NEW DELHI: Veteran South African batter Faf du Plessis has been named the vice-captain of Delhi Capitals for the upcoming 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) season. The franchise introduced the appointment by way of its social media handles on Monday.
“You imply proper now? I am at house, the place else would I be? Sure, that is true, I am vice-captain of DC and I am very excited. Delhi’s been nice, the boys have been unbelievable, undoubtedly really feel completely satisfied and I really feel prepared,” du Plessis expressed in a video shared by the franchise.
The Delhi-based crew secured du Plessis at his base value of Rs 2 crore throughout final yr’s mega public sale in Jeddah, after he was launched by Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) forward of the public sale.
With this growth, du Plessis is now set to be a assured starter in DC’s enjoying XI and can help captain Axar Patel in making essential selections each on and off the sphere. Having captained South Africa on the worldwide degree and led RCB from 2022 to 2024, du Plessis brings a wealth of expertise to the management group.
Throughout his stint as RCB skipper, du Plessis led the aspect in 42 matches, securing 21 wins and struggling 21 losses, with a balanced win-loss ratio of 1.000. Underneath his management, RCB reached the playoffs twice however fell brief within the Eliminator on each events. Over the previous 5 IPL seasons, he has amassed 2,718 runs in 74 innings.
Du Plessis and Axar will work carefully with DC’s revamped teaching workers, which incorporates Hemang Badani as head coach, Venugopal Rao as director of cricket, Munaf Patel as bowling coach, Matthew Mott as assistant coach, Kevin Pietersen as mentor, and Gnaneswara Rao and Anton Roux as fielding coaches.
Delhi Capitals will kick off their IPL 2025 marketing campaign towards Lucknow Tremendous Giants (LSG) on the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on March 24. DC stays one of many three franchises, alongside Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, but to carry the IPL trophy.
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