Hashim Amla | The Mega Discussion Thread

[soso_killer]

Anyway Amla is definitely a better test bat than in ODI's. In fact I rate him ahead of AB in tests, while AB is a better ODI bat and more versatile of the two.

 

[Strike Rate]

He makes cricket looks so easy sometimes that we end up taking him for granted.

True!

 

[leatherface58]

I don't know why folks find Amla boring. He is quite entertaining as a batsman with some stylish strokes. AB is way more maverick but Amla is great as well.

 

[JibranAnsari]

How does it make him a sinking ship?

He is scoring consistently like he always does in both formats of the game , pressure or not runs are valuable.

runmaking is easy for him , he doesn't have to push himself hard to consistenly score runs at good rate. No extravagant strokes needed.

 

[ares1000]

What a thread! Hashim Amla is fast cementing his place as one of the ATG batsmen. He may well be #1 in ODIs already. Genius test bat too.

 

[biggestdravidfan]

Kholi is a mini Sachin Tenchoker. Hasnt done anything in test cricket. Chased a few decent targets in meaningless ODIs against rubbish attack like Sachin and thats about but apparently he is the saviour.

How is this pathetic troll allowed to post on pp ? Where are the mods now ?

 

[ares1000]

How is this pathetic troll allowed to post on pp ? Where are the mods now ?

Kohli has been mediocre in tests mate. He aves 39 and is a walking wicket when the ball swings as in England.

 

[Big Boss]

Hashim Amla is a fantastic batsman. Any person having a different opinion is under delusion.

But the kind of language [MENTION=137369]Glen77[/MENTION] is using for Tendulkar in this thread is quite pathetic. Tenchoker? I mean really? He probably have done 200 times more in his life that you could ever dream off. But yes, we internet warriors sound so cool mocking cricketers. Keep going bro...you must be proud of yourself.

 

[Strike Rate]

Hashim Amla is a fantastic batsman. Any person having a different opinion is under delusion.

But the kind of language [MENTION=137369]Glen77[/MENTION] is using for Tendulkar in this thread is quite pathetic. Tenchoker? I mean really? He probably have done 200 times more in his life that you could ever dream off. But yes, we internet warriors sound so cool mocking cricketers. Keep going bro...you must be proud of yourself.

We all are missing you in your own thread......yes i am talking about "Do pitches like these harm Test Cricket?"

 

[Fastandfurious]

Kholi is a mini Sachin Tenchoker. Hasnt done anything in test cricket. Chased a few decent targets in meaningless ODIs against rubbish attack like Sachin and thats about but apparently he is the saviour.

Tenchoker. )

 

[Mobashir]

Amla, the run machine, not playing and you can see what is happening to SA's top order.

I belive Faf is way over rated and isn't a good number 3 but due to Amla and de Kock's superb opening partnership he wasn't exposed.

Actually, South Africa lack a number 3 in their ODI squad if a wicket fails early, they are all brilliant when you have to attack after a good opening.

 

[Mobashir]

He is back and scores another hundred. A true run machine and today his hitting was also very good at the end.

 

[Anfield]

for South Africa's sake hope he hasn't peaked too early and would continue his rich form in the WC as well.

 

[Mamoon]

bhai is in the form of his life, he will have to choke big time not to be the top scorer at this World Cup. Has a better chance of being the top scorer than de Villiers because he opens, and its the easiest position to bat in ODIs in this era.

Really enjoyed his knock today.

 

[Strike Rate]

413 Runs for Hashim Amla in 4 ODI matches!

Looks like in red hot form he was rested for 1 match in this series his 4 scores in this series are 153*, 133, 66 and 61*

 

[Strike Rate]

Well done run machine

 

[Bilal7]

Even I was surprised today. Always knew that he could accelerate when needed but some of those sixes were AB-esque.

Average of 56, SR of 90, 19 centuries and only 107 matches.

 

[Bilal7]

bhai is in the form of his life, he will have to choke big time not to be the top scorer at this World Cup. Has a better chance of being the top scorer than de Villiers because he opens, and its the easiest position to bat in ODIs in this era.

Really enjoyed his knock today.

Aap dua karna shuru kardo that he chokes.

 

[Bilal7]

Great job. Was captain today and showed an aggressive side, even in his demeanor.

 

[Mamoon]

Aap dua karna shuru kardo that he chokes.

Mai har kisi ke liye acha hi sochta hoon, Allah na karay mai kisi ki nakaami ki liye dua karoon.

 

[Mamoon]

A true batting masterclass.

InshAllah he will end up with 10,000 runs and 30 hundreds.

Take a bow, Amla bhai.

 

[Strike Rate]

Great job. Was captain today and showed an aggressive side, even in his demeanor.

I think there is no one who cored 500 runs in a bilateral odi series if he wasn't rested it was possible for him to break that record. Maybe i am wrong but the most runs in a bilateral series record is 490 something and that too in 6/7 matches series

 

[Bilal7]

Mai har kisi ke liye acha hi sochta hoon, Allah na karay mai kisi ki nakaami ki liye dua karoon.

MashAllah, aap to achay insaan niklay.

 

[Electron]

Amla bhai is a superb batsman. I'll be following him closely this WC.

 

[FreakCricket]

Also congratulations to South African and Pakistani PPers, proud moment for both.

Why is it a proud moment for Pakistanis?

 

[Syed1]

Amla bhai will not be a great batsmen till he wins SA a WC

-Some people's logic on PP

 

[Mamoon]

bhai needs to spend some time with our young batsmen and teach them the art of strike rotation. We love him so much, this is the least he could do for us.

A few sessions would go a long way for the likes of Shehzad, Azhar, Asad etc.

 

[Strike Rate]

Hashim Amla: 8 Centuries in last 25 ODI matches

8 centuries for Amla in last 25 ODI matches he played a century every 3rd ODI match? WTH these are some ridiculous stats

Last 25 odi matches:

1483 runs

8 centuries 5 fifties

average 67.40 and srtike rate 87.03

 

[Strike Rate]

You can call him whatever you want but he is playing this anchor role in SA side brilliantly there is nor kallis or smith and Amla is the only player in this SA side who can play this role.

 

[Gilly]

Looks like in red hot form he was rested for 1 match in this series his 4 scores in this series are 153*, 133, 66 and 61*

I just read one of your other posts, how highly do you rate these runs by Amla.

Add me too tired of cricket in this era where almost everything is going in batsman favor no matter which format they are playing.

 

[Mamoon]

Create a dozen more threads for him.

 

[Bilal7]

I just read one of your other posts, how highly do you rate these runs by Amla.

Should have watched the match. This was by no means a flat track. De Kock and Faf will tell you.

 

[emranabbas]

but amla bhai is indian

 

[Strike Rate]

Create a dozen more threads for him.

saw it on cricinfo and this is a stat worth sharing. but apko koi issue as usual tu you can stay away why hurt your self!

 

[Strike Rate]

I just read one of your other posts, how highly do you rate these runs by Amla.

Mr Spokesman of CA you should have watched the the match it wasn't a batting friendly wicket by any means but the bowling was rubbish

 

[Mobashir]

bhai is in the form of his life, he will have to choke big time not to be the top scorer at this World Cup. Has a better chance of being the top scorer than de Villiers because he opens, and its the easiest position to bat in ODIs in this era.

Really enjoyed his knock today.

That's just not true.
Especially in this series you always had something for the bowlers in the first overs. It's why most openers failed in this series.
Not just statiscally but if you watched the games, there was something for the bowlers in the pitch in the first 8-10.

The easiest places to bat are the ones when you come in to bat after 6-10 overs of the innings. So you miss the new ball, you miss the best bowlers and you can get in easily : So we can say number 3 or 4, depending on the match.

 

[shah_1]

I'd be happy if Amla averages in the low forties against us, his career average won't suffer but our bowling won't either! Provided every other South African batsmen averages in the low thirties.

After that he can fulfill his hunger for runs against the ever-generous Indian trundlers.

Low 40s is still very good, why do you want him to do well against Pakistan?


I hope he is a failure against Pakistan

 

[Gilly]

Should have watched the match. This was by no means a flat track. De Kock and Faf will tell you.

The best bowler for WI is ranked at 49, they have 3-4 higher ranked bowlers but none of them are playing.

 

[Bilal7]

#4 is the easiest position. Most often than not, you will have your top order blunt out the new balls, set up a good platform and give you time to settle. You don't even have to worry about finishing off the innings since that is the job of batsmen batting at #6 and #7.

Opening can be very difficult on certain pitches and it wasn't easy to bat upfront today either.

 

[Bilal7]

Low 40s is still very good, why do you want him to do well against Pakistan?


I hope he is a failure against Pakistan

'Cause he's my favourite non-Pakistani player. Lets hope Irfan hasn't forgotten his number.

 

[Bilal7]

The best bowler for WI is ranked at 49, they have 3-4 higher ranked bowlers but none of them are playing.

Arguably still a better bowling attack than India and are a test playing nation. We already remove the minnows whenever looking at player stats and now if we keep removing teams, we won't be left with anything.

 

[Gilly]

Arguably still a better bowling attack than India and are a test playing nation. We already remove the minnows whenever looking at player stats and now if we keep removing teams, we won't be left with anything.

No a far crappier bowling unit than India, India have four bowlers ranked higher than the highest ranking WI bowler.

 

[Mamoon]

[MENTION=732]Gilly[/MENTION],

Its obvious, all this praise wouldn't have been for any other batsmen had he scored 400+ runs against this pathetic attack. This is Amla bhai's prerogative only.

 

[Strike Rate]

No a far crappier bowling unit than India, India have four bowlers ranked higher than the highest ranking WI bowler.

India have more high ranked batsmen in ODI ranking is it mean they are stronger batting attack than Australia

 

[Bilal7]

No a far crappier bowling unit than India, India have four bowlers ranked higher than the highest ranking WI bowler.

Rankings don't tell you half the story especially when concerning players. There were two great hundreds scored today regardless of what your opinion is on the bowling. Nothing was stopping Faf and De Kock from scoring runs too. Nothing was stopping South Africa from batting well in the last game either.

[MENTION=732]Gilly[/MENTION],

Its obvious, all this praise wouldn't have been for any other batsmen had he scored 400+ runs against this pathetic attack. This is Amla bhai's prerogative only.

ABD was hyped to the moon as well. Try to appreciate great cricket.

 

[srh]

he is now averaging 56.41 which means he would have averaged around 50s in 90s and around 40s in 80s. Still pretty good.

 

[Enforcer]

India have more high ranked batsmen in ODI ranking is it mean they are stronger batting attack than Australia

Indian batsman are better than their aussies counterparts. Just they don't have to face their own bowlers.

 

[Smbhayi]

A true batting masterclass.

InshAllah he will end up with 10,000 runs and 30 hundreds.

Take a bow, Amla bhai.

[MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] trying to jinx bhai

 

[Mamoon]

[MENTION=136456]FreakCricket[/MENTION],

People have actually said this on record here that they hope that Amla bhai scores against Pakistan so that his average is not disturbed. What else needs to be said?

Such is the obsession.

 

[Strike Rate]

Indian batsman are better than their aussies counterparts. Just they don't have to face their own bowlers.

if we go by 2 years or 3 years overall performance than yes they are but if we talk about recent form they are not thats the issue with rankings they dont tell the whole story. NZ wasn't playing with a proper bowling attack like they have now in ODI but still managed 4-0 attack against INDIA

 

[bill_123]

where is our mamoon BHAI

apparently amla cannot hit sixes and cannot shift gears lol

amla is talented enough to hit at will when in form and its sad that these guys do not appreciate his talent enough, I bet after he is gone a lot of people will go into nostalgia with his highlights

 

[Bilal7]

[MENTION=136456]FreakCricket[/MENTION],

People have actually said this on record here that they hope that Amla bhai scores against Pakistan so that his average is not disturbed. What else needs to be said?

Such is the obsession.

I still don't get how this affects you in any rational way. Even if what you say is true, so what?

 

[Saj]

and last 27 ODI innings:-

1622 runs at an average of 67.58

 

[Mamoon]

where is our mamoon BHAI

apparently amla cannot hit sixes and cannot shift gears lol

amla is talented enough to hit at will when in form and its sad that these guys do not appreciate his talent enough, I bet after he is gone a lot of people will go into nostalgia with his highlights

Indeed, 'shifted gears' against a world class bowling attack today.

Where was this 'gear' against Pakistan in that 260 chase? When he was catching thin air against the best spinner?

 

[Strike Rate]

and last 27 ODI innings:-

1622 runs at an average of 67.58

and 8 centuries in last 25 innings

 

[habibi hayya]

and last 27 ODI innings:-

1622 runs at an average of 67.58

On his way to being an all time great. Absolutely amazing.

 

[Strike Rate]

Indeed, 'shifted gears' against a world class bowling attack today.

Where was this 'gear' against Pakistan in that 260 chase? When he was catching thin air against the best spinner?

our bowling was one of the finest in LO at that time remember how we choked australia in 2014 World T20 when they were look like winning it 100%?

 

[Buffet]

he is now averaging 56.41 which means he would have averaged around 50s in 90s and around 40s in 80s. Still pretty good.

And 30s in 70s

 

[Mamoon]

I still don't get how this affects you in any rational way. Even if what you say is true, so what?

Its depressing, hilarious and pitiful at the same time.

 

[Bilal7]

Clearly ABD is the only one better than him.

 

[Strike Rate]

And 30s in 70s

and 80s in 2020s

 

[Bilal7]

Its depressing, hilarious and pitiful at the same time.

It shouldn't be and the fact that you bring it up in every thread shows that you have some issues.

 

[Mamoon]

our bowling was one of the finest in LO at that time remember how we choked australia in 2014 World T20 when they were look like winning it 100%?

Yes I know, he cannot do it against good bowling.

In the World Cup if SA want to chase 300 in a high pressure game, he should get out by the 35th over.

 

[bill_123]

Indeed, 'shifted gears' against a world class bowling attack today.

Where was this 'gear' against Pakistan in that 260 chase? When he was catching thin air against the best spinner?

no point arguing with you man

how about every other time when south Africans chickened out to conditions and he was the one holding them in the match

remember the 100, yep odi hundred against pak in uae when the south Africans were struggling to score runs he smashed a hundred at a run a ball

but then again one inning where he did not finish it off and it is good enough for you to bash him

but mamoon BHAI you do remember your jokes right on how amla cannot hit sixes at all and stuff?

and NOW you want to discuss bowling line ups

when kohli hits no names in IPL you guys get orgasms lol

 

[Mamoon]

Don't confuse Tests with ODIs, he's sensational in Tests, but he hasn't performed under pressure in ODIs yet. His mediocre record in ICC events shows that.

He has choked in World T20s only. Got cleaned up by Ashwin when Kohli was smacking Steyn.

 

[Strike Rate]

Yes I know, he cannot do it against good bowling.

In the World Cup if SA want to chase 300 in a high pressure game, he should get out by the 35th over.

against good bowling? you mean like Kohli did against Wasim/Ambrose/Marshal/Lillee/Garner?

 

[Mamoon]

against good bowling? you mean like Kohli did against Wasim/Ambrose/Marshal/Lillee/Garner?

Did it twice against Australia. How many times has Amla bhai done the same?

 

[bill_123]

tests?


dude 2010

odi 100
vs pak in uae

was one of the finest odi innings of that year

he was literally the only guy scoring runs at will, everyone else struggled against pak bowling that night

he single handedly gave them a total to defend

 

[Ikball]

Mamoon is like Imran Khan, U turn pe U turn.

He started a thread, wrote full page in praise of Sohaib saying him Inzi 2.0. And now he is saying that Sohaib is not a good batsman, not trust worthy, etc.

I dont believe in him, what he says most of the times.

 

[Mamoon]

^ Not talking about bilaterals, he's simply awesome there other than the odd choke.

My criticism is for his performance in ICC events.

Failed in 2009 CT, 2011 WC, 2012 World T20, 2013 CT, 2014 World T20.

 

[Jo_Don]

Did it twice against Australia. How many times has Amla bhai done the same?

Which bowlers and where were they playing?

 

[Mamoon]

I thought you were talking about the 1st Test in UAE 2013, where he scored half of SA's runs and scored a brilliant ton, my bad.

Yes I remember that ODI knock.

 

[Mamoon]

Which bowlers and where were they playing?

Same bowlers against whom Amla bhai has failed while chasing a big total. Didn't you guys fail to chase 300 against them last month when Amla bhai got a hundred and de Villiers failed to kill the game off?

Just hope he gets out before the 35th over, then you can chase some stiff totals.

 

[Strike Rate]

Did it twice against Australia. How many times has Amla bhai done the same?

in Visakhapatnam and Nagpur? You surely don't rate someone scoring 150 against sir jimmy/finn/swann in their own backyard or maybe your dont rate unbeaten 119 against against that bowling attack of Pakistan in UAE where the next highest run scorer from SA had a grand total of 26 runs and Amla had 119 out of that 228 total SA gave to Pak and won. (there wasn't a single fifty in that match except Amla unbeaten 119)

 

[Mamoon]

I rate chasing a big total against a decent team more than anything, remind me the last time Amla bhai helped SA to chase 300 even against a club level attack.

Even de Villiers did it recently, brilliant partnership with du Plessis in Harare vs. Australia.

 

[bill_123]

as far as odi tournaments go abd amla kohli are all in the same ship, haven't done anything significant yet

so we will wait on that

other than that atleast amla does not need flat tracks always to score 100's and neither does he have issues against every swinging delivery and also does well in bi-laterals away from home as well in major countries

 

[Strike Rate]

Mamoon is like Imran Khan, U turn pe U turn.

He started a thread, wrote full page in praise of Sohaib saying him Inzi 2.0. And now he is saying that Sohaib is not a good batsman, not trust worthy, etc.

I dont believe in him, what he says most of the times.

and he was on Yasir Shah and Zulfiqar Babar bandwagon before their debut lol and look where is he now!

 

[Mamoon]

Kohli's played a crucial knock in the 2013 CT Final.

Amla bhai hasn't helped SA to a single knockout win yet, which is far less than what Kohli has done.

 

[bill_123]

in Visakhapatnam and Nagpur? You surely don't rate someone scoring 150 against sir jimmy/finn/swann in their own backyard or maybe your dont rate unbeaten 119 against against that bowling attack of Pakistan in UAE where the next highest run scorer from SA had a grand total of 26 runs and Amla had 119 out of that 228 total SA gave to Pak and won. (there wasn't a single fifty in that match except Amla unbeaten 119)

one of the finest odi knocks man, watched it live, literally saffers were struggling to put bat on ball in that match and amla was butter smooth. remained unbeaten as well

 

[Mamoon]

When the chips are down, I'd back the following batsmen to do better than Amla bhai:

Smith
Mathews
Even de Villiers
Kohli
Dhoni
Sangakkara
Jayawardene