About this episode
Welcome back to Beard Before Wicket with Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, Nubaid Haroon and special guest Hashim Amla! In this episode Amla discusses his career milestones, THAT 311*, the one thing that he nearly quit that made him successful and why he silently disappeared from cricket. This and SO much more! Available on ALL podcast networks & YouTube! 00:00 - Intro 00:59 - "The Best Beard In Cricket" 03:19 - How Hash Met Mo & Rash 06:22 - Growing Up & Early Sports Influences 14:55 - Test Debut, Hash's Backlift & Getting Dropped 20:40 - The Thing That Changed Hash's Career 24:16 - Pressure As A Top-Order Batter & The 311* Innings 31:15 - Mo Praying For Hash 32:12 - Playing With South African Greats & Team Dynamics 36:25 - How Captaincy Affected Hash 44:02 - Hash Playing vs Mo & The Crowd Chants 48:25 - Why Hash Stepped Down As Captain 50:48 - Post-Captaincy Life, Records & Post-Retirement Life 1:00:33 - Legacy & Being A Role Model 1:05:20 - Hash's World Test XI 1:09:55 - Conclusion & Freddie Flintoff Ep Tease FOLLOW BEARD BEFORE WICKET ON SOCIAL 👇🏏 Instagram @beardbeforewicket TikTok @beardbeforewicket #cricket Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.