Hashim Amla (Cricketer) Height, Weight, Age, Biography, Wife & More

Bio
Real Name	Hashim Mahomed Amla
Nickname	Hash
Profession	South African Cricketer (Batsman)
Physical Stats & More
Height	in centimeters- 175 cm in meters- 1.75 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 9”
Weight	in Kilograms- 75 kg in Pounds- 165 lbs
Body Measurements	- Chest: 40 Inches - Waist: 34 inches - Biceps: 13 Inches
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Cricket
International Debut	Test- 28 November 2004 vs India in Kolkata ODI- 9 March 2008 vs Bangladesh in Chittagong T20- 13 January 2009 vs Australia in Brisbane
Last Match	Test- vs Sri Lanka at St George's Park on 21 February 2019 ODI- vs Sri Lanka at Riverside Ground on 28 June 2019 T20- vs Sri Lanka at R.Premadasa Stadium on 14 August 2018
International Retirement	On 8 August 2019, he announced his retirement from all format of Cricket
Coach/Mentor	Hylton Ackerman
Jersey Number	#1(South Africa) #1(IPL, County Cricket)
Domestic/State Team	South Africa, Cape Cobras, Derbyshire, Dolphins, Essex, KwaZulu-Natal, Kings XI Punjab
Nature on field	Calm
Liked to play against	India and England
Favourite Shot	Cover drive
Records (main ones)	• 1st ever South African to hit a Test match triple hundred (311 not out) against England in 2012. • He holds the record to reach 3000 ODI runs at the quickest rate, even 12 innings less than Sir Vivian Richards. • He and AB De Villers holds the record for the highest 3rd wicket stand in ODI cricket by any South African batting pair. • He holds the record to reach 10 ODI centuries at the quickest rate, even 23 matches less than Virat Kohli. . • He holds the record to be the quickest to get 15 ODI centuries (89 matches). • He holds the ODI record as the fastest batsman to get 2000 (40 innings), 3000 (59 innings), 4000 (81 innings), 5000 (101 innings) and 6000 (123 innings). runs in ODIs. • He and AB de Villers holds the record for the highest partnership in Tests and 4th wicket partnership as well (308 runs) by any South African batting pair, against West Indies in 2014. • He and Faf du Plessis holds the record for the highest partnership by South Africa batting pair (247 runs) against Ireland in 2015.
Career Turning Point	Performance in the 2002 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.
Personal Life
Date of Birth	31 March 1983
Age (as in 2016)	33 Years
Birth Place	Durban, Natal Province, South Africa
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Aries
Nationality	South African
Hometown	Durban, Natal Province, South Africa
School	Durban High School, Durban
College	Not Known
Educational Qualifications	Not Known
Family	Father- Mahomed H. Amla Mother- Not Known Brother- Ahmed Amla (Cricketer) Sisters- N/A
Religion	Islam
Hobbies	Listening music
Controversies	In 2013, Australia commentator Dean Jones called him a 'terrorist' during a Test match against Sri Lanka in Colombo as he said that "the terrorist has got another wicket" when he took a catch. Though, Dean Jones apologized after it but he was removed from the job.
Favourite Things
Favourite Cricketer	Batsman: Jacques Kallis and AB de Villiers Bowler: Dale Steyn
Favourite Food	Chicken dishes
Favourite Actor	Bruce Lee
Girls, Family & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known
Wife	Sumaiyah Amla
Children	Daughter- N/A Son- 1

Some lesser known facts about Hashim Amla

• Does Hashim Amla smoke?: No

• Does Hashim Amla drink alcohol?: No

• Amla is often called The Bearded Batting Maestro due to his achievements as a batsman.

• He belongs to a Gujarati family background.

• He is a disciplined follower of Islam and has refused to wear any jersey with alcohol company’s logo on it. Once he even paid $500 fine for not wearing it. 

• His ODI century scoring rate is better than Virat Kohli.  Till the end of 2014, he scored 16 centuries from 98 ODI’s.  Kohli has scored 20 in 144 ODI’s.

• In 2010, he scored more than 1000 runs in both Tests and ODIs.

• In 2013, he won the Wisden Cricketers of the Year Award.

• After Ricky Ponting, he was the only batsman to be ranked #1 in both Test and ODI ICC rankings in 2013.

• He occasionally bowls off-spin.

• During the IPL9 in 2016,  he debut in IPL for Kings XI Punjab by replacing injured Shaun Marsh.

• His elder brother, Ahmed is a professional cricketer in South African domestic cricket.

• He is the 4th batsman ever to hit an ODI hundred against all Test playing countries.

• Thought, he became the South Africa’s Test captain in 2014, but it really affected his batting and  in January 2016, he stepped down of his captaincy.