Published: Feb 05, 2016, 02:37 PM (IST)
Edited: Apr 20, 2016, 01:05 PM (IST)
South Africa batsman Hashim Amla had apparently refused to give interview to a female anchor during the the recent South Africa’s tour of India. Amla alleged that the woman was not appropriately dressed, and if she wanted to interview him, she had to be properly dressed. The anchor then quickly changed changed and Amla then agreed to be interviewed. Amla was not comfortable that the TV host was wearing low neck top. Amla was apologetic but he was firm with his conditions with the organisers. This is however not the first time Amla has quoted controversy. He refused to have the logo of Castle, a beer company on the South Africa shirt. READ: AB de Villiers will have more impact than Hashim Amla, says Chris Woakes
Amla, who is known to be a strict believer and follower of Islam was also willing to pay a fine of 500 Dollars for refusing to dawn the logo on his shirt, according to abplive.in. South Africa returned home from India after conceding the Test series 0-3, under the leadership of Amla. But they managed to go home with One-Day International (ODI) and T20 International (T20I) series wins. Upon returning to South Africa, Amla resigned as the Test skipper after the second Test against England. AB de Villiers was given the responsibility to lead the Proteas in the series and now has been confirmed as their permanent skipper. READ: Daryll Cullinan lashes out at Hashim Amla over his remarks regarding South African coloured players
Recently, Amla had received strong criticism from former players for his statement claiming that coloured players are always doubted despite having the statistics to back their performances up. Amla will look to tackle the England team in the ODI series, having already lost the first match in the five-match series.
