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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Upon graduating from Durban High School and impressing on the youth circuit, Amla made his debut for his provincial team, the KwaZulu-Natal Dolphins,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1131324 |title=The rainbow beauty of Hashim Amla |publisher=CricketMonthly}}</ref> soon captaining South Africa at the [[U/19 Cricket World Cup#2002|2002 Under-19 Cricket World Cup]] in [[New Zealand]], leading his team to the final.<ref name="<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">proebuck</del>">{{cite <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">web </del>|url=<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">http</del>://www.<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">cricinfo</del>.com/<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">magazine</del>/<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">content</del>/<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">story</del>/<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">388134</del>.<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">html </del>|title=<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The unbreakable South African </del>|<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">author</del>=<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Peter Roebuck </del>|author<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">-link</del>=<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Peter Roebuck </del>|date=<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">29 January 2009 </del>|access-date=19 January 2010}}</ref><ref name="<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">guardian</del>">{{cite <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">news </del>|url=<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">https</del>://www.<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">theguardian</del>.com/<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">sport</del>/<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">2008</del>/<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">jul</del>/<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">08/englandvsouthafrica2008</del>.<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">sportinterviews </del>|title=<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">After terrorist jibe, Amla is ready for bat to do talking </del>|<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">work</del>=<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[The Guardian]] </del>|author=<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Donald McRae </del>|date=<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">8 July 2008 </del>|access-date=19 January 2010 <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|location=London |author-link=Donald McRae (author)</del>}}</ref> During his formative years, former [[Western Province cricket team|Western Province]] captain and coach [[Hylton Ackerman]] had been influential in Amla's development, first spotting his talent and honing his skills during his coaching career.<ref name="ha">{{cite web |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ausvrsa2008_09/content/story/381797.html |title=Former coach happy with Amla's progress |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=8 December 2008 |access-date=19 January 2009}}</ref> His promise led him to being appointed captain of KwaZulu-Natal at the young age of 21. Amla was cited as a future captain of South Africa ever since his first-class years.<ref name="guardian" /><ref name="bbc">{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/cwc2003/hi/newsid_2840000/newsid_2843300/2843365.stm |title=South Africa tap into Asian talent |author=Thrasy Petropoulos |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=23 March 2003 |access-date=19 January 2010}}</ref> Amla moved from the Dolphins to [[Cape Cobras]] in 2013.<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/hashim-amla-moves-to-cape-cobras-631587 South Africa Cricket News: Hashim Amla moves to Cape Cobras]. ESPNcricinfo (22 April 2013). Retrieved on 2018-05-21.</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Upon graduating from Durban High School and impressing on the youth circuit, Amla made his debut for his provincial team, the KwaZulu-Natal Dolphins,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1131324 |title=The rainbow beauty of Hashim Amla |publisher=CricketMonthly}}</ref> soon captaining South Africa at the [[U/19 Cricket World Cup#2002|2002 Under-19 Cricket World Cup]] in [[New Zealand]], leading his team to the final.<ref name="<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">guardian</ins>">{{cite <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">news </ins>|url=<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">https</ins>://www.<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">theguardian</ins>.com/<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">sport/2008</ins>/<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">jul</ins>/<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">08</ins>/<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">englandvsouthafrica2008</ins>.<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">sportinterviews </ins>|title=<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">After terrorist jibe, Amla is ready for bat to do talking </ins>|<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">work</ins>=<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[The Guardian]] </ins>|author=<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Donald McRae </ins>|date=<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">8 July 2008 </ins>|access-date=19 January 2010 <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|location=London |author-link=Donald McRae (author)</ins>}}</ref><ref name="<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">proebuck</ins>">{{cite <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">web </ins>|url=<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">http</ins>://www.<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">cricinfo</ins>.com/<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">magazine</ins>/<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">content</ins>/<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">story</ins>/<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">388134</ins>.<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">html </ins>|title=<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The unbreakable South African </ins>|<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">author</ins>=<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Peter Roebuck </ins>|author<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">-link</ins>=<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Peter Roebuck </ins>|date=<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">29 January 2009 </ins>|access-date=19 January 2010}}</ref> During his formative years, former [[Western Province cricket team|Western Province]] captain and coach [[Hylton Ackerman]] had been influential in Amla's development, first spotting his talent and honing his skills during his coaching career.<ref name="ha">{{cite web |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ausvrsa2008_09/content/story/381797.html |title=Former coach happy with Amla's progress |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=8 December 2008 |access-date=19 January 2009}}</ref> His promise led him to being appointed captain of KwaZulu-Natal at the young age of 21. Amla was cited as a future captain of South Africa ever since his first-class years.<ref name="guardian" /><ref name="bbc">{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/cwc2003/hi/newsid_2840000/newsid_2843300/2843365.stm |title=South Africa tap into Asian talent |author=Thrasy Petropoulos |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=23 March 2003 |access-date=19 January 2010}}</ref> Amla moved from the Dolphins to [[Cape Cobras]] in 2013.<ref>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/hashim-amla-moves-to-cape-cobras-631587 South Africa Cricket News: Hashim Amla moves to Cape Cobras]. ESPNcricinfo (22 April 2013). Retrieved on 2018-05-21.</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Making his debut at [[Eden Gardens]], Kolkata, on 28 November 2004, he initially made a slow start to his career, with his technique having been criticized after scoring 36 runs in the 2004 series against England.<ref name="<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">proebuck</del>" /><ref name="<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">guardian</del>" /> After honing his technique and working on his skills with the Dolphins, for whom he regularly top-scored in the South African domestic circuit, he proved his critics wrong in 2006 as he scored a comeback 149 against [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] at [[Newlands Stadium|Newlands]], Cape Town, helping guide South Africa to a match-saving draw.<ref name="proebuck" /><ref name="ha" /> He subsequently continued this success, earning a national contract and scoring 1599 runs at an average of 57.10 in his next 19 Tests, solidifying his position as South Africa's regular number 3 batsman.<ref name="guardian" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/385821.html|title=New-look Amla breaks South Africa's No. 3 jinx|author=S Rajesh|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=9 January 2009}}</ref><ref name="contracts">{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/281925.html|title=Amla and Steyn earn national contracts|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=28 February 2007|access-date=19 January 2010}}</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Making his debut at [[Eden Gardens]], Kolkata, on 28 November 2004, he initially made a slow start to his career, with his technique having been criticized after scoring 36 runs in the 2004 series against England.<ref name="<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">guardian</ins>" /><ref name="<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">proebuck</ins>" /> After honing his technique and working on his skills with the Dolphins, for whom he regularly top-scored in the South African domestic circuit, he proved his critics wrong in 2006 as he scored a comeback 149 against [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] at [[Newlands Stadium|Newlands]], Cape Town, helping guide South Africa to a match-saving draw.<ref name="proebuck" /><ref name="ha" /> He subsequently continued this success, earning a national contract and scoring 1599 runs at an average of 57.10 in his next 19 Tests, solidifying his position as South Africa's regular number 3 batsman.<ref name="guardian" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/385821.html|title=New-look Amla breaks South Africa's No. 3 jinx|author=S Rajesh|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=9 January 2009}}</ref><ref name="contracts">{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/281925.html|title=Amla and Steyn earn national contracts|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=28 February 2007|access-date=19 January 2010}}</ref></div></td></tr>
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