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It’s been a joy and a privilege, beams Amla

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The Cricket Paper Team
11 August 2019

By Jon Couch

Proud record: Hashim Amla

HASHIM AMLA described his journey with South Africa as a “joy and a privilege” before hanging up his batting gloves this week.
Amla’s decision to step from the international game marks the end of a glittering career that spanned nearly 15 years and yielded 9,282 Test runs at 46.64 with no fewer than 28 centuries to his name – a record bettered only by Jacques Kallis.
The 36-year-old also enjoyed a limited-overs career which left several national white-ball records in his wake.
His 27 ODI hundreds are the most by a South Afric...