South Africa superstar comes out of ODI retirement as WTC champions name three captains for Pakan tour | Cricket News
South Africa wicket-keeper Quinton de Kock will mark a U-turn from his ODI retirement after two years, as he was named in the Proteas 50-over squad for the upcoming tour of Pakan in October on Monday. With regular captain Temba Bavuma ruled out of the longer formats, the Saffers have also named three different captains for the extensive all-format tour.South Africa is set to start their World Test Championship mace defence with a two-match Test series against Pakan, and in Bavuma’s absence, senior batter Aiden Markram will lead the side. The matches will take place from October 12th to October 24th in Lahore and Rawalpindi.
David Miller is set to captain the T20I squad while Matthew Breetzke will lead the ODI side. Additionally, Donovan Ferreira will be the captain for the T20I match against Namibia on October 11 in Windhoek.
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de Kock returns
The 32-year-old de Kock was named in both limited-overs sides, gearing up for his first ODI since retiring at the end of the 2023 ODI World Cup in India. The stylish left-hander was among the most prolific batters in ODI cricket in the previous decade, amassing over 6700 runs with 21 centuries, the joint-third most for the Proteas.
South Africa squads for Pakan tour
South Africa Test squad vs Pakan: 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, Tran Stubbs, Prenelan Subrayen, Kyle Verreynne. *Second Test only.
South Africa T20I squad vs Pakan: David Miller (captain), Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, George Linde, Kwena Maphaka, Lungi Ngidi, Nqaba Peter, Lhuan-dré Pretorius, Andile Simelane, Lizaad Williams.
South Africa ODI squad vs Pakan: Matthew Breetzke (captain), Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Tony de Zorzi, Donovan Ferreira, Bjorn Fortuin, George Linde, Kwena Maphaka, Lungi Ngidi, Nqaba Peter, Lhuan-dré Pretorius, Sinethemba Qeshile.Story continues below this ad
South Africa T20I squad vs Namibia: Donovan Ferreira (captain), Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Rubin Hermann, Kwena Maphaka, Rivaldo Moonsamy, Nqaba Peter, Lhuan-dré Pretorius, Andile Simelane, Jason Smith, Lizaad Williams.
South Africa tour of Pakan 2025 schedule
Test series12-16 Oct: 1st Test – Pakan vs South Africa, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore20-24 Oct: 2nd Test – Pakan vs South Africa, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
T20I series28 Oct: 1st T20I – Pakan vs South Africa, Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi31 Oct: 2nd T20I – Pakan vs South Africa, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore1 Nov: 3rd T20I – Pakan vs South Africa, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
ODI series4 Nov: 1st ODI – Pakan vs South Africa, Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad6 Nov: 2nd ODI – Pakan vs South Africa, Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad8 Nov: 3rd ODI – Pakan vs South Africa, Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
