Amla quits as country's cricket test captain

Hashim Amla said on Wednesday he was stepping aside as South Africa's cricket test captain with immediate effect, a day after a double century rescued his country from possible defeat in the second test against England.

The 32-year-old made the surprise announcement just minutes after the test at Newlands ended in a draw and after Amla had led a fight back to haul his team from a precarious position.

Hashim Mahomed Amla is a South African cricketer of Indian descent, and until now, the captain of the South African Test team.