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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Rob Walter hasn\u2019t shut the door yet on Quinton de Kock\u2019s international future, but the key to unlocking it is in the player\u2019s pocket.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s played a lot of World Cups and played for South Africa for a long time,\u201d the Proteas One-Day coach said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll leave him to play in [T20] leagues and do what he needs to do, and if that creates a road for him back to playing for South Africa, then everyone benefits.\u201d<\/p>\n

Walter has not called De Kock and De Kock has not talked to Walter since the end of the T20 World Cup, where the 31-year-old again produced scintillating performances at the top of the order.<\/p>\n

Not only did De Kock illustrate his value with the bat, but his cricketing nous was important in providing T20 skipper Aiden Markram with a good sounding board during that tournament, where South Africa finished runners-up.<\/p>\n

The sample size remains limited, but in De Kock\u2019s absence other candidates for the wicketkeeper\/batter position have yet to show they should be locked into the Proteas’ limited overs teams for the long-term.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the next little while there will be no conversations with Quinny about whether he wants to play. I\u2019ve left the door open for him to approach me if and when he wants to do that,\u201d said Walter.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt might never happen and there might be a conversation, but that won\u2019t necessarily lead to him being selected. We have to allow him to have his space.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Kyle Verreynne, Ryan Rickelton, Donovan Ferreira and Tristan Stubbs have all donned the wicketkeeping gloves in white-ball internationals in the past 18 months since Walter took the helm.<\/p>\n

None have dominated in the manner they or Walter would have liked. They will all point out that none of them have been given an extended run. Rickelton has played two ODIs and six T20s, Verreynne 12 ODIs (all before Walter was appointed), Ferreira has played four T20s but not as wicketkeeper, and Stubbs has played only one ODI, while he was also designated wicketkeeper in three of his 29 T20s.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are giving opportunities to Verreynne, Klaasen and Rickleton as our wicketkeepers. What will become more important is performance,\u201d said Walter.<\/p>\n

Klaasen is missing the Proteas tour to the UAE, where they will play Afghanistan in three ODIs and Ireland in two T20s and three ODIs due to personal reasons.<\/p>\n

Rickelton is not in the squad for the Afghanistan series, giving Verreynne a chance to prove his worth. The Lions left-hand opener will play in both series against the Irish and those matches have to be the platform from which he makes a firm bid for a spot in the squad for next year\u2019s Champions Trophy.<\/p>\n

Walter has options in the wicketkeeping berth, but that De Kock \u2014 who officially retired from the ODI format after last year\u2019s World Cup \u2014 keeps cropping up suggests doubts are growing about those who can replace him.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – South-Africa. Rob Walter hasn\u2019t shut the door yet on Quinton de Kock\u2019s international future, but the key to unlocking it is in the player\u2019s pocket. \u201cHe\u2019s played a lot of World Cups and played for South Africa for a long time,\u201d the Proteas One-Day coach said. \u201cWe\u2019ll leave him to play in [T20] […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":73521,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,17],"tags":[274,315,275],"class_list":["post-73522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-sport","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-south-africa","tag-south-africa-2"],"yoast_head":"\nDe Kock's absence puts Proteas wicketkeepers in the spotlight - South Africa<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/de-kocks-absence-puts-proteas-wicketkeepers-in-the-spotlight\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"De Kock's absence puts Proteas wicketkeepers in the spotlight\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Africa-Press – South-Africa. 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