South Africa’s cricket nice Amla broadcasts retirement

South African nice Hashim Amla has introduced his retirement from skilled cricket on the age of 39.

A chic proper hand prime order batter, Amla retired from worldwide cricket in 2019 having scored 9,282 runs – second solely to Jacques Kallis’ 13,206 – at a mean of 46.64 in 124 Take a look at matches.

His 311 not out in opposition to England in 2012 at The Oval stays the highest Take a look at rating by a South African.

He additionally made a document 27 one-day centuries for the Proteas.

Amla ends his top notch profession with 19,521 runs at a mean of 48.55, with the final of his 57 first-class centuries coming again in September for Surrey in serving to them win the 2022 County Championship in England.