Quinton de Kock pulls out of Nottinghamshire deal

A day after being named as the stand-in captain of South Africa in ODIs, Quinton de Kock decided to pull out from the Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club deal on request of Cricket South Africa.

A day after being named as the stand-in captain of South Africa in ODIs, Quinton de Kock decided to pull out from the Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club deal on request of Cricket South Africa.

CSA reportedly cited workload management as the reason for requesting de Kock to withdraw from the deal. He was supposed to play four matches for Nottinghamshire.

With de Kock having a history of reoccurring injuries, the board did not want to take any chances ahead of the upcoming busy cricket schedule.

Reflecting on the pullout, Nottinghamshire's director of cricket Mick Newell said that he is really disappointed with the move and would now explore other available options.

"We're disappointed because Quinton is a high-quality player and we would have been stronger with him in the side, but he has a central contract with Cricket South Africa and there is always some risk when you sign a player of his profile," ESPNcricinfo.com quoted Newell, as saying.

"We would like to strengthen the team for the remaining red ball fixtures and will consider the options that are out there but it's a particularly tough market at this stage of the season," he added.

De Kock has played a total of 94 one day matches for South Africa and has scored 3996 runs with an average of 45.41, while in Tests, he has made 1925 runs with an average of 36.32.