De Kock named stand-in Protea skipper for ODIs
Tuesday - August 7, 2018 10:14 pm ,
Category : SPORTS
De Kock named stand-in Protea skipper for ODIs
Colombo Aug 7 (IANS) Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Tuesday announced stumper Quinton de Kock as the stand-in skipper for the remaining two One-day Internationals and veteran Jean Paul Duminy as the stand-in captain for the solitary T20 International in the absence of injured Faf du Plessis.
Du Plessis was on Monday ruled out of the remainder of South Africa s tour of Sri Lanka after injuring his shoulder while attempting a catch during the third one-dayer against the hosts.
"To be honest I am feeling quite nervous. It is an honour to be given this responsibility of captaining the Proteas " de Kock said.
"I want to carry on where Faf has left off and to continue with his legacy. As a captain I will try to stay true to myself and stay true to what I believe it takes to be a good leader. I will strive to help others going forward just to be there as a captain.
"The team performance at the moment speaks for itself " de Kock said on the Proteas 3-0 lead in the five-match series.
--IANS tri/sed
Du Plessis was on Monday ruled out of the remainder of South Africa s tour of Sri Lanka after injuring his shoulder while attempting a catch during the third one-dayer against the hosts.
"To be honest I am feeling quite nervous. It is an honour to be given this responsibility of captaining the Proteas " de Kock said.
"I want to carry on where Faf has left off and to continue with his legacy. As a captain I will try to stay true to myself and stay true to what I believe it takes to be a good leader. I will strive to help others going forward just to be there as a captain.
"The team performance at the moment speaks for itself " de Kock said on the Proteas 3-0 lead in the five-match series.
--IANS tri/sed
