balls profile: Hashim Amla

When he first came into cricket his batting was overshadowed by his beard.  Now his beard is overshadowed by his batting.  Has the patience of a well trained robot.  Is stylish, but not in a wow he is stylish way.  Has mastered the rare art of understated batting sexiness.  Makes lots of runs in a row, then hibernates in bad form for a while.  Could one day be captain, or, a stylish lawyer who defends the undefendable. His favourite commentator is not Dean Jones.

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