Quinton de Kock reverses ODI retirement

Experienced wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock has reversed his retirement call from One-Day Internationals, and has been included in South Africa's ODI squad for the upcoming series against Pakistan. Notably, de Kock has also made a return to the T20I set-up, earning call-ups for the T20I leg of the series and for the one against Namibia as well.

For the unversed, de Kock last played an ODI during the 2023 World Cup, coming in the semi-final against Australia at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. His latest T20I appearance came during the heartbreak of the T20 World Cup final loss against India in June 2024 at Bridgetown, Barbados. Nevertheless, the 32-year-old will be looking to prove his worth at the international level once again.

The Johannesburg-born made his ODI debut in 2013 and will be restarting his career from 155 matches, scoring 6770 runs, while averaging 45.74. He also hit 21 centuries and 30 half-centuries to become one of the most prolific wicketkeeper-batters for the Proteas.

South Africa squads

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

ODI squad vs Pakistan: Matthew Breetzke (capt), 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-dre Pretorius, Sinethemba Qeshile

T20I squad vs Namibia: Donovan Ferreira (capt), Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Rubin Hermann, Kwena Maphaka, Rivaldo Moonsamy, Nqaba Peter, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Andile Simelane, Jason Smith, Lizaad Williams

Namibia vs South Africa 2025 Schedule

Pakistan vs South Africa 2025 Schedule