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This was my series:
Amla
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South African run-machine Hashim
Amla said every batsman hits a purple patch at some point in his
career and the just-concluded series against India was his
opportunity to make a mark.
"Every professional cricketer goes through certain tours and series
where they excel. I have just been fortunate this tour has been my
opportunity," said Amla, who was adjudged both Man-of-the-Match and
Man-of-the-Series |
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for his
staggering 490 runs in the series, including two centuries in the second
Test.
The humble South
African top order batsman of Indian origin said circumstances and the
butter-fingered Indian fielders helped his cause as well.
"Things have worked for me on the field. I give credit to the fortune.
Dropped catches really helped the cause," he said.
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"I think I have been quite fortunate on quite a few
occasions, without doubt. Few dropped catches here and there, I
could have been dismissed before," he said.
Amla spent more than eight hours in the second innings and nearly
saved the match. The Indian bowlers simply could not find a chink in
his armour.
He said he follows a simple batting philosophy. "When at |
the back of your mind you know you
have to bat a whole day, breaking it down is the key.
Ball by ball, over by over, it's just
the basics. There is no science to it; I just wanted to keep it
simple," he explained.
He also hailed the efforts of Morne Morkel (22) and Wayne Parnell
(12), who were two pillars of South African resistance in the second
innings, thwarting the Indian bowlers.
"I took a lot of confidence from Morne and Parnell. Both told me
that they were comfortable at the other end; it made by job a lot
easier in trying to find the strike," Amla said.
"I just love the experience the intensity of the series was really
fantastic. We all enjoyed it," he added.
--PTI
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