Sponsors not bitter about Amla not being here for the beer

Times Media

TELFORD VICE, Johannesburg

Will Hashim Amla’s teammates have to drink his share of the sponsor’s beer in future? That’s almost what Cricket SA (CSA) chief executive Haroon Lorgat seemed to suggest when Amla was unveiled as SA’s test captain on Tuesday.

Or perhaps not. “Castle (Lager), in particular, are very supportive (of Amla’s appointment),” Lorgat said. “We will meet the obligations of our commercial partners through other players.”

As a practising muslim, Amla neither drinks alco...