- The team has decided to release du Plessis, the player who captained RCB last year, this year. Due to this, Plessis can now be seen in the old colour jersey once again….
The excitement seems to be increasing after the names of retention for IPL 2025 came out. Many teams have decided to release star players, while many young players have been retained by paying a huge amount. The team has decided to release Faf du Plessis, who captained RCB last year, this year. Due to this, now Plessis can be seen in the old color jersey once again. Let us tell you which team will go after him in the mega auction.
RCB released Faf du Plessis
Faf du Plessis, who joined the Royal Challengers Bangalore team in 2022, has been released by the team this time. Faf took over the captaincy responsibility in the team after Virat Kohli. Along with this, his performance in batting was also excellent.
Talking about the last season, he scored 438 runs in 15 innings while batting explosively. With this, he scored 730 runs in the year 2023. Despite the strong performance, the team has decided to release him and if the reports are to be believed, Virat Kohli can be made the captain once again.
Who will buy Faf du Plessis in the mega auction?
After being released from RCB, Faf du Plessis is once again going to be seen in the mega auction. Seeing his strong performance and fitness, many teams can be seen running after him. In such a situation, the Chennai Super Kings team can buy him once again.
Dhoni and Faf du Plessis have had a long association in IPL. He started his IPL career with CSK in 2012. After this, he was continuously a part of Dhoni’s team till 2020. If reports are to be believed, CSK can once again bet on him.
IPL performance of Faf du Plessis
Faf du Plessis, who started his IPL career with Chennai Super Kings (CSK), can once again be seen playing in the yellow jersey. Talking about Plessis’ IPL performance, he has scored 4571 runs in 138 innings, during which his average has been 35.99.
He has scored 37 half-centuries in IPL and his strike rate is 136.36. Faf du Plessis, who is 40 years old, is excellent in batting as well as fielding and he contributes to whichever team he joins.