Published on 12:00 AM, August 10, 2019

What they said

‘The Peaceful Warrior’

Teammates and opponents’ tributes to Amla after retirement

Hashim Amla

Unreal career Hashim Amla! So many doubted you early on, but your fighting spirit, humility and incredible one of a kind talent took you to the top of the mountain and ultimately to one of the best players in the world and certainly I’ve ever seen. Congrats on an amazing career.

-- AB de Villiers

The great Hashim Amla has surprised the world with his announcement to retire from all forms of cricket, what a legend and what a great human being and great brand ambassador of the game respect to you wish you best of luck.

-- Shoaib Akhtar

The Peaceful Warrior!!! Congratulations on serving our country with distinction and humility young man.  An absolute giant of the game and more importantly a fantastic role model for generations to come. Enjoy.

-- Ashwell Prince

Respect! No words to describe. Legend.

Mark Boucher

I see Hash has decided to declare for good. Mentally strong and great all-round batsman. Congrats on a wonderful career

-- Herschelle Gibbs

You have served your country with great distinction and been a source of inspiration for many youngsters @amlahash! Wishing you a wonderful retired life. Good luck my friend.

-- Sachin Tendulkar

The Father figure of our team. So much wisdom , so much humility, always a smile on your face and has been the rock of the batting line up for as long as I can remember. Well done on your legendary career bud. THANK YOU !!! We definitely gonna miss you

-- Faf du Plessis

Being humble means recognizing that we are not on earth to see how important we can become, but to see how much difference we can make in the lives of others” You certainly have...One of the greats of the game has retired @amlahash We salute you.

-- Paul Adams

First time I played against @amlahash was in U-19s World Cup in New Zealand.showed the glimpse of his class by playing an outstanding inning against us,surely he finished his international career by being one of the greats of South African cricket.Happy #retirement brother #amla.

-- Irfan Pathan