IPL 2022: Faf du Plessis Replaces Virat Kohli as Royal Challengers Bangalore Captain

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who will lead the side in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), starting from March 26 in Mumbai.

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The name was announced on Saturday at an event called ‘RCB Unbox’ in Bengaluru.

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I played a lot of IPL cricket and I understand the tournament. We have got one of the great leaders in the game, Virat.

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Du Plessis, who until last year represented Chennai Super Kings, was picked up by RCB for ₹7 crore at the IPL mega auction last month.

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Kohli was leading the side since 2011 and the team’s best show came in the year 2016 in which they ended runners-up.

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Faf Du Plessis had led South Africa in 115 international games out of which the team emerged victorious on 81 occasions.

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