Hashim Amla announces retirement from international cricket

South African cricketer Hashim Amla has announced his retirement from all formats of international cricket with immediate effect, the Cricket South Africa announced on its official Twitter account. The cricketer will continue to be available for domestic cricket as well as the Mzansi Super League.

#BreakingNews @amlahash today called time on one of the great international careers of the modern era when he announced his retirement from all formats of international cricket. He will continue to be available for domestic cricket as well as the Mzansi Super League. #AmlaRetires pic.twitter.com/l9qgnt0661

— Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) August 8, 2019

The speculations were doing rounds during the World Cup that Amla might take retirement. Ever since the South African team arrived in England for the World Cup, the players were facing the same question again and again if this was Amla's last international assignment. But later the captain Faf du Plessis put an end to the rumors and announced that the 36-year-old wants to continue to play.

Hashim Amla is one of the greatest batsmen South Africa has ever produced. Amla has a terrific record across all formats and has been the backbone of South Africa's batting for years.

In an international career that was spread over 15 years, he played 349 matches across the three formats for the Standard Bank Proteas, making more than 18 000 runs, including 55 centuries and 88 other scores in excess of 50.

He has made South Africa's only Test triple century to date and has made the highest Test scores for his country against England, India and the West Indies and the highest against Australia in the post-unity period.