“Ultimately‚ I want to use the remaining time before the … World Cup to fine tune my batting and prepare for the tournament.”
The South Africa stalwart‚ who has been trying to balance his playing schedule with being with his critically ill father‚ on Saturday pulled out of the Cobras’ remaining games this season.“I have opted not to make myself available for selection for the … Cobras for the remainder of the … T20 Challenge‚” Amla was quoted as saying.
Currently second on the log‚ the Western Capers are assured of a semi-final on Wednesday or Thursday and — having lost only three of their nine games — will be confident of reaching next Sunday’s final. He has scored 92 runs in his eight innings in the tournament with a best effort of 32 — a far cry from the leading light he has been for every team he has played for in a senior career that started in October 1999.
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