Tag: Hashim Amla
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Amla closes in on #1 batting ranking
Dubai, Jan 15, 2013: South Africa batsman Hashim Amla has moved within striking distance of claiming the number-one ranking on the Reliance ICC Test Player Rankings for batsmen for the first time in his career. Amla has moved up a place to second in the latest rankings that were released on Tuesday, a day after…
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Ajmal becomes number-one ranked ODI bowler
Dubai, Sept 6, 2012: Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal has moved up two places to replace teammate Mohammad Hafeez as the number-one ranked bowler in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for ODI bowlers. The latest Reliance ICC Player Rankings that were released on Thursday incorporate both the Pakistan-Australia and England-South Africa ODI series. Saeed was the…
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Six players nominated in three categories
Dubai, August 13, 2012: Six players have been nominated in three different categories for the LG ICC Awards 2012, Pakistan’s Saeed Ajmal, South Africa’s Hashim Amla, Australia captain Michael Clarke, Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara, England’s Alastair Cook and West Indies Stafanie Taylor. The six players all feature in the ICC Cricketer of the Year, the…
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Africa surge after Amla’s triple hundred
By: Andrew McGlashan, The Oval, July 22, 2012: South Africa enjoyed the type of day teams dream of which ended with England staggering on 102 for 4 after being overwhelmed by the insatiable hunger of two batsmen. Hashim Amla scored the country’s first triple century in Tests, building an overwhelming stand of 377 with Jacques…