Hashim Amla’s family in Durban was very much happy to see his triple hundred in the month of Ramadhan.
Speaking exclusively from Durban, his elder brother, Ahmed Amla, also the professional cricketer, said: “We are very pleased for him. Someone had to be the first to achieve the 300 and it couldn’t have happened to a more deserving human being, never mind that he is an amazing batsman.”
Interestingly, Amla rarely misses fasting during this holy month. However, on this tour he has not been fasting but has vowed to make it up once the tour is over. He has been spiritually following Moulana Yunus Patel, a reputed South African Islamic scholar and a Sunni practitioner.
His appeal of alcohol-promoting logos be not produced on his merchandise and playing gear has readily been accepted by Cricket South Africa (CSA).
“We only watched a little more than 30 minutes. Rather South Africa won the Test match and he played a match winning innings. We always have more to smile about when the team wins”, he said minutes after the South African won the match against England by an inning and 12 runs on Monday.