Quinton de Kock comes out of ODI retirement:Named in series against Pakistan; Temba Bavuma out of Tests

South Africa’s wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock has decided to come out of retirement. The 32-year-old de Kock had retired from ODI format after the 2023 World Cup. At that time, he was only 30 years old and this decision had shocked everyone. He had already bid farewell to Test cricket in 2021. The South African Cricket Board announced the squad for Test, ODI and T20 series against Pakistan on Monday. De Kock has been included in the South African team for the ODI series against Pakistan. Meanwhile, Test captain Temba Bavuma has not been included in the Test squad due to injury. Aiden Markram will captain in his place. De Kock scored 6770 runs in 155 ODIs De Kock has played 155 matches in his ODI career so far. He has scored 6770 runs with a strike rate of 96.64. De Kock has also hit 21 centuries and 30 half-centuries in this format. In the 2023 World Cup, he scored 594 runs in 10 innings with a strike rate of 107. This included four centuries. He ranked third in the list of highest run-scorers after Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. South African team to tour Pakistan in October South Africa is scheduled to tour Pakistan in October-November. The teams will play two Tests, three ODIs and three T20 International matches. The Test series will begin from October 12. After this, three T20 International matches will be played from October 28 to November 1. The ODI series will be played between November 4 to 8. De Kock played his last international match for South Africa in the T20 World Cup last year. South Africa team for ODI series against Pakistan Matthew Breetzke (Captain), Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Tony de Zorzi, Donovan Ferreira, Bjorn Fortuin, George Linde, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Nqaba Peter, Luan-dre Pretorius, Sinethemba Qeshile. South Africa team for T20 series against Pakistan David Miller (Captain), Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, George Linde, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Nqaba Peter, Luan-dre Pretorius, Andile Phehlukwayo, Lizaad Williams. South Africa’s Test team against Pakistan Aiden Markram (Captain), David Bedingham, Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Tony de Zorzi, Zubayr Hamza, Simon Harmer, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Prenelan Subrayen and Kyle Verreynne.