Wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock announces retirement from Test cricket

Wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock announces retirement from Test cricket

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Category : Sports Published on: January 01 2022

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  • Quinton de Kock, South Africa's star wicketkeeper-batsman, has announced his retirement from Test cricket.
  • 29-year-old Quinton de Kock's surprise decision comes after South Africa lost to India by 113 runs in the first Test at Centurion's SuperSport Park.
  • Quinton de Kock has scored 34 runs in the first innings of the Centurion Test and 21 runs in the second innings.
  • The former Test captain's brilliance as a wicket-keeper has given him a different identity on the world stage, with 232 dismissals, 221 catches, and 11 stumpings.
  • De Kock has also taken the third-most catches in the inaugural ICC World Test Championship - 48 in 11 matches (47 catches and 1 stumping) and made history by taking six wickets in an innings against England at Centurion in 2019.
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