5 Oldest centurions in IPL
Certain top-drawer batters smashed an IPL ton in the latter half of their cricketing careers.
4. Hashim Amla - 33 Years 11 Months 8 Days
Hashim Amla was a proven performer in the international arena. He featured in 124 Tests and amassed 9282 runs at an average of 46.64. Talking about the 50-over format, the Durban-born racked up 8113 runs in 181 matches for South Africa at an average of 49.46.
During his playing days, Amla was a run-bank with the bat and also proved his mettle in the IPL arena as well. The former South African cricketer made 16 appearances for Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) in the marquee tournament and piled on 577 runs at a strike rate of 141.77.
In the 2017 season of the cash-rich league, the then 33-year-old Amla was in pristine touch and notched up two sensational centuries. His first IPL ton came in the 22nd match of the T20 extravaganza in the encounter against Mumbai Indians. The former South African batter smashed 104* runs off 60 balls in the match.
Download Our App