South Africa’s Faf du Plessis may be 37 years old, but when it comes to scoring runs, he continues to be a hit. He was the second highest run-scorer in IPL 2021 and went on to top score in the final as CSK beat KKR. Despite his best form, he was not selected in South Africa’s ICC T20 World Cup squad. Speaking to Paddy Upton on his podcast, he revealed how he wanted to show CSA that he was still good enough to play at international level, adding that his goal was to finish in the top three in the IPL.
“I have a good batting voice and a bad batting voice. To give you a practical example of this voice, this past IPL, I had a great IPL, up to the point where the goals I set for myself were to be in the top three. [run-scorers] From the very beginning, I was very well connected with this goal,” Faf du Plessis told Paddy Upton on the ‘Lessons from the World’s Best’ podcast.
“I would have [listened to the negative voice] in the past, but then this positive voice goes, ‘Top three is your goal. You do your best when you are under high pressure. You are Mr Dependable. When the pressure is highest, you are there. ok what do you need? 40 to get into the top three, no, I’ll score 83 to be number one. I want that orange cap. Plus, I want to go, ‘Cricket South Africa, I just want to show you how good I am even if you forgot it.
He played a brilliant innings of 86 runs in 59 balls. IPL The 2021 final propelled Chennai Super Kings to their fourth title, he was also the second highest run-scorer of the tournament. In the 16 matches he played in IPL 2021, he scored 633 runs at an average of 45.21.
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