Du Plessis wanted to continue playing T20s for the national side, on a contract deal, and be allowed to compete in T20 leagues outside of his national commitments. The book shows the psychological aspects of the player and how it impacts and gets impacted by the personal life and the people around us.

While he lacks the warmth I look for in a coach, his behaviour towards me might not have been him ignoring me. Another important team practice that Du Plessis held dear was the “no cell phone” policy for a half-hour after a game.world cup selection controversy and South Africa's disappointing world cup performances - his autobiography gives a unique, behind the scene perspective into all of these and more.

I have now realised that he was on the receiving end of unfair criticism towards the latter parts of his international career. While Cricket South Africa has not included Du Plessis in their squad for this year's T20 World Cup, many analysts believe that they have the players to be a dangerous side—one that can punch above their weight at the premier tournament. The comment caught fire and du Plessis was severely criticised for not understanding the nuances of South Africa's segregated past, even as he struggled to score runs.I likely would not recommend this book as the interest surrounding the back of house ongoings isn’t worth the self-promoting arrogance of the man-child himself. This cookie also helps to understand which sale has been generated by as a result of the advertisement served by third party. For the 2016–17 Australian tour of South Africa to play five ODIs, du Plessis was named captain after original skipper AB de Villiers ruled out due to a surgery. Our country is going to be considerably worse off if we don’t have a strong, sustainable news media. Through Fire is a no-holds-barred autobiography offering exceptional insight into the core being of an elite sports personality.

I felt the writing style could have been much crisper, tighter and a more linear pattern of storytelling would have been a better choice. He was charged with ball tampering during a Test match against Pakistan, in an incident he now dubs “zippergate”. General purpose platform session cookies that are used to maintain users' state across page requests. Lancashire coach Mike Watkinson praised du Plessis' fielding, saying "if there's a better fielder in county cricket I've not seen him this season". This cookie helps to categorise the users interest and to create profiles in terms of resales of targeted marketing.The episode left a sour taste in Du Plessis’ mouth, but it was a valuable lesson he learned early in his career, which ensured that he would strive to make young players entering the team environment feel like they are valued members of the setup. In 2016, he also became the first and only international captain to whitewash Australia defeating them 5–0 in a five match ODI series. Faf du Plessis’s new book caused quite a stir before its release, but he assures, in conversation with Daily Maverick sports editor Craig Ray, that all the stories are centred on what shaped him as a person and a leader. Faf du Plessis is still fit, retired from the longer formats of the game, and it's that problem that India doesn't face free agents," former South African captain Graeme Smith remarked on Star Sports earlier. Faf du Plessis has always been regarded as a charismatic leader, astute tactician, and dependable batter.

Du Plessis reflects on his growth from being a youth with a questionable moral compass outside of cricket, to becoming a leader known for his integrity, values, honesty, and empathy for his teammates and country.But he also explores destructive relationships, providing his perspective, in devastating detail, on his final years of international cricket. On 17 December 2014, du Plessis set the record for playing the most number of international cricket innings before scoring a duck (108) and also became the only batsman to play in over 100 international innings before first ever duck. I still believe to this day, from where I'm sitting now and not playing for the Proteas, that he's the right guy for the job because he's a fantastic cricket coach.