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'A new challenge': Faf du Plessis skips IPL, set to play PSL
November 29, 2025 8:06 pm
The South African player has played 154 games in the IPL scoring 4773 runs. He also led RCB for three years with his best season for the franchise coming in 2023 when he scored 730 runs.
Why was Temba Bavuma brought to toss in 2019 as a 'proxy captain' by South Africa
November 24, 2025 10:32 am
Bavuma's first "brush with captaincy" was actually in 2019, in a Test against India in Ranchi. Bavuma was not the captain for South Africa in the game, but he did walk out for the toss as a "proxy captain".
'Delhi Capitals has best spin attack but will be in trouble without solid opener': Aakash Chopra
November 18, 2025 5:39 pm
Aside from du Plessis and Fraser-McGurk, Donovan Ferreira was traded out to Rajasthan Royals, while Sediqullah Atal, Manvanth Kumar, Mohit Sharma, and Darshan Nalkande were released.
Faf du Plessis reacts to political activist Charlie Kirk's assassination: 'I’ll never understand America and why everyone can just have a gun'
September 11, 2025 3:32 pm
President Donald Trump called the killing of Kirk ‘a dark moment for America
A Suryakumar Yadav knock of two parts, restrained at first before breaking free
May 22, 2025 9:43 am
Suryakumar Yadav stars with an unbeaten 73 while Jasprit Bumrah, Mitchell Santner on target as Mumbai seal fourth and final playoff berth with a 59-run win over Delhi
IPL 2025: Sunrisers Hyderabad's batting quietened again as Mitch Starc, Faf du Plessis fire Delhi Capitals to big win
March 30, 2025 8:42 pm
Sunrisers Hyderabad fall on their own sword as Delhi Capitals' bowling royalty comes to the fore before Du Plessis makes the chase a cakewalk.
Faf du Plessis on Ashutosh Sharma: ‘Going to drink some more masala tea to make sure I can hit ball like that’
March 25, 2025 9:19 am
Du Plessis also praised Indian batters, saying: "As an overseas player, one thing that's remarkable for me to watch is the amount of Indian players that are so powerful and they have the ability to just strike the ball so easily."
IPL 2025: Delhi Capitals appoint Faf du Plessis as vice-captain
March 17, 2025 7:05 pm
The 40-year-old had led RCB in the last three seasons of the IPL. However, he was not retained by RCB ahead of the mega auction last year.
'He knows exactly what to do': Faf du Plessis backs Virat Kohli to come out of lean patch
January 08, 2025 6:09 pm
With Kohli having a series to forget at Australia where he could only make 190 runs in 5 Tests, there have been calls for the stalwart to retire from the longest format. Du Plessis, however, felt that retirement is a very personal choice.
Why did RCB let captain Faf du Plessis go? Franchise explains reason behind 'tricky decision'
November 01, 2024 7:41 pm
Faf du Plessis joins the likes of Shreyas Iyer (KKR), Rishabh Pant (DC) and KL Rahul (LSG), who were captaining teams in the last IPL but will be seeking new teams in the upcoming IPL mega auctions.
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Virat Kohli becomes leading ODI run-scorer in 2017: See complete list
August 31, 2017 6:48 pm
Virat Kohli took over as the highest run getter in 2017 by adding 131 runs to his tally to go up to 907 runs. He has now overtaken Faf du Plessis and Joe Root for the top spot in the 50 over format.
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