IPL 2022: Faf du Plessis took over as RCB captain after Virat Kohli resigned from his post.© BCCI/IPL
Faf du Plessis has succeeded Virat Kohli as the captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore with perfection in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. The South African relied on consistent team selection and under him the squad fought to the very end to qualify for the playoffs, and are now one step away from the finals, having defeated Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL 2022 Eliminator. Even Kohli praised du Plessis’ captaincy and said he is confident in his decision-making. Even former Indian cricket team player Virender Sehwag is pleased with the way Du Plessis has performed with the captain.
“The arrival of Sanjay Bangar as head coach and a new captain (Faf du Plessis) has changed the thinking of RCB. Virat Kohli had a thought process. If a player didn’t play well for two or three games, he would kick a player out of the playing XI. That didn’t happen this time.But Bangar and Du Plessis have kept the team almost constant all the time.Except Anuj Rawat who had played the first matches and was replaced by Rajat Patidar I don’t think they made any changes due to poor performance Sehwag told Cricbuzz in an interview as he analyzed the four teams to qualify for the IPL 2022 playoffs.
“Also in bowling they may have switched a spinner or a fast bowler depending on the condition. They haven’t changed because of the performance. This has been the change with the arrival of Sanjay Bangar and Faf du Plessis. There was too much chopping and change under the captaincy of Virat Kohli and under different coaches.
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“Virat Kohli himself has stated that he sometimes gives Faf such advice, but in the end the South African goes to his own mind. If an Indian player had been captain and if Virat Kohli had given him some advice, perhaps he should have under pressure. So this is what has changed with du Plessis as captain,” Sehwag added.
Rajat Patidar broke a brilliant undefeated century to help RCB beat LSG by 14 runs in the Eliminator on Wednesday.
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