T20 WC 2021: Rating wicketkeeper-batsmen of top 8 teams ahead of the tournament

Most of the wicketkeepers are openers and can make a telling impact for their respective teams.

By Aditya Gajanan Kukalyekar

Updated - 17 Aug 2021, 18:38 IST

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2. South Africa – Quinton de Kock – 9

Quinton de Kock. (Photo By Seb Daly/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

South Africa is blessed to have a batsman and a wicketkeeper like Quinton de Kock. The left-hander has played a lot of memorable knocks across formats for the Proteas and is one of the most experienced batsmen for South Africa in a team filled with youngsters.

Opening the innings, he will be key for them having scored 1605 runs in 54 T20Is at a strike-rate of 138 which is very good. He will also be playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the UAE for Mumbai Indians (MI) before the mega event and will get used to the conditions on offer.

De Kock’s wicketkeeping is on point too and having led the team before, he can give his inputs from behind the wickets as well. He has taken 49 catches and effected 13 stumpings in T20 Internationals. A lot will depend on De Kock for South Africa to go deep in the competition.

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