Cricket South Africa named Quinton de Kock as the Proteas’ new ODI captain on Tuesday.
De Kock takes over from Faf du Plessis, who was omitted from the 15-man squad for the three-match series against the reigning ICC World Cup champions.
De Kock, 27, has already represented South Africa in 115 ODIs and Director of Cricket, Graeme Smith, believes they couldn’t have made a better choice.
Smith says: “We all know the quality of the player that Quinton de Kock has grown to become.
“Over the years, we have watched him grow in confidence and become one of the top ODI wicketkeeper-batsmen in the world.
“We are confident that the new leadership role will bring out the best in him as a cricketer and that he can take the team forward into the future and produce results that South Africans the world over can be very proud of.
“We wish him the very best in this new role and look forward to watching him make his mark against the World Cup champs.”
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— SA Cricket magazine (@SACricketmag)
The series kicks off at Newlands on Tuesday, February 4, before moving on to Durban for the Friday day-nighter before the decider at the Wanderers.
NOT INVOLVED: Faf du Plessis
Proteas squad against England:
Quinton de Kock (captain), Reeza Hendricks, Temba Bavuma, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Jon Jon Smuts, Andile Phehlukwayo, Lutho Sipamla, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi, Sisanda Magala, Bjorn Fortuin, Beuran Hendricks, Janneman Malan, Kyle Verreynne.