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Religion and discipline

Hashim Amla, now firmly established in South Africa's Test top order, tells Richard Sydenham how religion has helped him focus on his career

Hashim Amla, now firmly established in South Africa's Test top order, tells Richard Sydenham how religion has helped him focus on his career. Read on in Reuters.
"I'm certainly no saint but the discipline of the Islamic way of life has helped my cricket without a doubt. I don't drink, I pray five times a day, which gives stability to my daily routine and I am generally more disciplined about my game and my life."

Kanishkaa Balachandran is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo

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