Top 10 South African batsmen of all time

3 Hashim Amla

Hashim Amla has the air of a Zen master when he bats and along with Kallis, AB de Villiers, and Kallis, he formed one of the greatest batting line-ups in modern cricket history.

Amla has the patience to dig in hard when the going is tough but at the same time he can play glorious strokes once he is set and his 311 not out at the Oval in 2012 encapsulated all that is great in him as a batsman.

Amla is an equally good player in ODIs and has scored 25 centuries in the format as opposed to the 25 he has scored in Test matches. He has been one of South Africa’s greatest ever batsmen and hopefully, he will end his career with a flourish.