Quinton de Kock equals Kumar Sangakkara’s world records, Adam Gilchrist, MS Dhoni not even close
South African wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock carved his name deeper into cricket’s record books with a magnificent century against India in the third ODI at Visakhapatnam, powering his way to several major milestones during a commanding innings. South Africa’s Quinton de Kock celebrates(AP) The left-hander, who had endured two quiet outings earlier in the series, roared back in style with a scintillating 106 off 89 balls, an innings laced with eight fours and six towering sixes. His aggressive knock, struck at a brisk strike rate of 119.10, not only revived South Africa’s innings but also elevated him among the greats in ODI history. De Kock’s century was his seventh in ODIs against India, drawing him level with Sri Lankan legend Sanath Jayasuriya for the joint-most hundreds against the Men in Blue. Remarkably, while Jayasuriya needed 85 innings to reach the mark, de Kock has done it in just 23—an extraordinary display of consistency and domination against one of the strongest bowling attacks in world cricket. His tally of 1,191 ODI runs versus India now comes …








