Who is Faf du Plessis
François du Plessis, better known as Faf du Plessis. He previously captained the South African cricket team in all three formats. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-handed batsman.
Du Plessis is a middle-order batsman known for playing long runs to make the team a strong total. He is one of the best batsmen in world cricket and he is also a good defender. He is also the captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL
Early life
Faf was born on July 13, 1984 in South Africa, his real name is François du Plessis, he is a Christian and has a brother Rhemi (brother) who is married to a South African. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-handed batsman as well as a middle batsman in team work.
Faf Afrikaans Hoer Seunskool, a public school in Pretoria is also visited by Titans Cricketer AB of Villiers Heino Kuhn and Jacques Rudolph. He graduated from the University of Pretoria.
His Carrer
François du Plessis has charm, elegance and some pageantry in the way he bats and behaves on the pitch. He has a rare combination of being able to rise up when required and play classic cricket, depending on the playing conditions. Proficient in his footwork, du Plessis is also formidable in defence.
He made his T20I debut against England in the 1st T20I at Chester-le-Street in September 2012. Given his renowned leadership skills, du Plessis was named the captain of the T20I team in early 2013 and has been an integral part of the roster in other formats.
In 2007 he signed a contract with Kolpak and Lancashire and represented them for 2 seasons. A change in immigration criteria and a subsequent appeal against his rejection meant that they could no longer retain him for the 2010 season. application by position at home. He later returned to South Africa and started playing domestic cricket. After his contract expired, he returned to the South African squad for the ODI series against India in early 2011.
Being 60 on his debut, he booked a place in the 2011 World Cup squad. He played a memorable debut in Adelaide against Australia. Scoring 78 in the first innings, du Plessis was as successful as ever in the second, going unbeaten on 110 off 376 balls and helping the team to save the likes of a loss in – the upcoming. Ultimately, South Africa would win the next Test in Perth and win the series 1-0. Du Plessis took the time to register his first century in ODIs, against Australia in the 2014 Zimbabwe Tri Series. the system then becomes the ‘man of the system’ itself.
He is the second South African to score a T20I century after Richard Levi and holds the record for the highest score by a South African in T20Is. He made 119 (56) in the 2nd T20I against West Indies in 2015. Du Plessis had a strong 2015 World Cup campaign, amassing 359 runs in the tournament. Over the next few years, although he continued his good run in ODIs, his scoring numbers began to decline.
He led South Africa to the 2019 World Cup but had a disastrous outing as the Proteas managed just three wins in nine matches. Faf is the only South African to make the tournament’s top 20 run-scorers list, with 387 runs in 8 innings, including 100 against Australia.
In February 2020, du Plessis became the leading all-rounder in the game. In the Indian T20 League, du Plessis has been a reliable performer for Chennai. Notable among the many spectacular hits for the franchise was his 67* (42) in the Qualifier 1 against Hyderabad which catapulted Chennai to the final and ultimately their third title in 2018.
The South African board has yet to offer Faf du Plessis a central contract until 2021 despite being in white-ball cricket. Faf has been released to pursue a place in T20 tournaments around the world as he remains eligible to play for South Africa in the upcoming ICC event.
Records
The Proteas player has various international records such as:
- He is the second batsman to score a century as a captain in all three formats of the game, in addition, he is the first South African to score centuries in all three formats of the game.
- Faf du Plessis holds the record for the second highest score by a South African cricketer with 185 runs.
- Faf du Plessis also holds the record for most innings played before scoring a duck in international cricket (108). Faf du Plessis has the unbeaten record of scoring the first century in a day-night test match.
- Faf du Plessis is also the leading innings declarer with the lowest total of 259/9.
Awards and honors
Faf du Plessis has been named the South African player of the year 2019. He was also named the player of the year for South Africa in 2011.
