Hashim Amla retires from all forms of cricket

Legendary South African batter Hashim Amla has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket bringing curtains down on an illustrious career spanning two decadesThe 39yearold who retired from international cricket in 2019 confirmed the development to his English county side SurreyHashim Amla announces retirement from all forms of cricket The legendary South African batter has declared his playing career over From everyone at Surrey thank you for everything Hash amlahash Surrey wrote on TwitterOne of the most prolific batters in South African cricket history Amla amassed 18672 runs for the Proteas in 124 Tests 181 ODIs and 44 T20Is from 20042019He has also created several records for his country Amla became the first and only Proteas batter to score a triple century in TestsHis 311 not out against England at The Oval in July 2012 still remains the highest Test score by a South African playerAlso readSouth Africas Farhaan Behardien retires from professional cricketI have great memories of the Oval ground and to finally leave it as a player fills me with immense gratitude for what has been Amla was quoted as saying by the Surrey websiteHaving represented Surrey as an overseas player in 2013 and 2014 Amla signed for the county side once again in 2019 and helped them win the County Championship title last yearSurreys director of cricket Alec Stewart who worked with Amla throughout his various spells in the Surrey side described him as a true professional and a great of the gameHashim is a fantastic cricketer and a wonderful person He has been an incredible resource for the team to learn from on and off the field As well as posting big scores at vital moments he has also shown his willingness to dig in and do what is needed to get his team a result in tough gamesI cant thank him enough for what he has done for Surrey and hold him up as an example to all young players of what a true professional looks like Stewart saidAmlas next assignment is a coaching stint MI Cape Town in the ongoing SA20 where he will serve as the batting coachThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever