In a post on Twitter, De Villiers recalled the moments he spent on the field with teammate Amla and hoped to face the legendary cricketer once more.
South African cricketer Hasim Amra announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on Wednesday. He last played in Surrey in 2022 County his championship and also helped Surrey to the title. The right-handed batsman had already retired from international cricket after his Cup of Worlds 2019. Regarded as a legend of the game, he has hit a total of 55 international tons, making him sixth on the list of cricket’s most batsmen in the hundreds. In their heyday, the pairing of AB De Villiers and Hashim Amla was one of the most feared pairings in world cricket. Amla oozed grace and seemed to caress the ball he hit, while De Villiers was like a fire burning with explosive shots. In a post on Twitter, De Villiers recalled the moments spent on the field with his teammate his Amla and wished he could face the legendary cricketer once again.
“Hashim Amra…Where do I start?! It’s not easy. It can take days, weeks, months, years. I could literally write a book about you. Humaam, thank you for always being there for me.
“Your path hasn’t been easy.” “It will never last.” “He will never be consistent.” It was a hit. Calm, calm, consistent, brave, skillful, humble, always for the team, for the country. They inspired me in ways I can’t explain,” continued De Villiers. “Well, good luck today my friend. You delivered the game perfectly! We can all learn from this. Well done. I wish I could bang bang with you again,” he said. concluded.
In Test his cricket, the 39-year-old Amra appeared in his 124 matches, 28 tons and he scored his 9282 runs, including four doubles in his Century. His best Test result was an unbeaten 311 against England at the Kia Oval in 2012, the first three centuries by a South African batsman in a Test. He scored 8113 runs at an average of 49.47.
Amra is already starting to play another role in cricket, including in his SA20 he is MI Cape Town’s batting coach underway.