Quinton de Kock's captaincy so far has looked positive and enterprising. However, those who thought he would be the right successor to Faf du Plessis as the skipper across formats have been proven wrong, by de Kock himself.
Talking to the media, virtually, on Monday from Centurion, where the Proteas players are placed in a bio-bubble for the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka, the wicketkeeper-batsman revealed that he has no desire to be the long-term Test captain of his team and agreed to take the captaincy only on the condition that it will be an ad-hoc arrangement.
"When they (Cricket South Africa) told me the situation that we were in, I understood where they were coming from. Obviously, I didn't accept it (captaincy) immediately. I did think about it and I understood, it's just for now. For this season. It's not a long-term thing.
"It's just (till) when we get someone who really puts up their hand. They will take over. The guys are looking for a long-term leadership role. I won't be doing that. There does seem a lot on my plate but I am quite happy to do it for now," the 28-year old revealed.
de Kock took over the captaincy of South Africa in limited-overs cricket earlier this year after Faf du Plessis decided to step down from the leadership role in all the formats. The decision of du Plessis came after a torrid year for South Africa which saw them performing poorly in the 2019 World Cup and then getting thrashed 3-0 in a Test series in India.
A home Test series loss to England early in 2020 worsened the situation and du Plessis decided to take a break and unload the burden of captaincy. de Kock became the leader in the limited-overs format and performed decently. It's likely that he will continue to be at the helm of affairs in ODI and T20Is.
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