New Delhi. All 10 teams are ready for the ODI World Cup. Many teams including India have declared the ODI World Cup probable team. The matches are starting from 5 October. The Indian team will enter the World Cup under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. Cricket South Africa has also announced the team for the World Cup. In this, 30-year-old dreaded batter Quinton Dickock has also got a place. But after the team selection, big news is coming about De Kock. He will retire from ODI cricket after the World Cup. He has also said goodbye to Test cricket in 2021. De Kock, who plays for IPL team Lucknow Super Giants, has decided to quit ODI cricket to focus on T20 International and T20 League. The command of Lucknow is with KL Rahul. Dickock has also been a part of the 5-time champion team Mumbai Indians in IPL.
Cricket South Africa gave information about the retirement of Quinton Dickock on social media. Dickock’s record has been excellent in ODIs. He has scored 5966 runs in 140 matches at an average of 45. The strike rate is of 96. Apart from 17 centuries, he has also scored 29 half-centuries. That is, he has played innings of more than 50 runs 46 times. 178 runs is the best score. Dickock has scored 21 centuries in List-A cricket. He is the fastest batsman to score 1000 runs in ODIs from South Africa.
Also played 54 Tests and 140 T20s
Quinton Dickock has also played 54 Tests and 140 T20 matches for South Africa. In 91 innings of Test, Dickock has scored 3300 runs at an average of 39. Has scored 6 centuries and 22 half-centuries. 141 not out is the best performance. At the same time, in 80 T20 Internationals, Quinton Dickock has scored 2277 runs at an average of 33. Has scored a century and 14 half-centuries. 100 runs is the best performance. The strike rate is 137.
If we look at the overall T20 record of Quinton Dickock, he has scored 9032 runs in 299 innings of 308 matches at an average of 33. Has scored 6 centuries and 57 half-centuries. 140 runs unbeaten is the best performance. The strike rate is 138. He has also hit 349 sixes.
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Tags: Quinton de Kock, South africa, World cup 2023
FIRST PUBLISHED : September 05, 2023, 4:21 PM IST