A powerful right-hander, du Plessis represented his country 262 times (69 Tests, 143 ODIs, 50 T20Is) and captained the Proteas in 115 games (36 Tests, 39 ODIs, 40 T20Is) during an international career that spanned from 2011-2021. He is also the most experienced player on Perth's list, having played 311 professional T20 games and scored 8074 runs (four centuries, 50 half-centuries) at 31.05. In Australia, du Plessis averaged 83.16 in Tests (499 runs from nine innings) and 52.60 in ODIs (526 runs from 12 innings), while he struck 27 from 15 during his only T20I on Australian soil.
In his autobiography, in a chapter titled "The Ghosts of Insecurity", the batter described his final phases with the national team, which started after Boucher took over the side as head coach for series against England back in December 2019
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 26 (ANI): After a thrilling win over Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League (IPL) Eliminator, Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Faf du Plessis was 'over the moon' and went on all praise for centurion Rajat Patidar for his outstanding performance against LSG.
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], May 5 (ANI): After Royal Challengers Bangalore broke their three-match losing streak by defeating Chennai Super Kings by 13 runs, RCB skipper Faf du Plessis said that they are moving in the right direction but they need to do some improvement in the batting lineup.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 30 (ANI): Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Faf du Plessis on Saturday won the toss and opted to bat first in their Indian Premier League 2022 match against Gujarat Titans at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 28 (ANI): Former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh said Virat Kohli needs to look back at his younger days to rectify the current slump he is facing.
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], April 27 (ANI): Virat Kohli's form for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 remains a cause for concern but the batting stalwart was backed by RCB skipper Faf du Plessis who on Tuesday said 'great players go through phases like this'.
Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 13 (ANI): Skipper Faf du Plessis admitted that Royal Challengers Bangalore missed the services of their pacer Harshal Patel in their defeat against Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2022 on Tuesday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 12 (ANI): Ahead of the Chennai Super Kings game against Royal Challengers Bangalore at DY Patil Sports Academy on Tuesday, Faf du Plessis spoke about facing his old team and the memories he shared with the team CSK.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 6 (ANI): Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Faf du Plessis hailed Shahbaz Ahmed after the all-rounder played a vital part in defeating Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2022 on Tuesday.