South African wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock suddenly announced his retirement from Test cricket. Cricket News – Times of India

Centurion (South Africa): South Africa wicket keeper batsman quinton de kock has announced retirement from test cricket with immediate effect. The announcement came after the Proteas’ first Test match against India at Centurion, where the visitors won by 113 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
cricket south africa (CSA) said de Kock cited the timing of his relatively early retirement from the format and his intention to spend more time with his growing family as reasons. He and his wife, Sasha, anticipate the imminent birth of their first child in the coming days.

“It’s not a decision that I came up with very easily. I’ve taken a lot of time to think about what my future looks like and what should be a priority in my life now when Sasha and I are going to welcome our first child. Han de Kock said in a statement, “Want to move forward in this world and my family beyond that.”
“My family is everything to me and I want the time and space to be able to be with them during this new and exciting chapter in my life.
He said, “I love Test cricket and I love representing my country. I have enjoyed the ups and downs, the festivities and even the disappointments, but now I have found something that makes me more I love you more.” added.
Twenty-nine-year-old de Kock made his Proteas Test debut against Australia in 2014 at Gakbarah. In 54 matches, he scored 3,300 runs with a high score of 141 not out at an average of 38.82 and a strike rate of 70.93. , He also has six centuries and 22 half-centuries to his name.
“In life, you can buy almost everything except time, and right now, it’s time to do right by the people that mean the most to me,” de Kock said.
“I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has been a part of my Test cricket journey from the very beginning. To my coaches, teammates, various management teams and to my family and friends – I could not have looked more like this. I did it without your support,” he said.
The former Test captain’s brilliance as a wicket-keeper set him apart on the world stage, with 232 dismissals, including 221 catches and 11 stumpings.
De Kock has also taken the third-most catches in the inaugural ICC World Test Championship – 48 in 11 matches (47 catches and 1 stumping) and a personal best of six dismissals in an innings against England at Centurion in 2019.
“This is not the end of my career as a Protea, I am fully committed to white-ball cricket and representing my country to the best of my ability for the foreseeable future. For the remainder of this Test series, my Good luck teammates. Against India,” concluded de Kock.