Faf du Plessis captains the Saint Lucia Kings against the Trinbago Knight Riders on 18 September 2022. (Photo: Ashley Allen – CPL T20 / CPL T20 via Getty Images) In his journey to perfecting his newfound talent, Du Plessis stumbled upon AB de Villiers. The pair were the same age at the same high school, Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Affies), and followed the same journey to the Titans after school before playing together for the Proteas. It was the most precious gift anyone had ever given me in my life. This wasn’t the beer talking. I’m reflecting on it now, a decade later: I still consider it the best gift I had ever received.”

I was called to the door, where Huss had been waiting for a while,” du Plessis wrote. “He handed me a bottle of red wine with a handwritten note on the label: ‘Congratulations on your Test debut. I know you’re going to have an amazing career. Proud of you!’ Du Plessis highlights the importance of the capping ceremony for a debutant. Inspired by Graeme Smith’s captaincy, Du Plessis asked players who knew the debutant closely to speak about the player. It was one way to ensure that players entering the team environment felt welcomed. And Hussey, whose career spanned both the end of Australia’s dominant era and the early days of players such as Maxwell, Khawaja, Steve Smith, David Warner, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon, is adamant that times have changed for the better. Royal Challengers Bangalore announces Faf du Plessis as captain for IPL 2022". SportsTiger. 12 March 2022 . Retrieved 12 March 2022. It was an amazing era – Jacques Rudolph, Kruger van Wyk who were our seniors and then myself and AB and then Heino [Kuhn] and Neil Wagner were a year younger than us.

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Faf Through Fire by Faf Du Plessis is this account from his childhood days to playing the domestic and then for the Proteas, and his long journey from debuting in ODIs to Tests, playing in IPL, World Cup, and experience with Dhoni, CSK, and RCB! Former Proteas captain Faf du Plessis recalled a painful incident involving him and volatile former Proteas batter Daryll Cullinan.

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On 12 December 2016, with AB de Villiers stepping down as Test Captain, du Plessis also inherited the role. [53] That was hard for me. It was hard for AB as well because at that stage he thought he was done but then realised he could do one more World Cup. For both of us it was tough.”

Du Plessis would feel this way when he made his international debut for South Africa in January 2011, shortly after an important culture camp held at Hennops River in Centurion. Although Du Plessis was not part of the team present at the camp, the ideas revolving around team culture would build the foundation for his career as a player and captain. South Africa vs Australia, 2nd ODI Stats: Faf du Plessis becomes first batsman to score centuries in all formats at a single venue". Sportskeeda.com . Retrieved 16 November 2021. AB de Villiers & Ampie du Preez – Maak Jou Drome Waar". YouTube. 27 April 2010. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012 . Retrieved 21 April 2012.Then, a few minutes into the speech, Daryll raised his hand and told the coach to shut up. Then he turned to me: “What the f**k are you doing next to me? Why the f**k are you sitting here?” Du Plessis featured in three series for South Africa after relinquishing the captaincy. The disappointment he experienced at seeing a number of rituals that were instated during his captaincy no longer being followed is evident in his writing.