Amla was visitors’ standout performer during 2010 tour to India
South Africa coach Russell Domingo
Mumbai: Hashim Amla has been struggling on this tour to India managing just 89 runs in the five-match ODI series. The South African Test captain got just one run on Saturday against Board President’s XI. He had a lengthy practice session in the nets in the evening with Australian Mr. Cricket Michael Hussey doing the throw downs.
“We are not concerned about his form. We know all the batsmen go through this rough patch in some part of their career. We are confident about him scoring runs. He is currently in the nets and is doing his best to regain form,” SA coach Russel Domingo said.
Amla was visitors’ standout performer during 2010 tour to India. He scored 253*, 114 and 123* in his three outings. But his struggle outside the off stump in this tour has been obvious and it even prompted Shardul Thakur to bowl in the corridor with success. “I had seen his videos were he tended to struggle to out going deliveries. I tried to bowl in that corridor. There was moisture in the pitch in the morning and it helped,” said Thakur who ended with 4/70 his best figures this season.
Thakur admitted despite help from the pitch he couldn’t trouble AB de Villiers. “He didn’t give us any chance. He cut me for a boundary which I thought was a good ball but when I asked him how he managed it, he said it was a bad ball for him,” said Thakur while recollecting his brief chat with the South African great. Domingo was happy with AB’s knock and the practice game overall,” he added.
( Source : deccan chronicle )
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