IPL 2022: Not an enormous fan of Faf du Plessis’s captaincy, he has a degree to show – Shoaib Akhtar

Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has made a daring assertion about Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Faf du Plessis, admitting that he is not an enormous fan of Faf as he hasn’t seen him do something particular but. Faf du Plessis, who was beforehand at Chennai Super Kings, was signed by RCB within the IPL 2022 mega public sale for Rs 7 crore, and named the captain after Virat Kohli stepped down from the position on the finish of final season.

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Faf has gained the IPL on a number of events with Chennai Super Kings, however the RCB captaincy is the primary one for him as a skipper within the T20 league. Faf du Plessis stated that his captaincy could be a “collaborative approach”, including that Kohli is without doubt one of the most revered leaders of the sport.

“Virat Kohli, just not for RCB but also for the international game, he is one of the most respected leaders of the game. Huge respect for what he has done with the bat in his hand but also from a captaincy perspective. He has changed Indian cricket and I have seen that over time, playing against India. I could see that leadership footprint in the Indian team. A competitive, fit team that was fighting fire with fire,” Faf du Plessis stated.

“He has got an extremely strong leadership style. That is something that we will still need even if he is not being the captain, that energy that he brings for himself and also to the team is hugely important for us. So like that, we will try and use that as best as we can.”

“We have additionally DK (Dinesh Karthik), (Glenn) Maxwell and Harshal (Patel). There are so many gamers with expertise. The vital half is having readability. That’s the place my accountability is available in,” du Plessis added.

However, Shoaib Akhtar does not see anything special in Faf du Plessis’ captaincy.

“Virat has stop management and Du Plessis has taken over, so he’ll lead in his personal means. I’m not an enormous fan of Faf du Plessis as a result of I do not see something (particular) in his captaincy,” Akhtar said during an interview with Sportskeeda.

RCB have reached the final of the IPL three times, in 2009, in 2011, and in 2016, but have never lifted the trophy in the last 14 editions. Shoaib Akhtar also said that Faf du Plessis has a point to prove and it remains to be seen whether he can revive the franchise’s fortunes or not.

“Having stated that, Faf has a degree to show. At occasions, he does not look that sharp throughout his management. He has been given the accountability of main an enormous franchise, so let’s have a look at if he is ready to revive their fortunes,” he added.