Royal Challengers Bangalore’s newly-appointed captain Faf du Plessis talks about his time playing under Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the IPL at Chennai Super Kings. Du Plessis replaced Virat Kohli as the new captain of RCB after the Indian batting maestro stepped down after IPL 2021. Bangalore put du Plessis ahead of this year’s auction after CSK decided to release him.
The former Proteas batsman played under Dhoni for Chennai Super Kings and the now defunct Rising Pune Supergiant. He enjoyed a good record as captain for South Africa, however, he has never led the IPL as of now.
Du Plessis recalled the time when he joined CSK and Dhoni’s captaincy style was completely different for him.
“The crazy thing is, when I started in Chennai, I had an idea of what captaincy looked like. And MS was the exact opposite of what I thought! Because my culture was South African, right? So I came into this environment and I was like, ‘This guy was totally different than I thought!” Du Plessis said in an interview with RCB.
The Proteas batsman further talked about his captaincy style and said that he would not try to be MS Dhoni and Kohli.
“What it taught me was that there were different styles, but it’s important that you need to have your own style. Because that’s what always comes out when you’re under pressure. So, I’m Virat Kohli. Can’t try to be because I’m not Virat Kohli. I can’t try to be MS Dhoni. But there are a few things that I’ve learned that helped me develop my leadership style and mature. So, I’m on my way to that journey. Grateful,” said the new RCB captain.
Despite playing three finals, RCB have failed to win a single trophy in the history of the Indian Premier League. They reached the play-offs in the last two seasons but failed to lift the trophy.
Led by du Plessis, RCB will start their campaign in IPL 2022 against Punjab Kings at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on March 27.
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