Virat Kohli, former captain of the Royal Challengers Bangalore, left a special message for the newly-announced captain of the franchise, Faf du Plessis. He passed on the baton ahead of the impending 15th season of the Indian Premier League.
Du Plessis, who was the frontrunner for the role of Indian wicketkeeper-batter during last month’s mega auction, was roped in for INR 7 crore. He is competing against veteran Dinesh Karthik and Australia’s Glenn Maxwell for the role.
He has now become the franchise’s seventh captain in IPL history after Rahul Dravid, Kevin Pietersen, Anil Kumble, Daniel Vettori, Kohli and Shane Watson.
After the announcement that Virat Kohli would be leaving RCB, the team shared a video of Kohli’s special message for Du Plessis. Du Plessis is looking forward to the new season and their new partnership with Kohli.
I’m happy to report that our season is going to start soon. I’m excited about this season and I can’t wait to see what happens.” Faf du Plessis announced that he will be taking over as captain of the South African cricket team, and he is thrilled to have chosen a good friend to take on the role. The two men have been in touch for many years, and Du Plessis says that he trusts him completely.
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RCB is excited to have Maxi as their new head coach and look forward to working with him. The partnership with Faf is going to be exciting for RCB fans, who will also get to see the talented Maxi alongside his former teammate, Faf. The squad that Maxi has put together is very balanced and strong, making them a contender this season.
Kohli had earlier relinquished the position as captain of RCB at the end of IPL 2021. He had led RCB in 140 matches, with the team winning 64 games and losing 69 matches.
RCB will begin their IPL 2022 campiagn on March 27 at the DY Patil stadium in Mumbai against Punjab Kings.
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