Royal Challengers Bangalore have appointed former South Africa national team skipper Faf du Plessis as their new captain for the upcoming edition of Indian Premier League.
Du Plessis, one of the consistent performers for Chennai Super Kings, was an obvious choice after Virat Kohli decided to call time on his leadership role for the franchise after a decade during which their trophy drought didn’t end. He was bought for Rs 7 crore by RCB and is available for the whole season.
New Season. New Captain. New Era. 😎
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— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) March 12, 2022
Du Plessis was handed over the cap by team’s chairman Prathmesh Mishra and director cricket operations Mike Hesson in an event .
“Obviously coming in as an outsider, I’m deeply grateful for the opportunity,” Du Plessis, who gave up South African captaincy across all formats in 2020, said.
A four-time IPL winner, the 37-year-old Du Plessis has so far played 100 games, scoring 2935 runs at a strike-rate of 131-plus. He scored 633 runs for CSK in last year’s IPL-winning campaign.
