Franchise Delhi Capital (DC) Former South African captain is appointed Faf du Plessis As their vice-captains for Indian premiere league (IPL 2025)Exer Patel is leading the team. In particular, Du Plessis was the captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by IPL 2024, but was released before the mega auction. Subsequently, DC acquired its services for the base price of INR 2 crore. Interestingly, he was preferred over KL Rahul, another experienced former captain who joined the franchise in Delhi this season.
40 -year -old, has been performing continuously in IPL since 2012, playing for Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Rising Pune Super Zunts and RCB. He has scored 4,571 runs in 145 matches at an average of 35.99 and a strike rate of 136.37. Despite going to the playoffs twice, the team in Bangalore, the team could not break the drought of their trophy. While his leadership experience will add value to DC, some believe that making him a vice-captain may not be an ideal option because the franchise-based franchise is hunting for its first IPL title.
There are three reasons here that Faf du Plesisis DC can make a big mistake in creating vice-captains:
3. Longevity factor
The 40-year-old, who is with his career dignity and the second oldest player in the competition makes the appointment a suspicious call as a vice-captain. While his experience is undisputed, big concern is longevity – he can meet the demand for the league for a long time. There is no certainty that the South African giants will complete the entire three -year cycle till the next mega auction.
RCB decided to release Faf du Plessis Despite the frequent performance and quick reflexes on the field, it indicates concerns over their long -term availability. Although he has scored 4,571 IPL runs, 286 out of 11 matches in his recent SA20 form raises doubts about his effectiveness in IPL 2025 in 28.60. The capitals can be a backfire to rely on an experienced role in the role of a leadership, looking for the groom to the young talent. While his batting at the top can be important, especially after Harry Brook's return, perhaps du Plessis is used only as a batsman.
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