World Cup 2023: Quinton de Kock ploughing back into the team in all aspects, says Rassie van der Dussen

Rassie van der Dussen heaped praise on Quinton de Kock and feels that the South African opener has a determination about him which he hadn’t seen in quite sometime. Van der Dussen feels that De Kock is fitting into the role well as one of the senior players in the side.

“It’s been so good to have Quinny. He has a determination about him that I haven’t seen in a very long time. He’s ploughing back into the team in all aspects, in the bowling meetings, in the batting meetings, being one of our senior guys. The guys really feed off him. He’s one of my favourite guys to bat with. He really guided me through my innings today. At times I was under pressure and I was asking him about a few options and just to sort of soundboard with him out in the middle. He’s such a cool and calm guy out there, thinks so clearly. It was just great to bat with him. But he’s been brilliant in the last few weeks.”

“Like I said, very determined. He’s not all talky – he does it out on the field. And I think that’s really inspirational for us as a team and the rest of the guys on the team to see a guy like that really come up with a good,” said Van der Dussen