It showed how team leadership, management, and environment are vital for the players, and provides a detailed perspective about it through his experiences. Jacques replied that he didn’t mind sitting on a chair, but that only made the awkwardness worse. I hung my head in shame. I didn’t really want anything made of it, it was just between Faf and I. But he brought it up in the press and the boys gave it to me about that. That’s a true story, I copped it more than what he did, that’s for sure.”

We’ve all learned valuable lessons and we’d like to think the public can see a change for the better in terms of the way we play, the way we behave and respect the game. Our commitment to improving as people and players will continue. The only negative side to the book is that it does, especially closer to the end become slightly self righteous but I guess that's what any good Biography is. He's in bed with my sister as they got married: Faf du Plessis on teammate not playing match". The New Indian Express . Retrieved 29 March 2022. In the past, we have also been found guilty of employing unorthodox methods to get the ball to reverse swing. The equation is quite simple: the more members we have, the more reporting and investigations we can do, and the greater the impact on the country.South Africa vs Australia, 2nd ODI Stats: Faf du Plessis becomes first batsman to score centuries in all formats at a single venue". Sportskeeda.com . Retrieved 16 November 2021. Faf du Plessis captains the Saint Lucia Kings against the Trinbago Knight Riders on 18 September 2022. (Photo: Ashley Allen – CPL T20 / CPL T20 via Getty Images) Test: Bangladesh tour of South Africa at Bloemfontein, Oct 6-8, 2017". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 28 December 2020. du Plessis made his ODI debut on 18 January 2011 against India and made unbeaten 60 runs. He was chosen ahead of Albie Morkel for the 2011 World Cup on the Indian Sub-continent and later made his Test debut for South Africa against Australia at the Adelaide Oval in 2012 as the number 6 batsman, replacing the injured JP Duminy.

Du Plessis’s development as a person and as leader came from positive experiences too. He credits Richard Pybus, Gary Kirsten, Paddy Upton, MS Dhoni, Stephen Fleming and Russell Domingo among the coaches and captains to have influenced him the most, in different aspects. Du Plessis among 21 foreign players to feature in PSL playoffs". Dawn. 3 November 2020 . Retrieved 3 November 2020. It will be the first appearance of Du Plessis in the PSL, though he had led a World XI to Lahore in 2017. The cookie is set by CasaleMedia. The cookie is used to collect information about the usage behavior for targeted advertising. du Plessis's test performance in the 2012 Adelaide test is judged as the best test batting performance by any batsmen on Australian soil since the year 2000, hence making it the best 21st-century test performance in Australia. [12] Ultimately, this book has been a revelation and it was worth the read. I just wish we all live to see FAF’s vision of a diverse and unified Proteas team, winning a world cup, become a reality.

ODI (D/N): Sri Lanka tour of South Africa at Durban, Feb 1, 2017". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 28 December 2020.

ODI (D/N), South Africa tour of India at Mumbai, Oct 25, 2015". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 28 December 2020.In February 2021, he was signed by the Quetta Gladiators for the 2021 Pakistan Super League [34] but, in June 2021, he was ruled out of the rest of the tournament due a concussion sustained during a match [35] after colliding with teammate Mohammad Hasnain. [36] He captained the Saint Lucia Kings in the 2021 Caribbean Premier League, [37] and the Bangla Tigers in the 2021 T10 League. [38] In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Jaffna Kings following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League. [39] He then turned to me: “Youngster, take your bag and f**k off! Jacques Rudolph is a Test player, and he’s not even sitting next to me. He sits on a chair, but you sit on a f**king sofa.