The wait for the Royal Challengers Bangalore fans is officially over. In the last few weeks, there was only one question in the minds of the RCB fans and that was who will lead the team in IPL 2022. Some felt Virat Kohli will return as RCB captain, while others guessed it to be Dinesh Karthik, Glenn Maxwell or Faf du Plessis.
The team management announced that Faf du Plessis will be the new RCB captain for the 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League. The right-handed batter played with MS Dhoni in all of his previous IPL seasons.
His first IPL franchise was the Chennai Super Kings, and then he moved to the Rising Pune Supergiants. At both franchises, he played under the captaincy of MS Dhoni, but this year now, he will make his IPL captaincy debut as the RCB captain.
Reacting to the huge announcement, du Plessis said at the RCB Unbox Event 2022:
“It’s tough to fill the shoes of AB, he is a absolute great of the game, I can’t even imagine that”. We have one of the Greatest leaders in the side as Virat Kohli. Watching those flashback and message videos has inspired me. I am excited and looking forward to it.”
Faf du Plessis was signed by the Royal Challengers Bangalore at the IPL 2022 Mega Auction. Since he is in good form, does not play international cricket and is fit, he seems the perfect choice to be the RCB captain.
Fans on Twitter go crazy as Faf du Plessis becomes the new RCB captain
As expected, the fans on Twitter have lauded the Royal Challengers Bangalore for making this choice. Here are some of the top Twitter reactions as the former Chennai Super Kings star is set to become the team captain of rivals Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2022.
Faf Du Plessis became the 7th captain for RCB.
So 7th Captain set to defeat Jersey No.7 ( His Past captain) ðĪ
Advertisement— Trendy Cricket (@Trendy_Cricket) March 12, 2022
New RCB captain for IPL 2022. pic.twitter.com/iOViSqvP0A
Advertisement— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) March 12, 2022
"I'm very competitive, I'm looking to perform to every time. As Batsman I'm one of the best performing Batsman when I got the opportunity." – Faf du plessis
Advertisement— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) March 12, 2022
Congratulations @faf1307 for the captaincy.. We miss you so much. ð #YelloveForever #WhistlePodu #whistlepoduforever @ChennaiIPL https://t.co/dn8BmdzOPQ
Advertisement— Vijey (@ImVijey) March 12, 2022
Rcb team is blessed with great captain FAF du PlessisðĪĐðð #IPL2022 https://t.co/Y0al1SGYvB
Advertisement— Raja Samson (@RajaSamson9) March 12, 2022
From CSK to RCB, a new journey begins for Faf Du Plessis. pic.twitter.com/y7ig8XGx8L
Advertisement— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) March 12, 2022
From Rahul dravid, Anil Kumble, Daniel Vettori and Virat Kohli to Faf du Plessis as the Captain of RCB.
Just How fast the night changes! pic.twitter.com/qBbrnpEnRpAdvertisement— Pari (@BluntIndianGal) March 12, 2022
Faf du Plessis named RCB captain. After toss against CSK, Faf might walk back to Chennai dressing room with Dhoni. ð
Advertisement— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) March 12, 2022
There is a Test match going on next door and there are fans in huge numbers present here. Do you know what have you signed up for?
AdvertisementâI do. I do see that. Just walking out of the loft and there was so much of noise. It was absolutely electric,â says Faf du Plessis.
— Prajakta (@18prajakta) March 12, 2022
Once a Super King, Forever a Super King. We #yellove you, fafulous!ðĨēð@faf1307 #WhistlePodu #CSK pic.twitter.com/k4ExP9ZfR2
— Whistle Podu Army ÂŪ – CSK Fan Club (@CSKFansOfficial) March 12, 2022
