Significantly, Quinton de Kock and his wife are going to become parents.
-Vinay Kumar
The first match of the 3-match Test series being played between India and South Africa (India vs South Africa Test Series, 2021-2022) continues in Centurion. The fourth day of the match has ended. South Africa got a target of 305 runs to win this match. Batting the second innings, South Africa lost 4 wickets in front of the sharp bowling of the Indian bowlers.
By the end of the fourth day’s play, South Africa had scored 94 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. To beat India, on the last day of the match, they have to score 211 more runs on Thursday. But, if the weather remains clear, Surat-e-Hal tells that the match is completely in India’s grasp. However, in this match, South African wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock will not play the remaining two matches of the series after the end of the first match.
Significantly, Quinton de Kock and his wife are going to become parents. For this reason, he is going on Paternity Leave Quinton de Kock Wicket-keeper Batsman. Earlier it was reported that De Kock might not be able to play the third match of the series. But, on the fourth day of the ongoing match, a commentator said that de Kock would not be able to play the remaining two matches after this match.
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The commentator said that Quinton de Kock will not be able to play the remaining two matches between India and South Africa, as he will go on pattern leave. It is worth noting that the New Year Test Match (India vs South Africa Test Series, 2021-2022) of the series between the two countries will be played in Johannesburg. And the third and final Test match of this series will be played at Cape Town (Capetown Test Match IND vs SA 2022) from January 11 to January 15.
In such a situation, in the remaining two matches, two more wicketkeepers Kyle Verreynne and Ryan Rickleton can be given the opportunity in place of Quinton de Kock. Now it remains to be seen who is included in the playing XI of the next two matches.
It is worth noting that the two players who have been taken as replacements in the team in place of the experienced Quinton de Kock, both of them are not very experienced players in Test cricket. Verrien has played only 2 Test matches in his international career so far. Whereas, Ryan will make his international debut.