Quinton de Kock

Few hit the ball harder than the 26-year-old, and there are few who know that better than the Sri Lankan bowling attack. In March, De Kock passed fifty in each of the first four of a five-match series between the two sides

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Born: December 17, 1992

Role: Left-hand bat, wicketkeeper

Perhaps the closest reincarnation international cricket has seen since Adam Gilchrist’s retirement, Quinton de Kock comes into the World Cup as a man now very much among the world’s elite.

A baseball enthusiast in his youth, De Kock would ultimately turn to cricket, captaining the country at Under-19 level before long.

It was in 2013, however, when the wicketkeeper first gave tangible evidence of what might follow. A trio of hundreds in a three-match series against India was a signal that his time had come.

However, for all his immense talent, De Kock arrives in England with something of a point to prove.

He failed to light up the 2015 tournament in Australia and New Zealand, passing 26 just once in eight games.

There were single-figure scores against both Zimbabwe and Ireland. Now though, De Kock is a man from whom so much is expected.

Few hit the ball harder than the 26-year-old, and there are few who know that better than the Sri Lankan bowling attack. In March, De Kock passed fifty in each of the first four of a five-match series between the two sides.

He enters this competition in rare form; he followed those runs with a consistent stream of scores at the IPL, where he is in his first year with the Mumbai Indians, his fourth Indian franchise.

SOUTH AFRICA PLAYER PROFILES

Hashim Amla

JP Duminy

Quinton de Kock

Andile Phehlukwayo

Faf du Plessis

Dwaine Pretorius

Aiden Markram

David Miller

Chris Morris

Lungi Ngidi

Kagiso Rabada

Tabraiz Shamsi

Dale Steyn

Imran Tahir

Rassie van der Dussen

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