IPL 2022: RCB captain Faf Du Plessis says ‘I will use this time to strategize’ – Royal Challengers Bangalore’s newly-appointed skipper Faf du Plessis has said that he will use the three-day mandatory quarantine period to formulate his strategy for the season. Follow IPL 2022 live updates on InsideSport.IN.
South African cricketer Faf du Plessis was announced as Virat Kohli’s successor as RCB’s new captain on March 12. He went into quarantine on Monday, but has made it clear that he is going to spend his time wisely, chalking out plans and strategies for the upcoming season.
IPL 2022: Faf Du Plessis enters 3 days quarantine, IPL’s new CAPTAIN COOL says ‘I will use this time to strategize’
On being asked about his plans for the quarantine period, du Plessis said “A bit of training in the room. It’s always important to make sure you stay active, because your body is not meant to just lie on a bed for three days and then stay in touch with people like, arrange a few things that always take a bit of time.”
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IPL 2022: Faf Du Plessis enters 3 days quarantine, IPL’s new CAPTAIN COOL says ‘I will use this time to strategize’
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- Faf du Plessis was announced as the new skipper of RCB on March 12.
- The South African batter has the big boots of Virat Kohli to fill.
- He entered the three-day mandatory quarantine on Monday and has said that he will use this time for strategizing.
“We just arrived. Day one of the RCB season officially. So, a long travel day but we have got three days of quarantine and then the season will be off and running. We are extremely excited, over the next couple of days, the guys will start coming in, so we look forward to seeing everyone’s faces at the first practice,” he further added.
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Bangalore will kickstart their 2022 IPL campaign with a game against Punjab Kings on March 27. Given that he has spent many years at Chennai Super Kings, not many RCB fans were too pleased with the announcement of the new skipper, but the veteran South African batter will be pumped up to prove his critics wrong.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Full Squad and Player salary: Virat Kohli (15 Cr) / Glenn Maxwell (11 Cr) / Mohammed Siraj (7 Cr) / Faf Du Plessis (7 Cr) / Harshal Patel (10.75 Cr) / Wanindu Hasaranga (10.75 Cr) / Dinesh Karthik (5.5 Cr) / Josh Hazlewood (7.75 Cr) / Shahbaz Ahmed (2.8 Cr) / Anuj Rawat (3.4 Cr) / Akash Deep (0.2 Cr) / Mahipal Lomror (0.95 Cr) / Finn Allenn (0.8 Cr) / Sherfane Rutherford (1 Cr) / Jason Behrendorff (0.75 Cr) / Suyash Prabhudesai (0.3 Cr) / Aneeshwar Gautam (0.2 Cr) / Milind Chama (0.25 Cr) / Karn Sharma (0.5 Cr) / Siddharth Kaul (0.75 Cr) / Luvnith Sisodia (0.2 Cr).
IPL 2022: Faf Du Plessis enters 3 days quarantine, IPL’s new CAPTAIN COOL says ‘I will use this time to strategize’
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