Proteas Wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton De Kock retires from Test Cricket will continue to play ODI and T20I

South African Wicket-Keeper Batsman Quinton De Kock announced his retirement from Test cricket with immediate effect at the age of 29, after first Test with India in a three-match Test series. The announcement came hour after the Men in Blues defeated the Proteas by 113 runs on the 5^th Day of the 1^st Test on 30^th December 2021.

Quinny has played 54 matches in his Test career and scored 3300 runs with an average of 38.82 and strike-rate of 70.94, he had the best score of 141* which came against the Windies during the first Test match which was played earlier on June this year in St Lucia.

Cricket South Africa(CSA) released a statement by Quinny, on Thursday conveying his decision to retire from Test.

Thank you for all the fantastic memories Quinny, we will see you in the shorter format of the game🇿🇦💚#BePartOfIt pic.twitter.com/I4qyYwMgV4

— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) December 31, 2021

Quinton De Kook Statement:

This is not a decision that I`ve come to very early. I`ve taken a lot of time to think about what my future looks like and what needs to take priority in my life now that Sasha and I are about to welcome our first child into this world and look to groom our family beyond that. My family is everything to me and I want to have the time and space to be able to be with them during this new and exciting chapter of our lives.

“I love Test cricket and I love representing my country and all that it comes with. I`ve enjoyed the ups and downs, the celebrations and even the disappointments, but now I`ve found something that I love even more. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has been a par of my Test cricket journey from the very beginning. To my coaches, teammates, the various management teams and my family and friends- I couldn`t have shown up as I did without your support.

This is not the end of my career as a Protea, I`m fully committed to white ball cricket and representing my country to the best of my ability for the foreseeable future. All the best to my teammates for the remainder of this Test series against India. See you in the ODIs and T20s” wrote De Kock for his Proteas teammate.