After his prolific Ton on the 3rd day of second Test against Australia at Hobart, South Africa's Wicket Keeper BAtsman Quinton de Kock said that he's not Adam Gilchrist. A humble admission, because the Aussie great is not your ordinary cricketer.
That's how de Kock tried to play down the comparison between him and the Aussie great, who's celebrating his 45th birthday in India with Sachin Tendulkar
The 23-year-old wicketkeeper hit his second Test century to help the visiting Proteas to a potential match-winning 241-run innings lead on Monday Nov 14,2016
And rightly, the swashbuckling de Kock has been likened Gilchrist, who revolutionised the wicketkeeper-batsman role with 17 Test centuries, often turning matches with his prodigious hitting.
Quinton de Kock is playing in his 12th Test match only, as against Gilly's 96.
1. Quinton de Kock is the third wicketkeeper in the history of Test cricket to hit half-centuries in five consecutive innings, a feat Gilly failed to achieve. Pakistan’s Sarfraz Ahmed (in 2014) and former Zimbabwe captain and England coach Andy Flower (in 2000) are the others.
2. Quinton de Kock has amassed 824 runs at an average of 54.93 in 12 matches, with still a possible innings left. After 12 Tests in his career, Gilchrist had scored 746 runs at an average of 53.28.
3. After 12 matches,Quiinton de Kock has two hundreds and six fifties, against Gilchrist's one hundred and six fifties.
4. Quinton de Kock has even more impressive glove-work. After these many Tests, he has taken 42 catches behind the stumps, and also effected two stumpings, for a total of 44 dismissals. Here, Gilly has recorded far greater numbers though – 55 dismissals (51 catches and four stumpings). One factor which contributed to these numbers was the fact that Gilly was keeping for some of the greatest bowlers like Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne
That's how de Kock tried to play down the comparison between him and the Aussie great, who's celebrating his 45th birthday in India with Sachin Tendulkar
The 23-year-old wicketkeeper hit his second Test century to help the visiting Proteas to a potential match-winning 241-run innings lead on Monday Nov 14,2016
And rightly, the swashbuckling de Kock has been likened Gilchrist, who revolutionised the wicketkeeper-batsman role with 17 Test centuries, often turning matches with his prodigious hitting.
Quinton de Kock is playing in his 12th Test match only, as against Gilly's 96.
1. Quinton de Kock is the third wicketkeeper in the history of Test cricket to hit half-centuries in five consecutive innings, a feat Gilly failed to achieve. Pakistan’s Sarfraz Ahmed (in 2014) and former Zimbabwe captain and England coach Andy Flower (in 2000) are the others.
2. Quinton de Kock has amassed 824 runs at an average of 54.93 in 12 matches, with still a possible innings left. After 12 Tests in his career, Gilchrist had scored 746 runs at an average of 53.28.
3. After 12 matches,Quiinton de Kock has two hundreds and six fifties, against Gilchrist's one hundred and six fifties.
4. Quinton de Kock has even more impressive glove-work. After these many Tests, he has taken 42 catches behind the stumps, and also effected two stumpings, for a total of 44 dismissals. Here, Gilly has recorded far greater numbers though – 55 dismissals (51 catches and four stumpings). One factor which contributed to these numbers was the fact that Gilly was keeping for some of the greatest bowlers like Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne
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