Shaun Pollock praises his former teammate http://www.senore.com/Cricket/HM-Amla-c1557 - Cricket News Update
Former South African legendary all-rounder, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hamisi-Abdallah-c61368, who became the first ever South African to score a triple century, achieving the milestone in the ongoing first
Test against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013.
"Becoming the first South African to score a triple century was a wonderful achievement for Hashim,” said Pollock, on the eve of the fourth day’s play which saw his side ruling the roost over their hosts at the Oval.
Amla was born to an Indian immigrant family from Gujrat, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, and is also the first Indian-origin player to have captained the side. The right-hander hit 35 boundaries in his unbeaten knock and displayed his masterful wrist-play - the hallmark of all Asian
players.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 are on their way to record their first victory in the ongoing three-match Investec Test series against England, with the hosts sitting vulnerable at 102 for 4 with still 150 runs to avoid an innings defeat on the final day.
Prior to the match, the 29-year-old showed signs of his good form in the rain affected side-matches against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kent-c802 scoring 64 and 77 respectively. He already averages 103.20 this year, scoring 516 runs in 5 matches.
Pollock, whose career spanned 1995 to 2008, has played 108 Test matches for the national side and is the leading wicket-taker for his country with 421 (at 23.11) Test and 393 (at 24.50) ODI wickets. The 39-year-old was particularly impressed with the calm
conduct of the top-order batter.
"These are really exciting times for him, and it shows how good he is and the powers of concentration he possesses,” added Pollock.
The former Proteas captain praised the right-handed batsman from Durban for improving his game after facing initial setback in his career, which saw him being dropped from the side. The veteran believes that the 29-year-old has transformed himself into a
genuine match-winner after removing flaws from his batting technique.
"He works hard on his tactics and method of playing and he http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ian-Hunter-c1571 to that. In the one-day format, he came on to the scene and we thought he was not really suited to that format.”
"He has adapted his game and has found a method that works for him in both Test and one-day matches. He has developed into an awesome batsman," the South African further added.
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