After South African stalwart Hashim Amla introduced retirement from all types of cricket on Wednesday, legendary batter AB de Villiers penned a fantastic notice for his pal and former batting companion.
“Hashim Amla.. where do I start?! Not easy. Might take me a few days, weeks, months, years,” wrote de Villiers on Twitter hours after Amla broke the information.
“I can literally write a book about you.”
Thanking him for all the time being round and treating him like a brother, de Villiers wrote, “Humaam, thank you for always being there for me. You’ve always been a brother who made me feel safe in so many ways.”
Hashim Amla.. the place do I begin?! Not straightforward. Might take me a couple of days, weeks, months, years.
I can actually write a guide about you.
Humaam, thanks for all the time being there for me. You’ve all the time been a brother who made me really feel secure in so some ways.
— AB de Villiers (@ABdeVilliers17) January 18, 2023
Hashim Amla had retired from cricket after serving to Surrey to the English county championship final 12 months.
The 39-year-old had already retired from worldwide cricket after the World Cup in 2019.
Amla scored 18,672 runs for the Proteas throughout the three codecs from 2004-2019 and is South Africa’s second highest Test run scorer of all time behind Jacques Kallis. This included 28 tons and a profession better of 31* in opposition to England in 2012 on the Kia Oval, which was additionally South Africa’s first triple-century in Tests.
