[Hashim Amla. From Africa is a Country.]
A few months ago Niren Tolsi had a fantastic piece in The Con that he later allowed to be republished in Africa is a Country (which added useful links within the piece) about South African cricketer Hashim Amla. Tolsi explores race and identity through the intriguing figure of Amla, who is one of the world’s great batsmen.
The Con is, by the way, an online South African magazine that you really, really should be reading. Just bookmark it. Trust me. The sports section, “Balls,” alone is worth the price of admission.