The choice of players took everyone by surprise, as it did not include legends like former Indian batter Sachin Tendulkar or Australian legend Ricky Ponting. These two are the highest run-getters across both formats, until Kumar Sangakkara and Virat Kohli surpassed Ponting's record in ODIs.
In a recent video found on Star Sports, Amla was asked to pick the three best batters if he were given the role to pick a world playing XI. He might have left out several legends, but he went on to pick three greats of the game as well.
Hashim Amla reveals his top 3 batters at the World Championship of Legends… and drops a name he’s got his eyes on! ?#WCL2025 ? IND Champions vs SA Champions | TUE, 22nd JULY, 9 PM | LIVE on Star Sports Network pic.twitter.com/P1PtiUrV1h
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) July 20, 2025Australian great Steve Waugh was also in Amla's list of great batters. He was a middle-order batter and represented Australia in 168 Tests and 325 ODIs, which also included the 1999 ICC ODI World Cup, where he, as captain, led Australia to their second ICC CWC title. Waugh scored 10927 (Test) and 7569 (ODI) runs, while picking 287 wickets across his long career.
More players picked by Amla, yet no Sachin Tendulkar or Ricky Ponting
After having named these three first as the greatest batters, Hashim Amla went on to name three more players who are also very fine batters, two being modern cricketers and one dating back to almost his birth years.
"But also maybe three other names; In that Virat [Kohli], you know the recent times, AB de Villiers, and I’d say one more old one - Sir Vivian Richards," added Hashim Amla.
Hashim Amla is currently part of the South Africa Legends in the WCL
Hashim Amla might not have had the longest of careers as a player of his calibre, but the right-handed batter still is the third-highest run-getter in the history of South African cricket.
The 42-year-old was part of South Africa's playing XI against West Indies Legends in the last WCL match, where he scored 15 off 18 balls in Birmingham. South Africa eventually won the game in a bowl-out after it ended in a tie within the normal limit of the game. Their next game is against the India Legends.
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