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Hashim Amla

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Hashim Amla

Hashim Mahomed Amla OIS (born 31 March 1983) is a South African former international cricketer who captained the national side in Test matches and One Day Internationals (ODIs). He is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen to have played for South Africa, and one of the greatest top-order batsmen of his era. He is a right-handed batsman and holds the record for the second highest individual Test score of any South African batsman, scoring 311 not out against England at The Oval in July 2012. He scored ODI centuries against all Test playing countries, only the fourth person to do so. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Hashim Amla is the 112th most popular cricketer (down from 80th in 2024), the 500th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 403rd in 2019) and the 10th most popular South African Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Hashim Amla ranks 110 out of 136. Before him are Misbah-ul-Haq, Glenn Maxwell, Shane Watson, and Shubman Gill. After him are Mohammed Siraj, Michael Clarke, David Warner, Rishabh Pant, Shoaib Malik, Ambati Rayudu, Kane Williamson, and Chaminda Vaas.

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Misbah-ul-Haq
1974 - Present
HPI: 33.35
Rank: 106
Glenn Maxwell
1988 - Present
HPI: 33.29
Rank: 107
Shane Watson
1981 - Present
HPI: 33.08
Rank: 108
Shubman Gill
1999 - Present
HPI: 32.96
Rank: 109
Hashim Amla
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.76
Rank: 110
Mohammed Siraj
1994 - Present
HPI: 32.45
Rank: 111
Michael Clarke
1981 - Present
HPI: 32.30
Rank: 112
David Warner
1986 - Present
HPI: 32.17
Rank: 113
Rishabh Pant
1997 - Present
HPI: 32.11
Rank: 114
Shoaib Malik
1982 - Present
HPI: 32.04
Rank: 115
Ambati Rayudu
1985 - Present
HPI: 31.95
Rank: 116
Kane Williamson
1990 - Present
HPI: 31.93
Rank: 117
Chaminda Vaas
1974 - Present
HPI: 31.88
Rank: 118

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Hashim Amla ranks 1,723. Before him are Dillon Casey, Meghan Musnicki, Mark Oldershaw, Chiara Rosa, Zesh Rehman, and Cappie Pondexter. After him are Tanga Loa, James Bourne, Megan Kalmoe, Virgil Griffith, Naoki Yuasa, and Kentaro Takada.

Others Born in 1983

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Dillon Casey
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.91
Rank: 1,717
Meghan Musnicki
ATHLETE
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.81
Rank: 1,718
Mark Oldershaw
ATHLETE
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.80
Rank: 1,719
Chiara Rosa
ATHLETE
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.77
Rank: 1,720
Zesh Rehman
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.77
Rank: 1,721
Cappie Pondexter
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.76
Rank: 1,722
Hashim Amla
CRICKETER
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.76
Rank: 1,723
Tanga Loa
WRESTLER
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.75
Rank: 1,724
James Bourne
MUSICIAN
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.72
Rank: 1,725
Megan Kalmoe
ATHLETE
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.72
Rank: 1,726
Virgil Griffith
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.61
Rank: 1,727
Naoki Yuasa
SKIER
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.61
Rank: 1,728
Kentaro Takada
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 32.59
Rank: 1,729