Quinton de Kock â€“ The Baby Face Assassin

Quinton de Kock first came into the limelight when he made his T20I debut against New Zealand on 21st December 2012. Next year, he scored 3 consecutive centuries against India in a bilateral ODI series, breaking multiple records.

Following his impressive form in the limited-over format with both the bat and gloves, he was given his first Test cap for South Africa against Australia in 2014. He was appointed the captain of the South African national team for a brief period before being replaced by Dean Elgar.

De Kock first joined the Indian T20 League in 2013, after Hyderabad grabbed the South African looking at his raw potential. However, failing to impress, he was released and then bought by Team Delhi in 2014 Bangalore in 2018, Mumbai in 2019 team before being released ahead of the mega auction in February 2022. He was bought by new entrants Lucknow in 2022 and did well for his new franchise.

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Quinton de Kockâ€™s Personal Details

- Name
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- Quinton de Kock
- Date of Birth
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- 17th December, 1992
- Birthplace
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- Gauteng, Johannesburg
- Height
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- 5â€²6â€³
- Nationality
- :
- South African
- Playing Role
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- Opening batter and wicketkeeper
- Batting Style
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- Left-handed batter
- Current Teams
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- South Africa Cricket Team, Lucknow Team, Durban Team, Seattle Team

Quinton de Kockâ€™s Current Rankings

T20 12
ODI 8
Test 13

Quinton de Kockâ€™s Stats

- Format
- M
- Runs
- HS
- Avg
- SR
- 100
- 50
- CT
- ST
- Test
- 54
- 3300
- 141* vs WI
- 38.82
- 70.93
- 6
- 22
- 221
- 11
- ODI
- 140
- 5966
- 178 vs AUS
- 44.85
- 96.08
- 17
- 29
- 183
- 14
- T20I
- 80
- 2277
- 100 vs WI
- 32.52
- 137.33
- 1
- 14
- 76
- 16

Quinton de Kock â€“ Key Skills and Strengths

Over the years, Quinton de Kock has proved to be a valuable asset to every team he has played for. Despite not having a heavy build or stature, the left-hander can still hit big shots. However, his main strength lies in his stroke play, being able to find the important boundaries at the start of the innings with the field restrictions on. His favored area of scoring is the off side, where he accumulates over 70 percent of his runs, with the cover drive and the square cut being his favorite shots.

Another important asset of the left-handerâ€™s game is his aggressive mindset and temperament. His strike rates in ODIs and T20Is speak for themselves. Along with providing quick starts, he ensures he stays on the crease and sticks around until the end. Regardless of the fact that he has played his entire life on the fast and bouncy pitches of South Africa, he is one of the best players of spin too.

Other than with the bat, the South African is very handy with the gloves too. He is the fastest wicketkeeper in terms of matches to have 200 Test dismissals, beating the previous record held by Adam Gilchrist.

Quinton de Kockâ€™s Captaincy Record

- Format
- Matches
- Won
- Lost
- Tie
- NR
- Test
- 4
- 2
- 2
- 0
- 0
- ODI
- 8
- 4
- 3
- 0
- 1
- T20I
- 11
- 3
- 8
- 0
- 0

Quinton de Kockâ€™s Awards and Achievements

Here are some of de Kockâ€™s records and achievements in international cricket:

De Kock is the fastest South African to reach 1000 ODI runs.
He was named South Africaâ€™s Cricketer of the Year in 2017 and 2020.
He jointly holds the record for the most dismissals (6) in an ODI innings by a wicketkeeper.
He is the fastest South African to score a T20I half century.
He is the quickest wicketkeeper in terms of matches to effect 150 and 200 Test dismissals.
De Kock scored his maiden T20I century on 26 March 2023 against the West Indies. He completed his fifty in just 15 balls, the fastest fifty by a South African cricketer.

Quinton de Kockâ€™s Indian T20 League Journey

After impressing the world with his batting and wicketkeeping skills, the young left-hander was purchased by Team Hyderabad in the 2013 edition of the Indian T20 League. De Kock, however, found it difficult to adjust to the pitches in India and scored mere 6 runs in three matches before losing his spot.

Nonetheless, the potential was always present and Team Delhi purchased him in the 2014 edition of the Indian T20 League for â‚¹3.5 crore, and he became the highest bid foreign wicketkeeper in that auction. Over the course of three seasons, he scored 720 runs with a strike rate of over 135, which included a hundred as well.

His move to Bangalore in 2018 didnâ€™t work well. However, Mumbai purchased the South African in 2019 and he has been one of their main assets since. He scored 500+ runs in the 2019 and 2020 seasons for Mumbai. Quinton was bought by the newly found Lucknow franchise in 2022 and has played the last two seasons for them.