Hashim Amla ~ Discussion

[Ruckus]

Amla's ODI record is just RIDICULOUS.

-62 matches
-Average touching on 60 (average actually is exactly 60 if you only include the full ODI status countries - basically an anti-minnow basher).
-SR 91.72
-Averages 35+ against every core OD team.
-Averages 50 or more in every country he has played in (including all of the big ones), except Bangladesh.
-An even better away record, but both excellent anyway.
-Awesome conversion rate.

WAFG

 

[SteveNZ]

I never knew his ODI record was that good. Absolutely insane.

I'm irked by giving it the 'I played against him, my story' etc but played against Amla in his time in the SA u19s and you could tell he was a class above then. Never hit fielders, timed the **** off it, nice guy, he was always going to be a star. But this good? Wow.

 

[AlanJLegend]

I never knew his ODI record was that good. Absolutely insane.

I'm irked by giving it the 'I played against him, my story' etc but played against Amla in his time in the SA u19s and you could tell he was a class above then. Never hit fielders, timed the **** off it, nice guy, he was always going to be a star. But this good? Wow.

Was his beard back then the breathtaking sight that it is now?

 

[longtom]

Was his beard back then the breathtaking sight that it is now?

Not quite ....

 

[SteveNZ]

Was his beard back then the breathtaking sight that it is now?

Absolutely nude chin. EDIT: Seems like it wasn't completely nude but not what it is now. No one else really kicked from that side but he more than made up for them.

 

[uvelocity]

it's funny to me that both amla and trott have had exceptional starts to their careers. similar in that they are stoic type batsmen, especially in tests. Most of the successful ODI batsmen of the last 10-15 years have been much more flashy.

 

[ankitj]

In case you didn't notice, Amla has quietly gone on to become the fastest batsman to get 100 runs. Viv Richards is now a distant second.

 

[kingkallis]

100 runs? you mean 3000?

 

[popepouri]

My question is if his average will be brought back to the mean like Hussey and Pietersen.

 

[kingkallis]

Obviously it will be back to something real like 47.

We will be able to evaluate Amla, the ODI player only after he passes 150/200 ODIs.

 

[ankitj]

100 runs? you mean 3000?

3000, sorry.

 

[ProteasFan]

Amla has finally broken the 900 points barrier in test cricket.

Currently on 903.

 

[smash84]

Amla is such a gun......keeps getting better and better.......am waiting to see how SA perform in the UAE later in the year. I expect they should be able to put up a good fight if not win the series (unlike England in 2012)

 

[Riggins]

does he bat in contact lenses? you occasionally see him wearing glasses.

 

[Satyanash89]

Without a doubt my favorite batsman right now. Just seems so serene while batting. I love that that circular motion his bat makes, so unorthodox but strangely beautiful.

I've always thought he'd be awesome, and over the last few years he's been a lot more than simply awesome. One of the very few times my prediction about a cricketer has turned out right.
That amazing hundred at Perth just blew me away and just confirmed what I'd been feeling for years... That he has the capability to end his career as an ATG. Also showed he can step it up a gear and wrestle the initiative with a blistering innings, which was the one thing I didn't think he could do. Absolute gun.

 

[Spark]

The thing about that knock was that he didn't hit that many boundaries. Only had ten when he reached his hundred (off like 90 balls).

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Always keeps the scorecard ticking. With ABCD RSA can score heavy a lot of the times.

 

[MrPrez]

After reading the first few posts of this thread, I find it really amazing just how much he's done in 3 years.

 

[honestbharani]

If you were picking a World XI on form Amla would be your number 3 atm. Liked what I saw of him last time he came to Australia, could absolutely plunder runs next time he comes here.

An amazing call amidst a lot of posts that are in the "tasting it" region..

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Gun call by the thread starter and he has proved the doubters wrong.