HM Amla Profile

General Information Full name Hashim Mahomed Amla Born March 31, 1983, Durban, Natal Current age 28 years 59 days Major teams South Africa, Dolphins, Essex, KwaZulu-Natal Playing role Top-order batsman Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling Style Right-arm medium, Right-arm offbreak

Career Statistics Batting & Fielding Statistics Test ODI T20 Matches Played 51 49 3 Innings Played 90 48 3 Not Outs 7 5 0 Runs 3897 2462 53 Highest 253* 140 26 Average 46.95 57.25 17.66 Balls Faced 7756 2654 53 St/R 50.24 92.76 100.00 100's 12 8 0 50's 19 14 0 4's 483 243 4 6's 5 12 1 Catches Taken 46 17 0 Stumpings Made 0 0 0 Bowling Statistics Test ODI T20 Matches Played 51 49 3 Innings Played 4 - - Balls 42 - - Runs 28 - - Wickets 0 - - Best Inning Bowling - - - Best Match Bowling - - - Average - - - Economy Rate 4.00 - - St/R - - - 4 Wickets 0 - - 5 Wickets 0 - - 10 Wickets 0 - -

Profile

Hashim Amla - 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 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 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. 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. 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.