15 Things you don’t know about Hashim Amla

1.  Full name Hashim Mahomed Amla

2.   Hashim Amla is a South African cricketer.A right-handed top order batsman and occasional medium-pace bowler, Amla bats at number 3 for South Africa in Test matches

3.   Born on the 31 March 1983 to a South African Indian Muslim family, Amla’s grandparents are originally from Surat province of Gujarat, in western India

4.   Hashim Amla made his debut for his provincial team, the KwaZulu Natal Dolphins, soon captaining South Africa at the 2002 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand, leading his team to the final

5.   Hashim Amla began the 2004–05 South African domestic season by scoring four centuries during his first eight innings

6.   On 27 March 2008, he scored an unbeaten 159 against India in Chennai amidst searing conditions.Hashim Amla success throughout the 2008 year, in which he scored 1012 runs, consisted of numerous centuries and solid performances against India, England and Australia

7.   During a Test match between South Africa and Sri Lanka on 7 August 2006, TEN Sports commentator Dean Jones referred to Amla as a “terrorist” after he had taken a catch; after incorrectly assuming that broadcasting switched to a commercial break, he had said “The terrorist gets another wicket”. The broadcast was aired around the world, including South Africa, and he was subsequently widely condemned by South African fans, players and several former cricketers and commentators, leading to the channel terminating its contract with Jones. After the incident Jones reportedly apologized to Amla

8.   Hashim Amla elder brother, Ahmed Amla, is also a professional cricketer, having made his debut two years earlier, and went on to captain the Dolphins

9.   During the Test series against England 2012 he scored a triple century

10.   Hashim Amla became the first South African to score a Test match triple century when he scored 311 not out against England in 2012

11.   Hashim Amla is currently ranked by the International Cricket Council as the world’s top batsman in Test and One Day Internationals (ODIs)

12.   Hashim Amla became the fastest batsman to score 3,000 ODI runs, requiring 12 innings fewer than Sir Vivian Richards

13.   Hashim Amla in 2013 became the first batsman since Ricky Ponting to head both Test and ODI rankings at the same time in the latest ICC charts

14.   Hashim Amla is a devout practising Muslim

15.   Hashim Amla was named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 2013