37-year-old Du Plessis was named RCB captain after Virat Kohli left the post following the IPL 2021 edition. The South African batter, who earlier had a successful stint with the Chennai franchise, was purchased by Bangalore for ₹7 crore at the IPL auction earlier this year.
According to the IPL 2022 schedule, RCB will be in action on Tuesday when they face the Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Previewing the IPL 2022 clash on Sportskeeda’s special show “SK Match Ki Baat”, Akhtar shared his candid views on the RCB captain. He said:
Terming Kohli an unfortunate captain, the “Rawalpindi Express” added that his successor has a big point to prove. Akhtar opined:
Admitting that the former South African captain will not be overshadowed by Kohli, the 46-year-old concluded:
Du Plessis was the second-leading run-getter in IPL 2021 with 633 runs in 16 matches at an average of 45.21 and a strike rate of 138.20.
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How RCB have performed under Faf du Plessis in IPL 2022 so far
Bangalore have played two matches in IPL 2022 so far, winning and losing one apiece. They went down to the Punjab Kings (PBKS) by five wickets despite putting up 205 for two on the board. The skipper himself top-scored for the franchise with 88 off 57 deliveries in the match.
RCB then defeated the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by three wickets in their second IPL 2022 game. Chasing 129, they stumbled to 17 for three before the lower order guided the IPL team home.
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