Published 16:47 IST, February 13th 2020
MS Dhoni could have a successor in world cricket called Quinton de Kock: Mark Boucher
In an interview, South Africa head coach Mark Boucher compared wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock's leadership skills with that of the former Indian captain MS Dhoni.
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Quinton de Kock scored 31 from just 15 balls to provide South Africa with a blazing start at top in first of three-match T20I series against England on Wednesday. Proteas n held back visitors to win by 1 run and take a 1-0 lead in T20I segment of tour. Captaining South Africa in both limited-overs formats, Quinton de Kock earlier led hosts to level ODI series against England 1-1. For his exploits with bat, cricketer was also adjudged as ‘ODI Player of Series’.
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Mark Boucher compares Quinton de Kock with MS Dhoni
Wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock was appointed as South Africa’s limited-overs skipper after ir disastrous campaign in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. South African head coach Mark Boucher recently lauded 27-year-old by comparing him with Indian veteran MS Dhoni. In an interview with an online sports portal, Mark Boucher implied that de Kock has ingredients to emulate what MS Dhoni has achieved while captaining Indian team.
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While lauding Quinton de Kock for his on-field skills, former cricketer said that left-hander has a very smart cricketing brain. He mentioned that de Kock is very good with field placements and praised him for his “out of box” thinking. Incidentally, MS Dhoni was also praised for his sharp mind on field during his leadership days that led India to finish on top on numerous occasions.
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IPL 2020: MS Dhoni to resume his CSK role
Meanwhile, MS Dhoni was recently retained by Chennai Super Kings at Indian Premier League 2020 (IPL 2020) auction. 2011 World Cup-winning skipper was retained for ₹15 crore by franchise. MS Dhoni has led CSK to three IPL titles ever since tournament inaugurated in 2008. Under Dhoni’s leadership, CSK won IPL titles in 2010, 2011 and 2018 editions.
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16:47 IST, February 13th 2020