'Itni jaldi kya thi jaane ki' - Fans react as Quinton De Kock is set to retire from ODIs after the 2023 World Cup

Star wicketkeeper-batter from South Africa, Quinton De Kock is set to retire from the One Day Internationals after the completion of the ODI World Cup 2023, which is scheduled to take place later this year in the month of October and November in India.

“Quinton de Kock has announced his retirement from ODI cricket following the conclusion of the @cricketworldcup in India,” the Proteas Men posted on microblogging site X (formerly Twitter).

“Quinton de Kock has been a really good servant to South African cricket. He set the benchmark with his attacking batting style and was a key member of the squad for a number of years. He also wore the captain’s armband and that is an honour that very few people get to hold,” South Africa’s Director of Cricket Enoch Nkwe was quoted as saying.

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De Kock made his ODI debut back in 2013 and has played 140 matches so far in the ODIs where the left-hand batter has slammed 5966 runs at an average of 44.85, with 17 centuries and 29 fifties in his career. As a wicketkeeper, he has 197 dismissals against his name, where 183 of them are catches and the rest 14 are stumpings.

Cricket South Africa announced a 15-member  squad for the upcoming mega event on Tuesday, September 5. The side will be led by the right-hand batter Temba Bavuma. The Proteas will kick off their World Cup campaign against Sri Lanka on 7 October at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. They will lock horns with Afghanistan on 29 September and New Zealand on 2 October in warm-up matches.