Sportskeeda Cricket Awards 2016: T20I Batsman of the Year

5. Hashim Amla – South Africa

South Africa’s wait for a major international trophy goes on

Hashim Amla brought in the least votes despite having a terrific year in terms of consistency.

A fish out of water was what many people thought when Hashim Amla was cast in the T20 South African side. He had spent years making his name as a solid, technically correct opening batsman who has a penchant for playing the longer innings. But he proved all his doubters wrong with an incredible year with the bat in T20s.

His failures in two crucial group stage matches in the world T20 would be the only disappointment for him.

Matches	Runs	Average	Strike-rate	50s, 100s	Best
7	308	77	146.66	4, 0	97*

Amla boasts the second best average on this list, a mighty 77 to go with a superb strike rate in the high 140s. He started the year in scintillating form with his best knock coming against the Australians in early March. He would add a couple of 50s in the World T20 as wel