MS Dhoni is probably the most influential captain: Faf du Plessis

South Africa batter Faf du Plessis is currently in West Indies captaining St Lucia Kings in Caribbean Premier League (CPL), which got underway from Thursday. Things didn’t seem to be the same four months ago when Du Plessis while taking a catch in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) collided with a fielder and subsequently got concussed. It took the right-hand batter more time than he thought to return to cricket fully after that concussion scare.

Now, he is fully recovered from it and will play the entire duration of the CPL which concludes on September 14, and as well participate in the second half of the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which is set to resume on September 19 in the UAE.

The 38-year-old had a good first half of IPL in India, wherein he managed to score 320 runs for Chennai Super Kings (CSK). He also anchored the innings well and formed a potent opening combination with Ruturaj Gaikwad at the top. CSK also got back to winning ways and are currently placed second on the points table. The team has reached Dubai and, the preparations have begun.

Du Plessis spoke to a few reporters ahead of his CPL team’s opening game against Jamaica Tallawahs, “We have played good cricket; hopefully, the form will continue. I had a strong first half, and I hope to continue from where I left off [in India]. We are a better-balanced squad from the previous season,” Faf said as quoted by Sportstar.

Faf du Plessis feels the selection process of CSK has been phenomenal

The right-hand batter further opined that the selection process of the franchise in Yellow has been brilliant and, that is the prime reason why CSK has been successful as a team over the years. He also feels MS Dhoni is the biggest factor for the players doing well.

“CSK always had a strong side on the cricket field. They always looked at getting good leaders. At one stage, they had four international captains playing for CSK. They rely on a lot of smart cricketers, and mixing that with the experience of playing under MS Dhoni is the biggest factor. He is probably the most influential captain in the game. The last 10 years have been good for me, extremely grateful for the learning I had,” he said.