Hashim Amla

Hashim Mahomed Amla (born 31 March 1983) is a South African cricketer who bats at number three for South Africa in Test matches and opens for them in One Day Internationals (ODIs). He is also a former captain of the Proteas and is a right-handed batsman and occasional medium-pace bowler. He was South Africa's Test captain from June 2014 to January 2016.

In January 2011 Amla became the fastest cricketer to reach 2000 Runs in ODIs in his 40th ODI innings. He also became the fastest cricketer to score 20 ODI centuries. He is currently ranked by the International Cricket Council (ICC) as the world's number eight batsman in Tests and the world's number five in ODIs. Amla became the first South African to score a Test match triple century when he scored 311 not out against England in 2012.

In the 57th innings of his ODI career, Amla became the fastest batsman to score 3,000 ODI runs, requiring 12 innings fewer than Sir Vivian Richards. Also on 8 December 2013, he became the fastest batsman to score 4,000 ODI runs, requiring 8 innings fewer than Richards. In his 57th match, Amla became the fastest cricketer to reach 10 centuries in ODIs. In 2013, Amla became the first batsman since Ricky Ponting to head both the Test and ODI rankings at the same time in the latest ICC charts.