Former South Africa captain Faf Du Plessis will be making his IPL captaincy debut in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League as he has been announced as the new captain of the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
The veteran batter was roped in by the franchise for INR 7 crore in the IPL 2022 mega-auction and he has now replaced Virat Kohli as the captain of the franchise. Virat Kohli had stepped down from the captaincy duties after the end of the previous season.
Faf du Plessis was an integral part of the Chennai Super Kings squad and was a part of the team in 8 seasons. Though, CSK tried to re-sign Plessis at the mega-auctions but they missed out.
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Meanwhile, fans on social media went crazy in happiness after hearing the great news of du Plessis being appointed as the captain of the franchise.
Expressing his happiness, du Plessis also took to his social media and shared a message on his Instagram wherein he thanked the management for trusting in him. He also thanked the fans for the amount of support they have already shown.
Ruturaj Gaikwad, who had partnered Du Plessis at the top of the order during Faf’s stint with CSK, also took to the comments section to wish his former teammates all the luck. Gaikwad wrote:
“Good luck partner”
Faf was quick to notice the comment and come up with a reply to Ruturaj. Du Plessis straightaway thanked him. He replied: “Thank you, partner”
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