South African captain Faf du Plessis has described young batsman Quinton de Kock as the baby-faced assassin and said that he was on a purple patch.
According to Sport24, twice over the course of just three innings, the little left-hander has suddenly broken his prior shackles of relative uncertainty and posted personal bests in both T20 and one-day international cricket.
However, Proteas legend Mark Boucher said that de Kock had a bit of doubt about his keeping, just as he did at first.
De Kock clearly still has some flaws to iron out in both his key areas of responsibility, but he has twigged as to the work-rate and dedication required to cut it at international level, by all accounts, the report said.
A bright new star seems promisingly on the rise for South African cricket, the report added.