Quinton de Kock, a talented batsman, has declared his retirement from one-day international cricket after the forthcoming 50-over cricket World Cup, which will start on October 5 in India. He stopped playing Test cricket in 2022 and will now just play T20 cricket. The stumper-batter added that after playing a lot of cricket, he would like to start participating in other pastimes, such as golf and fishing, among others.
The 30-year-old said, when asked about his World Cup preparations, that he is willing to sacrifice everything to complete an ICC event. He also made it clear that whenever he retires, he won’t look back on anything since he wants to live his life beyond cricket.
“I’ll try my hardest to win the World Cup. An ICC event is something I want to check off. When I stop playing, I don’t see myself having any further involvement in the game.
The Daily Mirror cited Quinton de Kock as saying, “I want a life after cricket.
In the meantime, the analyst job has skyrocketed in popularity recently. The chosen individual plays a crucial role in formulating plans by researching the weak points of the opposition’s players, showing videos to the cricketers, and more. Quinton de Kock, who favors traditional cricket, stated that he is not interested in any of these things and prefers to play the situation as it arises rather than making advance plans.
For the most part, I play what is in front of me. The cricket player said, “You can watch movies, but it’s not the same as being there.
On Tuesday, September 26, South Africa will arrive in India. They will play a couple of exhibition games against Afghanistan and New Zealand before opening the ODI World Cup on October 7 against Sri Lanka at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Prior to that, the Proteas were dealt a double blow when Anrich Nortje and Sisanda Magala were disqualified from the competition.
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