Amla is an occasional off break bowler and was South Africa's Test captain from June 2014 to January 2016.

In August 2015, he was named man of the match against New Zealand for his match winning century. Amla currently holds the record for being the fastest ever to 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000 and 7000 ODI runs. Following these excellent performances in the ODI format Amla was selected in the 12-man Twenty20 squad against India, at the For his performances in 2010 and 2011, he was named in the World Test XI by the ICC During the Proteas tour of England, he scored the highest ever Test score by a South African and the country's first triple century while playing in the 1st Test at The Oval.They then toured to Australia, where Amla scored 104 and shared a 165 run 3rd wicket partnership with For his performances in 2012, he was named in the World Test XI by the ICC and Cricinfo.During bilateral series against New Zealand in January 2013, Amla was requested to lead the team due to suspension of regular captain For his performances in 2013, he was named both in the World Test XI and ODI XI by the ICC In June 2014, Amla became South Africa's first permanent non-white Test captain (although In January 2015, he was named man of the series in a bilateral series against the West Indies.

In the same season, he played in two matches of South Africa's home series against England but was dropped after scoring only 36 runs in four innings.Some critics believed that his backlift, which took his bat out at an angle of close to 45 degrees, was a flaw which would prevent him from having a successful international career.

Hashim Amla, the only South African to score a triple Test match century, on Thursday announced his retirement from international cricket, just days after fast bowler Dale Steyn said he was quitting Tests.Amla, 36, said he was retiring from all international cricket after a 15-year career during which he hit 55 centuries in 349 matches across all formats. "So many doubted u early on, but your fighting spirit, humility & incredible one of a kind talent took u to the top of the mountain," said De Villiers.Initially regarded as a Test specialist, Amla only made his one-day international debut in 2008 but soon proved that classic stroke play, mainly as an opening batsman, was as effective as power-hitting in the limited-overs game.When he was at the peak of his career, between 2010 and 2016, he had an average of above 50 in both Tests and one-day internationals, while maintaining a scoring strike rate of better than 90 runs per 100 balls in one-day games.In recent years, though, Amla's form dropped off and he struggled at the recent World Cup in England and Wales.

He followed record-breaking fast bowler Steyn who on Monday said he was retiring from Test cricket, although he remains available for international white-ball cricket.An elegant right-handed top-order batsman, Amla overcame a shaky start in international cricket, during which his technique was criticized, to become one of South Africa's all-time leading batsmen. In 2014, he became the fastest cricketer to reach 15 centuries in ODIs in his 86th He has scored ODI centuries against all Test playing countries and is only the fourth person to do so. He was named as one of the On 8 August 2019, Amla announced his retirement from international cricket.Upon graduating from Durban High School and impressing on the youth circuit, Amla made his debut for his provincial team, the KwaZulu-Natal Dolphins,He was selected in the T20 XI of the year 2017 by Cricinfo. He hit 55 centuries in a 15-year international career, including South Africa's highest Test score of 311 not out against England at The Oval in 2012.Amla scored 9,282 runs at an average of 46.64 in 124 Test matches and 8,113 at 49.46 in 181 one-day internationals. Hashim Amla scored the country's first triple century in Tests, building an overwhelming stand of 377 with Jacques Kallis, as South Africa amassed a lead of 252.


By ending 9 innings without a fifty in recent Test tours, Amla finally scored his 26th century in his 100th match and regained his Test average over 50 as well. The first Test was a poor one for Amla scoring 2 and 5 as South Africa still won comfortably. He modified his technique, although still retaining a distinctive loop in his backlift, and returned to Test cricket 15 months later with his first century, 149 against New Zealand.He became an ever-present in the South African team.

His score of 311 not out, against England at The Oval, London, in 2012, is the only triple century by a South African batsman in Test cricket. His early struggles were recalled in a tweet by former team-mate AB de Villiers.

Press Trust Of India His last Test century was in October 2017 and he made only two one-day international hundreds after that date.Amla captained South Africa in 14 Test matches between 2014 and 2015/16 but seldom appeared entirely comfortable in the role.His captaincy career started promisingly with three series wins, including one in Sri Lanka, but after a difficult tour of India in which South Africa lost three of four Tests, he resigned as captain midway through a home series against England when South Africa were 1-0 down after two matches.Amla said he would remain available for domestic cricket as well as the second edition of the Mzansi Super League Twenty20 competition, which is due to start in November.
In the following Test he scored 44 and 41 as the match was drawn, he scored 5 and 25 in the final Test match as South Africa won by seven wickets.

His first century came two years later against New Zealand at the Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town. He also made 1,277 runs in 44 Twenty20 internationals at an average of 33.60. In the 2018 IPL auction, Amla went unsold in spite of making 577 runs with 2 centuries at an average of 44.38.Upon being appointed captain of the Dolphins, Amla began the 2004–2005 South African domestic season by scoring four centuries during his first eight innings.During England's 2009–2010 tour of South Africa, Amla was an integral member of the side throughout the series, scoring a crucial century in the first Test at Amla started 2010 in February with a two-match Test series against The three-match Test series was one where Amla performed consistently but didn't register any centuries, he top scored with 44.


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