Royal Challengers Bangalore announce Faf du Plessis as new captain

Royal Challengers Bangalore on Saturday introduced Faf du Plessis as their captain for the brand new Indian Premier League (IPL) season.

The 37-year-old veteran batsman, who has been a part of the Chennai Super Kings for a few years and in addition opened the batting for them, was among the many high buys for RCB which purchased 19 gamers on the IPL Mega Auction.

“The addition of Faf du Plessis adds real strength to the batting department. He is a proven performer, a seasoned campaigner and has delivered at the highest levels,” Royal Challengers Bangalore head coach Sanjay Bangar had stated in a launch from the franchise, a day after the public sale.

The RCB captaincy had fallen vacant when earlier captain Virat Kohli had introduced earlier than the beginning of the 2021 season that it could be his final because the franchise’s skipper. His announcement got here simply days after he had stated that he can be stepping down as India’s T20I captain forward of the T20 World Cup.

The Leader of the Pride is right here!

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— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) March 12, 2022

Kohli was then sacked as India’s ODI captain and later stepped down from Test captaincy as properly, which signifies that he’ll now play for India and within the IPL as only a participant.

“This will be my last IPL as captain of RCB. I’ll continue to be an RCB player till I play my last IPL game. I thank all the RCB fans for believing in me and supporting me,” the 32-year-old flamboyant batsman had stated in a video launched by RCB.

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