Quinton De Kock
Personal Life and Family:
Quinton De Kock was born on 17th December 1992. He is a South African international player and former captain of all three formats of cricket. His nickname is Quinny. His marital status is married. He married his girlfriend Sasha Hurly. Quinton De Kock has one sister and her name is Dalean De Kock.
Domestic Career:
De Kock went to the same school where Graeme Smith and Neil Mckenzie attended. The school name is King Edward 7 School. He promotes as part of the South African U-19 side and ends up with as highest run-scorer in the Under 19 World Cup in Australia.
In the same year when he played for Champions League T20, De Kock comes into everyone's eye when he played the sparkling knock to help his team to win a match against Mumbai Indians.
International Career :
He starts his international career against New Zealand in the T20 series which was played in South Africa. In this series, AB wants a break and in this way, Kock got entry into the South African national side.
He made his international ODI debut against New Zealand at Paarl on January 19, 2013. However international success didn't come early for him. He has since played regularly for the team in ODI as well as in T20.
He comes in limelight again when he hit the three consecutive century against India.
He pretty much came in and out from the team until he again hit the two-century and give solidified performance once again. By his 20th match, he already scored five centuries.
He was also awarded as Player of the Tournament in 2014 against Zimbabwe.
In 2017, he was named as the wicket-keeper of the World ODI eleven by the ICC.
He made his Test debut against Australia at Port Elizabeth in 2014. He did not give a good performance there and David Vilas was chosen over him as there was freaky injury happen.
After some time he gave a good performance and in 2016 he was in the team of South Africa.
Right now everyone compares him with Adam Gilchrist.
Right now everyone compares him with Adam Gilchrist.
On 22 July 218 during the second Test match against West Indies, he becomes the fastest wicketkeeper to take 150 dismissals.
On 12th June 2012, he joined Mark Boucher in 3000 run test cricket as a wicketkeeper of South Africa.
He played very fearless cricket in test matches and he scored in the fifties most of the time.
On 4 February 2020 ODI series against England he scored the 15th ODI century and joined second fastest South African to reach 5000 ODI runs.
In IPL, he played for Sunrisers Hyderabad, Delhi Daredevils, Royal Challenge Banglore, and Mumbai Indians. He opens for Mumbai Indian in IPL with Rohit Sharma every time.
He is the backbone of the South African cricket team.
Records:
- Hundred and Duck in the same match.
- 3rd most catches in a series.
- Fastest South Africans to reach 1000 ODI runs.
- Fastest South African to score a half-century in T20.
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