Quinton De Kock Equals MS Dhoni's World Record Of Winning Most...

After coming out of international retirement, star South African batter Quinton de Kock played his first ODI series against Pakistan in Iqbal Stadium at Faisalabad. He opened the innings for the Proteas in all three matches and, with the help of one century and two half-centuries, amassed a total of 239 runs. He finished as the highest run getter in the series, and his superb show with the bat also helped him bag the Player of the Series award. The Player of the Series award in the away series against Pakistan is De Kock’s seventh such award in ODI cricket. By winning his seventh Player of the Series award in ODIs on Saturday (November 8), De Kock equalled MS Dhoni’s world record of winning the most Player of the Series awards by wicket-keeper batters in ODI history. Most Player of the Series awards in ODIs by wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock South Africa Mushfiqur Rahim West Indies Kumar Sangakkara During his 15-year-long ODI career from December 2004 to July 2019, Dhoni also won seven Player Of The Series awards for India. The overall record of winning the most Player of the Series awards in international cricket is in the name of former India batter Sachin Tendulkar. Tendulkar played a total of 108 series during his more than two-decade-long ODI career and won 15 Player of the Series awards. He is followed by Virat Kohli and Sanath Jayasuriya, who have won nine Player of the Series awards each. Most Player of the Series awards in ODIs Sachin Tendulkar Virat Kohli Sanath Jayasuriya Shaun Pollock South Africa Chris Gayle West Indies Viv Richards West Indies Quinton de Kock South Africa Hashim Amla South Africa Yuvraj Singh Shakib Al Hasan Sourav Ganguly Ricky Ponting In the third Pakistan-South Africa ODI, De Kock scored 53 runs from 70 balls for the visitors, but after his dismissal, South Africa suffered a shocking collapse and got all out for just 143 runs in 37.5 overs. During his stay at the crease in the series decider, De Kock also completed 7000 runs in ODIs for South Africa. He is the second-fastest batter in the world to reach the 7000-run mark in the 50-over format of the game.