Quinton de Kock comes out of retirement as South Africa name ODI and T20I squads for Pakistan tour

Quinton de Kock has been named in South Africa’s squads for ODI and T20I series against Pakistan.

South Africa stalwart Quinton de Kock has reversed his decision of retirement from ODI cricket and has been named in the Proteas ODI and T20I squads for the upcoming tour of Pakistan. South Africa are scheduled to face Pakistan in a multi-format series starting next month, comprising two tests, three T20Is, and an equal number of ODIs.

The 32-year-old announced his retirement from test cricket in 2021 during a series against India, citing personal reasons. Before the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, De Kock announced that he would retire from ODI cricket after the tournament.

The left-handed batsman last played a T20I match for South Africa during ICC T20 World Cup 2024 and did not return to the national side for more than a year. So far, he has played 155 ODIs, 92 T20Is, and 54 tests for South Africa.

For the last one year, De Kock has featured in various franchise T20 leagues like SA20, Indian Premier League (IPL), Major League Cricket (MLC), and Caribbean Premier League (CPL).

Quinton de Kock named in South Africa squads for ODI and T20I series against Pakistan

On Monday, September 21, South Africa revealed their squads for the Pakistan tour, with De Kock being inducted into the T20I and ODI squads. David Miller will lead the T20I side, while Matthew Breetzke, who is 6 ODIs old, will captain the ODI side.

Key players like Aiden Markram, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Wiaan Mulder and Marco Jansen have been rested from the ODI and T20I series in Pakistan as part of workload management.

Proteas T20I squad against Pakistan: David Miller (C), Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, George Linde, Kwena Maphaka, Lungi Ngidi, Nqaba Peter, Lhuan-dré Pretorius, Andile Simelane, Lizaad Williams

Proteas ODI squad against Pakistan: Matthew Breetzke (C), Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Tony de Zorzi, Donovan Ferreira, Bjorn Fortuin, George Linde, Kwena Maphaka, Lungi Ngidi, Nqaba Peter, Lhuan-dré Pretorius, Sinethemba Qeshile.

The South Africa tour of Pakistan 2025 will commence with two test matches, scheduled to be played from October 12 to 24. The three T20I games will be played on October 28, 31, and November 1. The ODI games will take place on November 4, 6, and 8.

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