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' fielding a huge plus for any team - Harsha Bhogle". Cricbuzz . Retrieved 1 March 2022.

Test: New Zealand tour of South Africa at Port Elizabeth, Jan 11-14, 2013". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 28 December 2020.But what appealed to me the most was his relationship dynamics with his parents and his wife- Imari and how much impact they have in his personality. He describes his relationship with AB de Villiers and other players in detail as well, in a very raw and honest way. Du Plessis always thrived with a ball in his hand. Initially it was a tennis ball that he would always try to catch, but that eventually led to a red leather ball.

Another important team practice that Du Plessis held dear was the “no cell phone” policy for a half-hour after a game. It gave the team time to connect with each other after a victory or a loss. In particular, it was vital to protect players from the abuse they would typically receive on social media if they did not perform on the day. Du Plessis understood the impact of social media on a player’s mental health after he, and his family, received death threats following South Africa’s loss to New Zealand in the quarter-final of the 2011 World Cup. Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. ODI: Australia tour of South Africa at Johannesburg, Oct 2, 2016". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 28 December 2020. Ali, Rizwan (26 October 2013). "South Africa's Faf du Plessis fined 50 per cent of match fee for ball tampering". The Independent. London . Retrieved 26 October 2013.

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I was called to the door, where Huss had been waiting for a while,” du Plessis wrote. “He handed me a bottle of red wine with a handwritten note on the label: ‘Congratulations on your Test debut. I know you’re going to have an amazing career. Proud of you!’ Hafeez stars as Qalandars eliminate Zalmi from PSL playoffs". Dawn. 15 November 2020 . Retrieved 16 November 2020. Mzansi Super League Player Draft: The story so far". Independent Online . Retrieved 17 October 2018.

During our first game at Centurion Park, about 15 players met in the dressing room for Nos to welcome us to this new environment.The three things that were running from my hand into the paper were leadership, culture and relationships. Those are the three things that are the throughline of the book. Shortly after I finished school, the then provincial teams merged to form franchises. Northern Titans and Easterns merged and Dave Nosworthy was appointed as coach and Daryll Cullinan as captain. In the 2022 Indian Premier League auction, du Plessis was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore; [40] and named as team's captain on 12 March 2022. [41] [42] [43] In April 2022, he was bought by the Northern Superchargers for the 2022 season of The Hundred in England. [44] In November 2022, the Perth Scorchers drafted him for the first half of the 2022–23 Big Bash League season as a replacement for Laurie Evans. [45] From Azharuddin to KL Rahul to Faf du Plessis, batsmen who got out on 199 in Tests". DNA India . Retrieved 30 December 2020. Du Plessis, an Afrikaans Seuns Hoërskool (Affies) alumni, joined the recently-merged franchise in 2004 where Cullinan was captain.

Test: Australia tour of South Africa at Johannesburg, Mar 30 - Apr 3, 2018". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 28 December 2020. a b "2nd Test: South Africa tour of Australia at Adelaide, Nov 22–26, 2012". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 28 December 2020. Upon concluding Faf: Through Fire, it would be hard not to reflect on the degree of vulnerability that Du Plessis displays. Given that he was a part of dominant teams since his school days featuring future internationals such as AB de Villiers, Neil Wagner, Kruger van Wyk, Heino Kuhn, and Jacques Rudolph, where they lost two games in three years, it must have been challenging for Du Plessis to come to terms with the long transition that the Proteas faced under his leadership. Muthu, Deivarayan; Somani, Saurabh. "Live blog: The IPL 2022 auction". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 12 February 2022.Faf du Plessis has always been regarded as a charismatic leader, astute tactician, and dependable batter. Test (D/N): South Africa tour of Australia at Adelaide, Nov 24-27, 2016". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 28 December 2020. De Villiers steps down as ODI captain, available for Tests". espncricinfo.com . Retrieved 13 January 2018.