New Delhi. All 10 teams have to send names of potential players to the ICC by September 5 for the ODI World Cup. Team India under the leadership of Rohit Sharma has also been announced. Meanwhile, Cricket South Africa also announced the team for the World Cup. 30-year-old dangerous batsman Quinton Dickock has also been featured in this. But after the team selection, there is big news about De Kock. He will retire from ODI cricket after the World Cup. He has also said goodbye to Test cricket in 2021. De Kock, who plays for IPL team Lucknow Super Giants, has decided to quit ODI cricket to focus on T20 Internationals and T20 Leagues. KL Rahul is the captain of Lucknow.
Cricket South Africa announced Quinton Dickock’s retirement on social media. De Kock’s record in ODIs has been superb. He has scored 5966 runs in 140 matches at an average of 45. The strike rate is 96. Apart from 17 centuries, he has also scored 29 fifties. That means he has played innings of more than 50 runs 46 times. 178 runs is the best score. De Kock has scored 21 centuries in List-A cricket. He is the fastest South African batsman to score 1000 runs in ODIs.
Also played 54 Tests and 140 T20s
Quinton de Kock has also played 54 Tests and 140 T20Is for South Africa. De Kock has scored 3300 runs at an average of 39 in 91 Test innings. He has scored 6 centuries and 22 fifties. 141 runs not out is the best performance. While Quinton de Kock has scored 2277 runs at an average of 33 in 80 T20 International matches. Has scored one century and 14 fifties. 100 runs is the best performance. The strike rate is 137.
If we look at Quinton de Kock’s overall T20 record, he has scored 9032 runs in 299 innings from 308 matches at an average of 33. He has scored 6 centuries and 57 fifties. 140 runs not out is the best performance. The strike rate is 138. He has also hit 349 sixes.
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Tags: Quinton de Kock, South Africa, World Cup 2023
First published: September 05, 2023, 16:21 IST