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    On the afternoon of the first day of the Kolkata Test there appeared amoment that will surely find its way into all future histories of SouthAfrican cricket



    Hashim Amla (right) with Jacques Kallis: Amla's trip to India, in some ways, brings symmetry to the story of his family © AFP
    On the afternoon of the first day of the Kolkata Test there appeared a moment that will surely find its way into all future histories of South African cricket. At the fall of Jacques Rudolph's wicket there arrived at the crease the slim, bearded figure of Hashim Amla, the first player of Indian origin to play for South Africa. Amla's proud father, Dr Mahomed H Amla, was present to witness his son's brief but assured debut innings. I met Mr Amla on the second afternoon to speak to him about his son and about the story of the Amla family in South Africa, of which Hashim represents the third generation. In some ways it is a classic immigrant family's tale.

    "My father, Hassim, emigrated from Surat to South Africa in 1927, along with his two brothers," said Mr Amla. "He was only fourteen then. By that time there was already a tradition of Indian workers coming to South Africa, mostly as farm labourers - it had been happening since 1860. My father worked for a while in a retail store, then as a commercial salesman. My mother was South Africa-born, but her family too came from Surat. I was one of ten children.

    "Those were different times. As children we were interested in sport, but we never could think of a career in it. In any case there were no opportunities to represent your country because of the political system in place then. It's only since the nineties that opportunities have become more widely available to all South Africans. Hashim was lucky that, just at the time when he was growing up, everything had begun to change. There was a system in place and if you had talent, you could make it. Although we were now South African, in some

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    • Hashim Mahomed Amla

    Hashim Mahomed Amla (born 31 March 1983) is a South African cricketer. Born to a South African Muslim family, Amla’s grandparents are originally from Surat, Gujarat (India), having emigrated to South Africa numerous years earlier. His elder brother, Ahmed, is also a professional cricketer, having made his debut two years earlier, and currently captains the Dolphins. Upon his Test debut, he successfully requested that alcohol-promoting logos not be shown on his merchandise and playing gear. A right-handed upper order batsman and occasional medium-pace bowler, Amla bats at number 3 for South Africa in Test matches and has opened in limited overs contests.

    Upon being appointed captain of the Dolphins, Amla began the 2004-05 South African domestic season by scoring four centuries during his first eight innings. His success at the domestic level and consistent performances for the South Africa A squad led to him being chosen for the winter 2004 tour of India at the age of 21, thereby becoming the first South African of Indian descent to represent South Africa in international cricket.

    Making his debut in Eden Gardens, Kolkata, on 28 November 2004, he initially made a slow start to his career, with his technique having been criticized after scoring 36 runs in the 2004 series against England. After honing his technique and working on his skills with the Dolphins, for whom he regularly top-scored in the South African domestic circuit, he proved his critics wrong in 2006 as he scored a comeback 149 against New Zealand at Newlands, Cape Town, helping guide South Africa to a match-saving draw. He subsequently continued this success, earning a national contract and scoring 1599 runs at an average of 57.10 in his next 19 Tests, solidifying his position as South Africa’s number 3 batsman.

    On 27 March 2008, he scored an unbeaten 159 against India in Chennai amidst searing conditions. His success throughout the 2008 year, in which he scored 1012 runs,

    Hashim Amla

    South African cricketer

    Hashim Mahomed AmlaOIS (born 31 March 1983) is a South African former international cricketer who captained the national side in Tests and ODIs. Amla holds the record for being the fastest ever to score 3,000, 4,000, 6,000 and 7,000 ODI runs, and second fastest to reach 5,000 runs. He also became the fastest cricketer to reach 10 ODI centuries. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen to have played for South Africa, and one of the greatest opening batsmen of all time.

    He is a right-handed batsman and holds the record for the highest individual Test score of any South African batsman of 311 not out, scored against England at The Oval, London in July 2012.

    He became the fastest cricketer to score 15, 16, 17, 18 and 20 centuries in One Day International (ODI) Cricket, doing so in 86, 94, 98, 102 and 108 innings, respectively.

    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 Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 2013. In 2017, he scored 2 centuries in the Indian Premier League, playing for Kings XI Punjab. On 3 June 2017, he became the fastest cricketer to reach 25 ODI centuries. On 19 January 2018, Amla broke Virat Kohli’s record for being the fastest cricketer to reach 27 centuries in ODI cricket. Amla has reached the milestone in 167 innings, surpassing Kohli's 169.

    He, along with Quinton de Kock, Faf du Plessis and AB de Villiers formed the batting core of the South African team for a long time, helping the team score runs consistently and at a high run rate.

    On 8 August 2019, Amla announced his retirement from international cricket. On 18 January 2023, Amla announced his retirement from all cricket.

    Personal life

    Born in Durban, Amla is a devout Muslim. He is of Indian descent; his grandfather had migrated to South Africa from Su

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