Quinton de Kock Cricket Player Profile

Quinton de Kock is a professional Cricket player representing South Africa. Born on 1992-12-17 , they operate primarily as a Wicket-Keeper on the field. Over the course of their career, Quinton de Kock has featured for South Africa, Lucknow Super Giants, Cape Town Blitz, Titans, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians, Durban Super Giants, Melbourne Renegades, Royal Challengers Bangalore, UAE Bulls, Southern Brave, Barbados Tridents, Lions, Sunrisers Eastern Cape, Northerns, Seattle Orcas, New York, MI New York different teams, including national setups, top-tier domestic sides, and competitive franchise leagues. Known for their tactical execution and steady presence as a Wicket-Keeper, they remain an integral figure across all formats and tournaments they compete in.

Quinton de Kock is a South African wicketkeeper-batter who generally opens the batting in limited-overs cricket. A left-handed batter, he made his international debut in 2012 and went on to represent South Africa in all three formats. His career has included international centuries, leadership duties for South Africa and appearances for several franchises in the Indian T20 League.

Profile

De Kock made his senior domestic debut for Gauteng in 2009 and later played for the Highveld Lions. He represented South Africa at the 2012 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, scoring 284 runs in the tournament. His international career began with a T20I against New Zealand in December 2012, followed by his ODI debut in January 2013.

He made his Test debut against Australia in February 2014. In December 2013, he scored successive ODI centuries against India, including 135 in Johannesburg and 106 in Durban. De Kock later captained South Africa in all three formats. At the 2023 Cricket World Cup, he scored four centuries, including 174 against Bangladesh.

IPL Career

Sunrisers Hyderabad signed de Kock in the 2013 auction, and he made his Indian T20 League debut that year.

He played for Delhi Daredevils from 2014, then Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2018 and Mumbai Indians from 2019 to 2021. Mumbai Indians also signed him in 2026.

De Kock joined Lucknow Super Giants for the 2022 tournament and scored 140 against Kolkata Knight Riders that year.

He returned to Mumbai Indians in 2026. His Indian T20 League career totals include {IPL_MATCHES} matches and {IPL_RUNS} runs.

Records

De Kock became the fastest South African to reach 1,000 ODI runs, sharing the milestone in 21 innings, in 2014.

In 2017, he became the fastest player to reach 12 ODI centuries, doing so in his 74th ODI.

At the 2023 Cricket World Cup, he became the first South African batter to score 500 runs in a single edition of the tournament.

De Kock became the first designated wicketkeeper-batter to score at least 150 in an ODI on three occasions, a milestone reached with his 174 against Bangladesh in 2023.

FAQs

What is Quinton de Kock’s role?

He is a wicketkeeper-batter and a left-handed opening batter.

When did Quinton de Kock make his international debut?

He made his T20I debut against New Zealand in December 2012.

Which Indian T20 League teams has Quinton de Kock played for?

He has played for Sunrisers Hyderabad, Delhi Daredevils, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants.

How many runs has Quinton de Kock scored in the Indian T20 League?

His career total is {IPL_RUNS} runs.