Quinton de Kock
Reflexes
- South Africa’s veteran wicket-keeper batsman Quinton de Kock has decided to retire from test cricket.
- Quinton de Kock’s decision has surprised compatriot Alviro Pietersen.
Former South African player Alviro Pietersen is shocked by Quinton de Kock’s decision. De Kock has decided to retire from test cricket. “We are deeply surprised by De Kock’s decision,” Pietersen said. Pietersen has played 36 test matches for the South African team.
“I am shocked by De Kock’s decision, but you can also understand that the T20 league and the Hundred contract have now changed the mentality of the players,” said ‘timeline.co.za’.
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He said: “Players stay away from their family and friends because they are in bio-bubbles. Although I think that considering all these things, de Kock would have made this decision.”
South Africa team goalkeeper de Kock surprised everyone with his decision to withdraw from Trials on Thursday.
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De Kock, 29, made his Proteas Test debut against Australia in 2014. He has scored 3,300 runs in 54 games, in which he has scored 141 runs in one inning while remaining undefeated. In which he has six centuries and twenty-two half centuries to his name.
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