South Africa’s limited over skipper Quinton de Kock didn’t want Test captaincy as “extra pressure” of leading the team in traditional format would have been “too much stress”.
The 27-year-old had replaced Faf du Plessis as ODI skipper in January this year with South Africa’s director of cricket Graeme Smith announcing in April that De Kock would not be elevated to Test captaincy.
De Kock said he had a discussion regarding this with coach Mark Boucher.
“Me and Bouch had a very informal chat and I told him, look, I don’t know how I feel about being Test captain also. The reality is that’s just too much for me to handle. I know that and I realise that. I don’t need all that stress on myself,” he was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.
“I could see from a mile away that I didn’t need that on top of my shoulders. I’m wanting to come up the order in Test cricket and so I don’t need all that extra pressure.”
