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De Kock missed team camaraderie, representing SA
The Star
|October 31, 2025
PROTEAS wicket-keeper batter Quinton de Kock opened up to the media yesterday about his reasons to reverse his retirement in white-ball cricket, citing that he missed the camaraderie of being a part of the Proteas team.
De Kock made a surprising U-turn on his retirement from white-ball cricket last month, making himself available for the Proteas in both ODIs and T20Is with immediate effect.
Proteas coach Shukri Conrad brought him back into the squad for the first time during the one-off T20I against Namibia earlier this month.
De Kock is currently with the Proteas T20I squad in Pakistan, competing in the three-match series - the Proteas are leading 1-0 after their 55-run victory in the first T201 in Rawalpindi earlier this week.
For someone who is usually shy in front of the media, the 32-year-old opened up about his decision to return to international cricket.
“I think what I missed the most is the camaraderie and also just the whole thing of representing the Proteas. I think I've played so much for the Proteas over the years, I kind of forgot about that niche as a kid that's grown up to be a Proteas cricketer,” De Kock told the media yesterday.
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