Faf du Plessis was leading in the St Lucia Kings in the ongoing edition of the Caribbean Premier League. His tennis elbow has been troubling him over the last two years and he is finally set to undergo elbow surgery.
After a thunderous success in the first edition of the SA20, the schedule for the second season has been announced as the defending champions Sunrisers Easter Cape will take on Joburg Super Kings in the tournament opener.
Faf du Plessis has a lot of captaincy experience having led South Africa in a lot of matches. Moreover, he also led Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL over the last two seasons.
Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis shared a 148-run partnership for the first wicket which was the fourth-highest partnership against Mumbai Indians.
Former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has fired shots at Cricket South Africa and Mark Boucher after he was forced into retirement in February 2021
The Chennai Super Kings-owned Johannesburg franchise spoke high praises of former South African captain Faf du Plessis on Sunday and said that the former CSK star will have a pivotal role to play.
The former South African skipper, who was bought by the RCB for Rs 7 crore in the IPL mega auction earlier this year, was a key member of the Dhoni-led four-time IPL champions since 2012.
The blood on his knee was spotted after he took the catch of Eoin Morgan at the long-on boundary while showing his superlative catching skills.
Chennai Super Kings will resume their IPL 2021 campaign against defending champions Mumbai Indians on September 19.
Du Plessis has played 69 Tests, 143 ODIs and 50 T20Is for South Africa.
Former South Africa skipper du Plessis replaces Australia's limited overs captain Finch, who will be away with national team.
Du Plessis suffered the concussion following a nasty collision with his Quetta Gladiators teammate Mohammad Hasnain while trying to save a boundary during their PSL match against Peshawar Zalmi.
Faf du Plessis had a nasty on-field collision during a Pakistan Super League game on Saturday.
South African star Faf du Plessis has suffered a concussion after a nasty collision with his Quetta Gladiators teammate Mohammad Hasnain while fielding during their Pakistan Super League match against Peshawar Zalmi
A controversy erupted after Pakistan last Thursday named uncapped Azam, son of former captain Moin Khan, in the T20 squad for the tours of England and West Indies, with many believing that his father is behind his selection.
He said the administrators of the game must strike a fine balance between leagues and international cricket.
The former South Africa skipper leads the run-getters' list with 270 runs in six matches at an average of 67.5. He has also maintained a good strike rate of over 140.
Former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis on Wednesday announced his retirement from Test cricket.
Faf du Plessis is in Pakistan where South Africa are scheduled to play two Test matches. The first Test will start on January 26 in Karachi while the second will be played from February 4 in Rawalpindi.
The 36-year-old du Plessis is expected to form the nucleus of the Proteas batting in the upcoming two-test series which will be first for South Africa in Pakistan in over 13 years.
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