Amla 'a bit embarrassed' by beating Richards to 4000
Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2013 11:12 pm
This was a landmark day for Hashim Amla. He doesn't play for the Dolphins anymore, technically his home ground is Cape Town now. However, Kingsmead remains his home ground in public perception, you just can't separate the two. On Sunday he finally brought up his first international hundred at home. Along the way, when he scored his 59th run, Amla became the fastest to 4000 ODI runs, beating Viv Richards' record by seven innings.
"Feel a bit embarrassed to have it because Sir Viv Richards is certainly the master blaster, the original great batsman," Amla said of the record of fastest to 4000 runs. "He is more deserving than anyone else. I have met him on a few occasions, so it makes even more embarrassing. It would be befitting if he was ahead." By this point he was almost giggling, trying to hide, in his words, embarrassment.
"Whatever the case be, there is a lot of one-day cricket these days and no doubt someone else will come along and beat that and the game will just carry on." http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-afric ... MP=OTC-RSS" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
"Feel a bit embarrassed to have it because Sir Viv Richards is certainly the master blaster, the original great batsman," Amla said of the record of fastest to 4000 runs. "He is more deserving than anyone else. I have met him on a few occasions, so it makes even more embarrassing. It would be befitting if he was ahead." By this point he was almost giggling, trying to hide, in his words, embarrassment.
"Whatever the case be, there is a lot of one-day cricket these days and no doubt someone else will come along and beat that and the game will just carry on." http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-afric ... MP=OTC-RSS" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
