AB de Villiers on Hashim Amla’s retirement: ‘Brother you made me feel safe… Want to bat with you one more time’

After South African stalwart Hashim Amla introduced retirement from all types of cricket on Wednesday, legendary batter AB de Villiers penned a fantastic notice for his pal and former batting companion.

“Hashim Amla.. where do I start?! Not easy. Might take me a few days, weeks, months, years,” wrote de Villiers on Twitter hours after Amla broke the information.

“I can literally write a book about you.”

Thanking him for all the time being round and treating him like a brother, de Villiers wrote, “Humaam, thank you for always being there for me. You’ve always been a brother who made me feel safe in so many ways.”

Hashim Amla.. the place do I begin?! Not straightforward. Might take me a couple of days, weeks, months, years.

I can actually write a guide about you.

Humaam, thanks for all the time being there for me. You’ve all the time been a brother who made me really feel secure in so some ways.

— AB de Villiers (@ABdeVilliers17) January 18, 2023

Hashim Amla had retired from cricket after serving to Surrey to the English county championship final 12 months.

The 39-year-old had already retired from worldwide cricket after the World Cup in 2019.

Amla scored 18,672 runs for the Proteas throughout the three codecs from 2004-2019 and is South Africa’s second highest Test run scorer of all time behind Jacques Kallis. This included 28 tons and a profession better of 31* in opposition to England in 2012 on the Kia Oval, which was additionally South Africa’s first triple-century in Tests.