JOHANNESBURG, January 18 (ANA) - Quinton de Kock has been named in the ICC men’s Test and One Day International teams of the year 2017, which were announced on Thursday by the International Cricket Council.
The 25-year-old SA wicketkeeper is one one four players to feature in both teams - the other three being India captain Virat Kohli, who is also named skipper of both sides, Australia’s David Warner and Ben Stokes of England.
The Test side includes three South Africans in total, with De Kock featuring alongside opener Dean Elgar and fast bowler Kagiso Rabada.
AB de Villiers, meanwhile, is the only other South African in the ICC ODI Team of the Year after being chosen for the seventh time in eight years.
Kohli, meanwhile, is chosen for his own stellar performances across both the formats during the period between 21 September 2016 and 31 December 2017.
He also inspired India to the number one and two rankings in Tests and ODIs, respectively.
This is the first time Kohli has been selected in the ICC Test Team of the Year, but fourth time after 2012, 2014 and 2016 that he has been picked in the ICC ODI Team of the Year.
Warner, Ravichandaran Ashwin, Stokes and Mitchell Starc were members of the ICC Test Team of the Year 2016, while Warner, de Kock, Kohli, AB de Villiers, Starc and Rohit Sharma have been selected for the second year running in the ICC ODI Team of the Year.
The Test side has three Australians (Warner, Steve Smith and Starc), three Indians (Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ravichandran Ashwin) and two Englishmen (James Anderson and Ben Stokes), alongside the three Proteas.
The ODI side comprises players from seven countries and is made up of one Afghanistan player (Rashid Khan), one Australian (Warner), one Englishman (Stokes), three Indians (Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah), one New Zealander (Trent Boult) two Pakistanis (Babar Azam and Hasan Ali) and two South Africans (de Villiers and de Kock).
ICC men’s Test Team of the Year 2017 (in batting order):
1. Dean Elgar (South Africa)
2. David Warner (Australia)
3. Virat Kohli (captain) (India)
4. Steve Smith (Australia)
5. Cheteshwar Pujara (India)
6. Ben Stokes (England)
7. Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper) (South Africa)
8. Ravichandran Ashwin (India)
9. Mitchell Starc (Australia)
10. Kagiso Rabada (South Africa)
11. James Anderson (England)
ICC men’s ODI Team of the Year 2017 (in batting order):
1. David Warner (Australia)
2. Rohit Sharma (India)
3. Virat Kohli (captain) (India)
4. Babar Azam (Pakistan)
5. AB de Villiers (South Africa)
6. Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper) (South Africa)
7. Ben Stokes (England)
8. Trent Boult (New Zealand)
9. Hasan Ali (Pakistan)
10. Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)
11. Jasprit Bumrah (India) -
African News Agency (ANA)
