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Champions Trophy 2013

Amla, Peterson ready to fill leadership vacuum

May 27, 2013: With Jacques Kallis and Graeme Smith missing from the team, Robin Peterson and Hashim Amla have put their hands up to perform advisory roles for AB de Villiers

South Africa news

Amla moves to Cape Cobras

Apr 22, 2013: Hashim Amla, the South Africa batsman, has left his domestic franchise Dolphins to join Cape Cobras

Wisden Cricketers of the Year 2013

Hashim Amla

Apr 11, 2013: The South African No. 3's glorious 2012 has left him thinking of nothing but the next innings

Pakistan in South Africa 2012-13

Bowlers set to enjoy Kingsmead

Mar 19, 2013: With conditions in Durban set to assist the swinging ball, the fourth ODI could be one for the bowlers

Are South Africa a durable No. 1?

Mar 19, 2013: Their predecessors in the position had short reigns but Graeme Smith's team might just be the real deal

South Africa v Pakistan, 3rd ODI, Johannesburg

Amla, de Villiers set up South Africa victory

Mar 17, 2013: South Africa were pretty and effective in pink as they took the series lead in a thriller at the Wanderers

South Africa v Pakistan, 3rd Test, Centurion, 1st day

AB de Villiers and Amla drive South Africa

Feb 22, 2013: Pakistan's raw attack dealt with the loss of Umar Gul and Junaid Khan well till tea, before fading in the final session

South Africa news

Amla quits vice-captaincy, steps away from T20

Feb 20, 2013: Hashim Amla, currently South Africa's limited-overs vice-captain, has asked not to play any Twenty20 cricket in 2013

Pakistan in South Africa 2012-13

'Pakistan took us to our limits' - Amla

Feb 19, 2013: Hashim Amla believes the second Test against Pakistan in Cape Town was South Africa's toughest challenge this summer

Rankings news

South Africa players top all Test rankings

Feb 4, 2013: South Africa's current dominance of the Test scene is highlighted by the updated player rankings which give them the No. 1 batsmen, bowler and allrounder in the format

South Africa news

Amla goes cold on vice-captaincy

Jan 29, 2013: Hashim Amla is likely to step down as South Africa's limited-overs vice-captain after declining a request to lead the side in the recent ODI series against New Zealand.

South Africa v New Zealand, 3rd ODI, Potchefstroom

Elgar replaces injured Amla in ODI squad

Jan 23, 2013: Injured batsman Hashim Amla has been withdrawn from South Africa's squad for the final ODI against New Zealand. Dean Elgar has been called up to provide cover

South Africa v New Zealand, 2nd ODI, Kimberley

South Africa still looking for a one-day leader

Jan 21, 2013: Most parts of South Africa's cricket are running smoothly at the moment, but that is not the case with the captaincy of the one-day team

South Africa v New Zealand, 2nd Test, Port Elizabeth, 1st day

The serenity and sensibility of Amla

Jan 11, 2013: The qualities that have brought South Africa's No. 3 the form of his career

South Africa v New Zealand, 2nd Test, Port Elizabeth, 1st day

Don't drop Amla, simple

Jan 11, 2013: ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the opening day in Port Elizabeth

South Africa v New Zealand, 2nd Test, Port Elizabeth, 1st day

Amla hundred puts South Africa on top

Jan 11, 2013: Hashim Amla's 19th Test hundred put South Africa in control on the opening day in Port Elizabeth

A short, sharp, compelling narrative

Dec 4, 2012: You could have argued for a longer series, but this one was close to perfect

South Africa in Australia 2012-13

Du Plessis, Morkel's maturity biggest gains for SA

Dec 4, 2012: South Africa's marks out of ten, for the Test series against Australia

Australia v South Africa, 3rd Test, Perth, 3rd day

Amla performs in one-day gear

Dec 2, 2012: Hashim Amla has scored several different centuries this year. His latest at the WACA was compiled in one-day mode

Australia v South Africa, 3rd Test, Perth, 3rd day

De Villiers reverse sweeps to century

Dec 2, 2012: Plays of the day from the third day of the third Test between Australia and South Africa in Perth