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FAF DU PLESSIS

Biography

François “Faf” du Plessis (/ˈduːplɛsi/ DOO-pless-ee; born 13 July 1984) is a South African professional cricketer and former captain of the South Africa national cricket team. He is considered one of the greatest fielders of all time and among the best all-format batsmen of his era. He is also regarded as one of the most tactically astute and successful captains in all formats of modern cricket. In 2015, Du Plessis became the first South African to score centuries in all forms of the game. He was named as the South African Cricketer of the Year in 2019. Du Plessis won Mzansi Super League captaining Paarl Rocks in 2019[8] and is a multiple Indian Premier League winner with Chennai Super Kings in 2018 and 2021, he is also a Champions League Twenty20 2014 winner with Chennai Super Kings[9] and Bangladesh Premier League 2022 winner with Comilla Victorians. He is the captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League and Joburg Super Kings in the SA20 league.

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Faf du Plessis was named the South Africa Player of the Year in 2019 in the Men’s category. He was also named as the Annual Player of the Year for South Africa in 2011.

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