On Thursday, Quinton de Kock announced his retirement from Test cricket. He is just 29 years old and hence, many were surprised with his call. In this article, we take a look at how Twitter reacted after Quinton de Kock retires from Tests at the age of just 29.
Quinton de Kock retires from Tests
As per the statement put out by QDK, he has stated that he wants to spend more time with his growing family and hence, has taken the decision to retire from red-ball cricket. However, he has confirmed that he will be fully committed to white-ball cricket for South Africa.
Quinton made his Test debut back in 2014. In the 54 games that he played, the wicket-keeper batsman scored 3279 runs at an average of 39.04. His last Test innings was against Team India at Centurion, a game which the Proteas lost. Missing the services of an experienced player like QDK will be a great loss for South African cricket. Especially with the transition phase taking too long, QDK will leave a hole in the Test team.
Twitter surprised at the decision
Twitter was naturally surprised by the decision of the player. QDK had done well in Tests and has not had big injury issues so far. Hence, his retiring early has left many with various opinions. We take a look at a few in this article:
BREAKING: #Proteas wicket-keeper batsman, Quinton de Kock has announced his retirement from Test cricket with immediate effect, citing his intentions to spend more time with his growing family.
— Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) December 30, 2021
Full statement: https://t.co/Tssys5FJMI pic.twitter.com/kVO8d1e0Ex
Please tell me this is fake. Please tell me quinton de kock has not retired from test matches at the age of 28. Mohammed Amir vibes. This is crazy. Im crying. Im literally crying. Like if you guys saw the state i am in-#SAvsIND #DeKock #retirement
— Luke Gale 💚Proteas💚 (@jus_tri) December 30, 2021
Quinton De Kock retires from Test Cricket at the age of 29….
— 서사시 엔지니어 | #미 (@EpicEngineerr) December 30, 2021
Cricket South Africa to De Kock:#INDvsSA pic.twitter.com/e9lLB8Wvtk
Quinton De Kock retires from Test cricket. HUGE blow to South African cricket and world cricket as a whole. I just hope that South African cricket doesn't go the Zimbabwe way.
— Bishwajeet Mahato (@mahato99) December 30, 2021
Quinton de Kock retires from Test cricket with immediate effect. This is going to have major ramifications on South Africa's future in Test cricket.#INDvsSA
— Somshuvra Laha (@IamSomshuvra) December 30, 2021
Test Cricket is more about resilience and mental toughness. Quinton de Kock taking retirement just at the age of 29, shouldn't come off as a surprise to y'all lol
— tanya (@th3r2pyy) December 30, 2021
Cricketing world is in shock now!
— Nilesh G (@oye_nilesh) December 30, 2021
Just after Boxing Day Test South African wicket keeper Quinton De Kock has announced his retirement from Test Cricket at the age of 29 to spend more time with his family!
He just played his last Test Match today!#SAvIND #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/9JPlm3eOrA
#QuintonDeKock 🙂 pic.twitter.com/z3DAjJHXW8
— Geofinn_12 (@12Geofinn) December 30, 2021