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'Nothing Seems To Faze Him': Finch Lauds De Kocks Calmness After Century Against PBKS

Despite De Kock: Former Australia captain Aaron Finch believes the reason behind Mumbai Indians (MI) batter Quinton de Kocks calm and composed century against the Punjab Kings (MI) is that he is at peace with his career, which allows him to play without the burden of expectations. De Kock was not the first-choice opener for the Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026; he got the opportunity to play against PBKS after Rohit Sharma was rested for the match due to injury. Despite coming as a replacement, De Kock played an unbeaten knock of 112 runs. The difference between Quinton de Kock and somebody else coming in in that position, where youve been sitting on the bench, is that hes probably pretty content with his career. Hes thinking, you know what, Im going to be back-up most likely. He gets an opportunity when Rohit gets injured. So he comes in, and hes just relaxed, hes calm. His heart rate doesnt seem to be above 60 too often. Nothing seems to faze him, Finch said on ESPNCricinfo. So that just goes to show a guy whos really at peace with where his careers at compared to somebody else who might think, you know what, I need to get runs today to maybe get another opportunity. The difference between Quinton de Kock and somebody else coming in in that position, where youve been sitting on the bench, is that hes probably pretty content with his career. Hes thinking, you know what, Im going to be back-up most likely. He gets an opportunity when Rohit gets injured. So he comes in, and hes just relaxed, hes calm. His heart rate doesnt seem to be above 60 too often. Nothing seems to faze him, Finch said on ESPNCricinfo. Also Read: Live Cricket Score Despite De Kock's ton, MI were not able to cross the 200-run mark and set a target of 196 runs for PBKS, which they chased down easily in just 16.3 overs. Article Source: IANS