Quinton De Kock to Lead South Africa in Pakistan Test Series
South African wicket-keeper, Quinton De Kock, has been named as South Africa’s Test captain for the 2020/2021 season. De Kock’s first assignment as captain will be the upcoming series against Sri Lanka. The team will then travel to Pakistan for a highly anticipated tour.
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Recently, South Africa announced that they will be touring Pakistan after 14 years for a three-match T20I series and two-match Test series in January.
De Kock replaced Faf Du Plessis as limited-overs captain last year but was ruled out as Test captain at that time by Cricket South Africa Director of Cricket, Graeme Smith. Smith said that De Kock is already South Africa’s leading batsman, wicket-keeper, and limited-overs captain, and he would be over-burdened if he is made the Test captain.