20	26	25	0	555	57	22.20	497	111.67	0	2	66	6	3

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	37	4	42	28	0	-	-	-	4.00	-	0	0	0
ODIs	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
T20Is	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
First-class	116		309	221	1	1/10		221.00	4.29	309.0	0	0	0
List A	66		16	28	0	-	-	-	10.50	-	0	0	0
Twenty20	26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Career statistics

Test debut	India v South Africa at Kolkata, Nov 28-Dec 2, 2004 scorecard
Last Test	South Africa v Australia at Cape Town, Mar 19-22, 2009 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut	Bangladesh v South Africa at Chittagong (ZACS), Mar 9, 2008 scorecard
Last ODI	South Africa v Zimbabwe at Benoni, Nov 8, 2009 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut	Australia v South Africa at Brisbane, Jan 13, 2009 scorecard
Last T20I	South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg, Mar 27, 2009 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut	1999/00
Last First-class	Titans v Dolphins at Centurion, Oct 22-25, 2009 scorecard
List A debut	2001/02
Last List A	South Africa v Zimbabwe at Benoni, Nov 8, 2009 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	Western Province Boland v Dolphins at Cape Town, Apr 7, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20	South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg, Mar 27, 2009 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 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. 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