South Africa batting legend Hasim Amla confirmed he won’t be returning to play for English County cricket club Surrey as he announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on Wednesday. Amla, 39, signed for Surrey in 2019 and was an integral part of the side that won the County Championship in 2022. Amla, 39, amassed 34,104 runs throughout the course of a two-decade career in all professional formats, 9,282 of which came in his 124 Test matches from 2004 to 2019, second only to Jacques Kallis for his nation. This featured 28 hundreds as well as a record of 311 not out against England at the Kia Oval in 2012–South Africa’s first triple-century in Test matches. He added 8113 more runs, including 27 hundreds, in 181 ODIs and 1,277 more in 44 T20Is. He has now started a teaching career, serving as the batting coach for MI Cape Town in the current SA20. According to the new coaching system in place in South Africa, he may be a candidate to serve as the nation’s batting coach. Amla became South Africa’s first triple-centurion during Day 4 of the Test Match between England and South Africa at The Kia Oval on July 22, 2012. Amla announced his retirement from international cricket at the end of South Africa’s World Cup campaign in 2019, having played his final Test match at Gqeberha against Sri Lanka that February. Since signing for Surrey in 2019, Amla has brought his invaluable experience to the Club and helped support Captain Rory Burns as part of the leadership group within the dressing room.