Former South Africa captain and one of Chennai Super Kings’ top players last season, Faf du Plessis has been announced as the captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore for the 2022 season. The South African was revealed as the new leader of the team in the RCB Unboxing event, being held today in Bangalore.
The right handed batter was bought by RCB in the 2022 mega auctions for a massive Rs 7 crore after piling up runs in the 2021 edition. He was pivotal behind CSK’s success in the last edition piling up 633 runs alongside orange cap holder Ruturaj Gaikwad who pipped the former by 2 runs. The 37-year-old, while not being a long term solution, would bring in an able tactical mind and a bullish SA flare to the squad that is still searching for its first Indian Premier League trophy.
Du Plessis is one of the powerhouses in the opening slot and has a reputation as an exceptional operator of pace. RCB will hope that he can form an able partnership on top with Virat Kohli after the Bangalore based franchise lost the services of Devdutt Padikkal.
RCB released the rest of the teaser video of Virat Kohli where he stated that he could not be happier about the announcement of Faf du Plessis as the RCB captain. He emphasised on the relationship that he has had with the former SA captain and he cannot wait to get started alongside Faf.
Speaking at the event, the former CSK player stated that he is raring to get started and looking forward to perform with the team.