Faf du Plessis is new captain of RCB

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: The Royal Challengers Bangalore on Saturday appointed former South Africa national team skipper Faf du Plessis as their new captain for the upcoming edition of Indian Premier League.

Du Plessis, one of the consistent performers for Chennai Super Kings, was an obvious choice after Virat Kohli decided to call time on his leadership role for the franchise after a decade during which their trophy drought didn’t end. He was bought for Rs 7 crore by RCB and is available for the whole season.

“Obviously coming in as an outsider, I’m deeply grateful for the opportunity,” Du Plessis, who gave up South African captaincy across all formats in 2020, said.

RCB will begin their IPL 2022 campaign on March 27 against Punjab Kings at the DY Patil stadium in Mumbai.

‘Happy to pass on the baton to Faf’
Former skipper Virat Kohli on Saturday said that he is happy to pass on the baton to the new Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Faf du Plessis and was excited to play under him in the upcoming IPL 2022 season. “Faf is going to be our new captain. And I couldn’t be more happier to pass on the baton to a good friend, whom I’ve known very well over the years. We have been in touch for many years now and he is one of the few guys whom I’ve got to know outside of cricket,” said Kohli.