South Africa's 29-year-old star wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock has announced his retirement from Test cricket. Decock decided to quit Test cricket after losing to Team India at Century.
Citing family reasons, Decock said he was leaving Test cricket.
Quinton Decock made his Test debut against Australia in 2014 and his last against India in December 2021. He also led the South African team in his 7-year Test career. However, he resigned as captain some time ago and has now given up Test cricket. Decock represented South Africa in 51 Tests. He scored 3300 runs in 91 innings. During this time he hit 6 centuries and 22 fifties. 141 not out is his highest score.
Family reasons
"It was not easy for me to swim up to this decision," Decock said while quitting Test cricket. I have been thinking about my future for a long time. Sasha (Decock's wife) and I are going to be parents soon. Our family is going to grow. My family is everything to me. I want to give more time to my family. '
'You can buy everything in life but you can't buy time. I think this is the right time to do the right thing. I love Test cricket and playing for the country is an honor for me. But now I have one thing that I really like, ”Decock said.
Just goodbye to the test
Although Decock has made a name for himself in Test cricket, he will continue to play limited overs cricket. My career is not over. "I will continue to play with the white ball and represent the country," DeCock said. Cricket South Africa has welcomed his decision. It is sad for us to see a player like Decock retire. Good luck to him as his family grows. He will continue to excel in limited overs cricket, said Folatsi Moseki, CSA's executive CEO.
Decock's career
Decock made his international debut in 2012 from South Africa. He made his mark in the cricket format. He has scored a total of 29,000 runs in first-class cricket and international cricket, including 58 centuries and 171 fifties. In ODIs, he has scored 5355 runs in 124 matches and 1827 runs in 61 T20 matches.
