#6 Quinton de Kock

The trend nowadays is that Virat Kohli breaks all the records held by AB de Villiers, which are again broken by Hashim Amla and Amla's records are eventually broken by his opening partner Quinton de Kock.
The left-hander has been a revelation for the Proteas at the top of the order ever since making his debut and has been shattering all records in this format. He rose to prominence by scoring three centuries in a three-match ODI series against India in 2013 and has not stopped scoring since then.
The wicketkeeper-bat has the right mix of consistency and aggression and has accounted for 2037 runs in the given period at an average of 43.34 and a strike-rate of 98 with six centuries and ten fifties. He gets his team off to fliers and has the ability to bat deep, something that has been visible in him over the last few years.
The southpaw has pipped Shikhar Dhawan by 0.02 units to get hold of the sixth spot on this list.
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