Vikrant Shekhawat : Dec 06, 2023, 08:26 AM
T20 World Cup 2024: In the year 2024, T20 World Cup will be played jointly hosted by West Indies and America. All the 20 teams participating in this have already started their preparations. Meanwhile, Faf du Plessis, former captain of the South African team and current captain of the Royal Challengers Bangalore team in the Indian Premier League (IPL), has given a big hint about his return to international cricket. During the T10 league being played in Abu Dhabi, Faf made a big statement regarding his comeback in which he also told about the conversation he had with the current coach of the South African team, Rob Walter.I believe I can make a comeback in international cricketFaf du Plessis last played for the South African team in the T20 International format in the year 2020. Since then, he has been continuously seen playing in T20 leagues around the world. When Faf joined the RCB team in the year 2022, he was made the captain of the team. In both the subsequent seasons, Faf has definitely been successful in showing wonders with his bat. Talking to the broadcaster in the Abu Dhabi T10 League, Du Plessis said about his return to international cricket that I believe that I can make a comeback in international cricket as well. We have been talking about it for the last few years. I have also discussed this with new coach Rob Walter. I am also continuously working on fitness so that I can remain completely fit to play. When you get older, you have to work on your body so that you do not have to face hamstring or other problems due to age.Faf showed amazing performance with the bat in the last 2 IPL seasons.In the last two seasons of IPL, Faf du Plessis has been successful in performing wonders with the bat for Royal Challengers Bangalore as captain. 1198 runs have been seen from Faf's bat in the last 2 seasons. If we talk about the season held in the year 2023, he scored 730 runs in 14 matches which included 8 half-century innings. If we look at Du Plessis's record as captain in the International T20 format, he won 25 out of 40 matches while facing defeat in 15.