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PRETORIA, Dec 30 () Quinton de Kock has announced his retirement from Test cricket, another blow to South Africa’s crumbling top-six batting line-up in a long form that has seen him miss the last several internationals. There were international disasters. equal for several years.

De Kock cited her first-born to stay with her family for a longer period of time.

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He played a 113-run game in the first Test defeat against India at Centurion Park, which ended on Thursday, and has always had to sit out the last two series.

However, the 29-year-old will be permanently absent from the South African Tests, while he will remain available in the white ball.

“This is not to be judged because I came lightly,” Kock said in a statement. “I took a lot of time to think about what is holding back my future and what needs to be prioritized in my life now that my wife Sasha and I are about to welcome our first child into the world and I want to expand our family.

“My family is everything to me and I want to have time and space with them in this new and exciting chapter in our lives.

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“I love Test cricket and I love representing my country and everything that comes with it. I’m used to ups and downs, celebrations and even disappointments, now I have something that I like more.”

Wicketkeeper batsman de Kock has scored 3,300 Test runs with six centuries at an average of 38.82 since his debut in 2014. 221 catches and 11 blocks.

“This is not the end of my career as a Protea, I am fully committed to the white cricket team and will represent my country to the best of my ability in the near future,” he said.

South Africa have lost Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis as they have all lost key spots in the top six in the past three years.