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Cape Town - Hashim Amla says he felt a bit embarrassed surpassing West Indian great Viv Richards in becoming the fastest man to reach 4 000 ODI runs.
Amla scored 100 as South Africa thrashed India by 134 runs in Durban on Sunday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-game ODI series.
When Amla scored his 59th run, he became the fastest to 4000 ODI runs, beating Richards' record by seven innings.
Amla has now scored 4 481 runs in 81 ODI innings at an average of 53.88.
In an interview with the ESPNcricinfo website, Amla said he felt a bit embarrassed to beat Richards because "he is certainly the master blaster, the original great batsman".
Amla said he's had the privilege of meeting Richards on a few occasions and feels the West Indian is more deserving than anyone else to have the record.
Richards scored 6 721 runs in 167 ODI innings at an average of 47.
Amla said with the amount of one-day cricket played nowadays, he is certain his record will soon be broken.
The Proteas tackle India in the third and final ODI in Centurion on Wednesday.
Amla scored 100 as South Africa thrashed India by 134 runs in Durban on Sunday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-game ODI series.
When Amla scored his 59th run, he became the fastest to 4000 ODI runs, beating Richards' record by seven innings.
Amla has now scored 4 481 runs in 81 ODI innings at an average of 53.88.
In an interview with the ESPNcricinfo website, Amla said he felt a bit embarrassed to beat Richards because "he is certainly the master blaster, the original great batsman".
Amla said he's had the privilege of meeting Richards on a few occasions and feels the West Indian is more deserving than anyone else to have the record.
Richards scored 6 721 runs in 167 ODI innings at an average of 47.
Amla said with the amount of one-day cricket played nowadays, he is certain his record will soon be broken.
The Proteas tackle India in the third and final ODI in Centurion on Wednesday.
