The 36-year-old calls time on his 15-year Proteas career but will continue to play in franchise T20 leagues
Hashim Amla, the South Africa batsman, has announced his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect.
The Durban native enjoyed 15 years playing for the Proteas across three formats, during which time he established himself as a modern-day great.
In 124 Tests he amassed 9,282 runs, the second most of any South African player past or present, at an average of 46.64.
One-day cricket was arguably Amla's preferred format, averaging just under 50 across 178 innings. He went past the milestone of 8,000 runs during the World Cup.
Amla was equally as impressive in the T20 arena, amassing 1,277 runs in 44 matches at 33.60.
Though the 36-year-old is taking his leave from international cricket he plans to continue his career in T20 franchise leagues across the world.
He has previously represented Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League, Barbados Tridents in the Caribbean Premier League and Durham Heat in the Mzansi Super League.
Posted by Suraj on 10/08/2019 at 11:16
Miss you amla you are so briileyeent plyer in the world love you amla
Posted by Duncan Creevy on 09/08/2019 at 11:03
Binny - the writer was in fact correct ! He/she actually stated that Amla had scored the second highest number of runs for South Africa in tests. Kallis has scored the most (13206) followed by Amla (9282) and then Graeme Smith with 9253.
Posted by Binny Varghese on 08/08/2019 at 18:38
The writer has got it wrong. Kallis has scored 11000+ runs in test cricket which makes him the leading run scorer for South Africa
Posted by Abhay yadav on 08/08/2019 at 17:15
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