IPL 2022: 3 teams that might target Quinton de Kock in mega auction

Quinton de Kock fired at all cylinders in the recent ODI series against India and he has been in terrific form the last few seasons of IPL. The South African left-hander has recently announced his retirement from the longer format and he will be available for the entire season which makes him one of the exciting options in the IPL 2022 mega auction. The 29-year-old has a lot to offer with the bat at the top and is one of the best wicket keepers going around as well.

De Kock’s overall IPL numbers have been really good with 2256 runs in 77 IPL games at an average of 31.3 and a strike rate close to 131. He hit 15 fifties and one century in his overall IPL career after starting in 2013 and has played for various franchises already. He was not retained by the Mumbai Indians franchise despite being one of the standout players in the last few seasons.

De Kock proved to be one of the pillars of the Mumbai Indians since he was traded from the Royal Challengers Bangalore and he finished with 503 runs in 16 games in IPL 2021 in the title-winning season for his franchise. He is expected to create a bidding war among the teams as he is listed in the Marquee list with the base price of 2 crore.

Let’s look at 3 teams that might target Quinton de Kock:

1. Royal Challengers Bangalore

Royal Challengers Bangalore did pick him up in the mega auction in 2018 but traded him to the Mumbai Indians, where he managed to win two titles consecutively. RCB have retained the likes of Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell and Mohammad Siraj so far ahead of IPL 2022 and they have been searching for explosive openers over the years. Aaron Finch, Josh Phillipe have all failed at the top for the RCB, and the time is up for the franchise to pick a reliable overseas opener at the top.

Kohli – De Kock combination could be one of the most destructive pairs in IPL once they start clicking and they can satisfy the left-hand right-hand opening combination as well. De Kock can be very effective in the powerplay and it will provide the luxury for Kohli to take his time and play the anchor innings that he is accustomed to doing well.

RCB do not have wicketkeepers among their retentions and De Kock is among the best in the business at the moment. He has been impressive with some quick stumping and is brilliant in taking flying catches. De Kock will definitely be in the plans for the Royal Challengers Bangalore franchise as he can tick a lot of boxes for them.