Why Hashim Amla should go to World Cup

Though his numbers have been poor‚ he is still a seasoned veteran of 174 ODIs in which he has scored 7‚910 runs at an impressive average of 49.74 and Proteas need his experiencePragmatic: Hashim Amla says past victories against Australia count for little ahead of the series starting on Thursday.

The thing is cricket is a sport of numbers and Amla’s figures have been unimpressive for a while. I have no doubt that this reality must have been the focal point for the selection think-tank during their long deliberations. The “Mighty Hash” returned to competitive cricket in the recent Cricket SA T20 Challenge and his struggles continued as he only managed 61 runs after five innings.

You cannot just ditch that kind of experience at the World Cup and I think Amla must resume his partnership with Quinton de Kock at the top of the order. He had a poor ODI series against Sri Lanka but he redeemed himself during the T20s to end as the man-of-the-series. But that may not be enough.

No colum for 'experience' on scorecard, last time I checked..🙈🙈 showmetheruns

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