3 reasons why Faf du Plessis can be a game-changer for DC in IPL 2025

The former South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis will be in action for a new franchise in the upcoming Indian Premier League 2025. He was bought by the Delhi Capitals for INR 2 crores in the IPL 2025 mega auction. Earlier, the veteran cricketer was released by RCB before the mega auction for the 18th edition of the tournament. 

Notably, he was leading RCB in the last few seasons of the tournament; now, he will be replaced by Rajat Patidar, who will lead RCB in IPL 2025. However, Du Plessis could be a crucial asset for his new franchise Delhi Capitals in the tournament’s upcoming edition. 

With that said, here we’ll discuss 3 reasons why Faf du Plessis can be a game-changer for DC in IPL 2025. 

Experience in T20

The former Proteas great has a mammoth experience to his name in terms of playing in T20 cricket. In his almost 18-year-long career in the shortest format of the game across all franchise leagues and tournaments, Du Plessis has featured in a total of 404 T20 games, scoring 11236 runs, hitting six centuries and 78 half-centuries. 

Of all the franchise tournaments, he has played the highest number of matches of his T20 career, in the Indian Premier League, with 145 games to his credit. Batting in 138 innings of these 145 games, he has scored 4571 runs with a decent batting average of 35.99, hitting 37 half-centuries. His batting will be a crucial asset for Delhi Capitals, using him up in the batting order during IPL 2025. 

Explosive opener

Faf Du Plessis is known for his blistering starts while opening the innings for different franchises in the Indian Premier League. Be it while playing for RCB or CSK, Faf du Plessis played explosive and match-winning knocks for his side to take the game away from the opponent. 

So, his swashbuckling approach at the start of the innings will be a major factor for DC to capitalize on. His blistering starts while opening the innings will play a key role in helping Delhi to post big totals on the board to tackle the opponents. 

Gun fielder

In the last couple of months, while playing for different franchises across different franchise tournaments, Du Plessis has displayed his amazing and sensational fielding abilities. Even at the age of 40, his mind-blowing and quick reflexes made him look like a youngster of 24-25 who can run in any corner of the ground to produce some amazing catches and fielding efforts. 

His energy and athleticism on the field will also inspire the youngsters in the Delhi squad to level up their fielding skills. So, it is going to raise the bat high in DC camp in terms of their fielding abilities. 

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