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
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.
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