De Kock sheds light on donning skipper's hat for Proteas, eyes hitting big 100s in Tests

Quinton de Kock was handed, what looked like, an ermous responsibility when he was named as skipper for Proteas' limited-overs side replacing Faf Du Plessis but has handled it with ease and a cool temperament. Taking over reins from Du Plessis, change of guard was meant to indicate a change in direction of wind for South Africa and in little time that De Kock had to display his skills as a skipper before COVID-forced break, he has proved himself of being a worthy leader. However, De Kock admitted that learning process after becoming a skipper was a two-way path and that it had helped him become better. 

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'Step by step'

Quinton de Kock admitted that he was still figuring out how to go about things as captain of side and revealed that he had learnt quite a bit so far. Hinting at larger process in revamping ODI and T20 side, de Kock said that he was taking it step by step instead of drowning team with his thoughts and claimed that he hadn't done that bad so far. Talking about 3-0 series sweep against Australia in T20s, Quinton de Kock was elated that a young Proteas side mand to beat a 'powerhouse' Aussie side and called it a highlight. De Kock revealed that he wanted to step up his game as a batsman and overcome deficiency in converting small scores to big ones and said that he was eyeing to hit more centuries. 

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Graeme Smith reveals why de Kock won't become Test skipper 

According to a report, former Proteas skipper Graeme Smith has said that board wants to keep Quinton de Kock fresh and playing well.  He added that he always believed that captaining in all three formats is challenging for many players, recollecting his own experience while captaining South Africa from 2003-2014. Graeme Smith furr said that from a workload and mental perspective, board feels that to burden Quinton de Kock with all three formats wouldn't be beneficial and with style of personality and player that he is, board wants to keep him as expressive as possible.

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