Quinton de Kock led South Africa's T20I side during the recent tour to India but contrary to what is being considered a change in captaincy with two back to back T20 World Cups in sight, the wicketkeeper batsman says he is still only an understudy to longstanding skipper Faf du Plessis; although wouldn't decline the offer of taking over in the future. 

De Kock has been appointed leader of the Cape Town Blitz for the second edition of the Mzansi Super League and is deemed a successor to Du Plessis in the shortest format. 

"The way I see it is that I was just a replacement," he told ESPNcricinfo. "That's the way I took it. For now, it's still Faf's baby. But maybe if things change and they do want me to do it, then I will do it."

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"For the moment, I am not looking too far ahead. I am just trying to look at how I can help out with the youngsters, with the new guys in the T20 team and by myself, just getting better and getting ready for the T20 World Cup next year. But if that does come upon me, then I will try and grab it with both hands," the 26-year-old added. 

And true to his words, De Kock didn't shy when Blitz coach Ashwell Prince approached him at the MSL draft on September 3 for a leadership query. "Ash came to me at the draft and asked me if I want to do it and I said, 'Ja, no problem.' It was pretty quick and easy," he confirmed. "I don't think there was much discussion around it. He just asked me right there and then and I said yes."

If De Kock indeed takes over as captain for Proteas in T20Is, his workload will only enhance; opening, wicketkeeping and also playing an influential role in on-field decision making, together, it can take a lot of toll on his body. 

However, the youngster is unfazed. "It's nothing too difficult - keeping and batting, and the keeping will help out my captaincy anyway," he said. "Rather than being out in the field, I seem to read things better, how the pitch plays, which bowlers to bowl when, the angles and all that kind of stuff when I am keeping. I feel like the keeping helps my batting and also my captaincy."

(Inputs from ESPNcricinfo)