QUINTON DE KOCK (SOUTH AFRICA)

One of the biggest non-retentions ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction was Quinton de Kock as Mumbai Indians preferred to retain Kieron Pollard as their foreign retention.

29-year-old De Kock will be in high demand given that he has retired form Test cricket, which frees him up a bit more from South Africa’s international cricket responsibilities and makes him available for possibly the entire IPL season.

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In 77 IPL matches, De Kock has made 2256 runs with one century and 16 half-centuries at a strike rate of 130.93 an average of 31.33. His ability to score quickly and bat through the innings makes him immensely dangerous to opposition bowlers. De Kock has kept his base price at INR 2 crores and he is in the marquee set of players.

He has also captained South Africa in the past and will lend leadership advice to the captain. His keeping abilities are well known and expect De Kock to earn big bucks in the IPL 2022 mega auction.