'Stay Fafulous forever' - CSK send adorable message for new RCB skipper Faf du Plessis

Faf du Plessis has been named the new captain of the Royal Challengers Bangalore for the upcoming IPL 2022. The decision was taken on March 12 i.e. exactly two weeks prior to the commencement of the 15th edition of the marquee tournament. The former South African skipper will be succeeding Virat Kohli who had led the franchise for nine seasons.

While congratulatory messages poured in for Faf from all corners including his predecessor Kohli, he also received a surprise wish from his ex-franchise i.e. the defending champions Chennai Super Kings of which he was a part during two titles triumphs in 2018 and 2021 editions respectively.

CSK come up with a special message for Faf du Plessis

Moments after Faf du Plessis was named the new RCB skipper, the Chennai Super Kings came forward with an adorable message for the South African who was one of their standout performers till the last season. Taking to social media, the defending champions posted an image of Virat Kohli giving his best wishes to his successor on a video posted by RCB.

Nonetheless, the four-time champions brought out their unique creative skills as they put the video on a projector and displayed it to a couple of viewers thus, giving it a theatrical experience. The image has been captioned as, “Stay Fafulous forever.! Sending all the #Yellove

Du Plessis had starred with the bat for the Yellow Army in the 2021 edition as he finished as the second-highest run-scorer last season with 633 runs from 16 matches i.e. just two runs short of his teammate and the Orange Cap winner Ruturaj Gaikwad who finished with 635 runs to his tally.

Unfortunately, he was not in CSK’s scheme of things despite his outstanding performances on the 22 yards and was released on November 30, 2021. The batting sensation was then roped in by the three-time finalists at the IPL 2022 mega auction for INR seven crore. Apart from Faf, RCB  also had the option of appointing veteran wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik as their next captain.

Karthik had led Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2018 and 2019 seasons and half of 2020 before being replaced by England’s 2019 World Cup-winning skipper Eoin Morgan.