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Faf du Plessis named RCB captain for IPL 2022; All you need to know

Royal Challengers Bangalore have appointed former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis as the captain of the franchise for IPL 2022. Here we take a look at his IPL career so far.
Avinash Sharma
Royal Challengers Bangalore announced Faf du Plessis as the new RCB captain ahead of IPL 2022
Faf du Plessis replaces outgoing captain Virat Kohli
Faf Du Plessis was signed by RCB for Rs 7 crore in IPL 2022 Auction
Prathmesh Mishra, RCB Chairman
We are excited to name Faf du Plessis as the new captain of RCB. I congratulate Faf and welcome him to Royal Challengers Bangalore. Faf was among our top priority at the IPL auctions.
Faf du Plessis
The opportunity to be the captain of a franchise like RCB is massive and a role I was glad to accept. The work is just going to begin as we try to build off the success the team has enjoyed in previous years.
Faf Du Plessis has only played for Chennai Super Kings & Rising Pune Supergiant in IPL
Faf Du Plessis made his IPL debut for CSK. He has played 100 IPL games and scored 2935 runs.
Faf du Plessis has played 277 T20 games and scored 7140 runs. He has slammed 3 centuries and 45 fifties
Faf Du Plessis has hit 96 sixes, 265 fours. He has taken 66 catches in IPL.
Virat Kohli
“Happy to pass on the baton to Faf! Excited to partner with him and play under him.”