Faf Du Plesis
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Graeme Smith, Faf du Plessis offer key advice to South Africa players ahead of India tour
Cricket | Nov 12, 2025, 10:04 PM ISTFormer South Africa captains Graeme Smith and Faf du Plessis have urged the Proteas batters to start strong in the upcoming Test series against India, stressing that early momentum and top-order stability will be key to competing in challenging subcontinent conditions.
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Why is Axar Patel not playing vs Mumbai Indians? Who replaced him as captain?
Cricket | May 21, 2025, 07:16 PM ISTDelhi Capitals captain Axar Patel has been ruled out of the match against Mumbai Indians due to the flu. In his absence, Faf du Plessis has been named the captain.
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Major League Cricket 2023: Squads, Schedule, Where to Watch in India, All You Need to Know
Cricket | Jul 09, 2023, 03:55 PM ISTMajor League Cricket 2023 will commence on July 13 with six teams Texas Super Kings, MI New York, Los Angeles Knight Riders, Washington Freedom, Seattle Orcas, and San Francisco Unicorns participating in an inaugural edition.
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IPL 2022: Dinesh Karthik is as cool as MS Dhoni, says RCB skipper Faf du Plessis
Cricket | Dec 17, 2022, 06:03 PM ISTKarthik clobbered a six and a four in the first two deliveries of the last over to take RCB home after they were in a spot of bother chasing a tricky target of 129 against Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday night.
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MS Dhoni may give CSK captaincy to Faf du Plessis, says Sanjay Bangar
Cricket | Nov 13, 2020, 08:19 PM ISTThe former Indian batting coach feels the iconic cricketer may step down from the leader’s role and let the CSK transition happen under the South African skipper, who is currently the only choice for captaincy.
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IPL 2020: Aakash Chopra backs Faf du Plessis as Suresh Raina’s replacement at No.3 for CSK
Cricket | Sep 08, 2020, 10:45 PM ISTForner Indian opener suggests Shane Watson and Ambati Rayudu as openers for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2020
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AB de Villiers reveals how he talked Faf du Plessis out of signing Kolpak deal
Cricket | May 19, 2019, 04:06 PM ISTAB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis are close friends, and the former revealed how he stopped du Plessis from signing a Kolpak deal.
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We never saw it coming, says Sri Lanka coach Chandika Hathurusingha after miracle win over South Africa
Cricket | Feb 17, 2019, 04:02 PM ISTChasing an unlikely 304, Sri Lanka was 226-9 and looked out of it at Kingsmead with the 10th wicket an apparent formality.
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Faf Du Plessis signals T20I retirement post 2020 World T20
Cricket | Nov 16, 2018, 06:53 PM ISTFaf du Plessis felt that the overdose of domestic T20 leagues have made it difficult to pit the best national teams in series other than the World T20.
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What is ball-tampering and how it is done
Cricket | Mar 27, 2018, 03:41 PM ISTBall-tampering row: The fielding sides has been found working on the ball for decades but it was not until 2000 when Waqar Younis became the first cricketer to be suspended for ball-tampering.
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1st ODI: Expect India to improve on poor ODI record in South Africa, says Faf du Plessis
Cricket | Jan 31, 2018, 11:45 PM ISTIndia have only won five out of 27 ODIs they have played against South Africa on their home soil.
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'Bounce' is back to haunt Indian batsman in Centurion, hints Faf du Plessis
Cricket | Jan 12, 2018, 09:34 PM ISTIndia and South Africa are all set to lock horns on Saturday, with the Kohli-led side trailing the series by 0-1.
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Faf du Plessis doubtful for inaugural four-day Test against Zimbabwe
Cricket | Dec 25, 2017, 07:57 PM ISTThe 33-year-old batsman sustained an acute lumbar disc injury during the third ODI against Bangladesh in late October and was subsequently sidelined for six weeks.
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IPL8: Chennai Super Kings post a modest 150-7 against Delhi Daredevils
Cricket | Apr 09, 2015, 11:31 PM ISTChennai: Two-time champions, Chennai Super Kings were caught in a spin web and could only manage a modest 150-7 against Delhi Daredevils in their opening match of the IPL-8 Twenty20 cricket tournament here today.Put into