Former South African batsman Faf du Plessis has been one of the unluckiest cricketers in the current South African team. Despite being in good form, the South African selectors did not give du Plessis a chance to play, so he had to withdraw from the Test format, but he is still available to play the white-ball format.
Faf du Plessis is still in his prime as he is currently part of the Joburg Super Kings in SA20 2024. du Plessis also leads the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League and scored 730 runs in 14 games in IPL 2023 and It was the second. top scorer of the tournament.
Even former South African cricketer AB de Villiers believes that if Faf du Plessis is available to play in the T20 World Cup, the selectors should pick him for the tournament. de Villiers urged the selectors to be more open in their approach to him.
While attending a question and answer session on his YouTube channel, AB de Villiers gave the example of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma and stated that a team should play its best players in any tournament.
AB de Villiers backs Faf du Plessis’ selection for World T20
AB de Villiers said: “We have covered this before with Rohit [Sharma] and virat [Kohli] also. Whoever is the best player for the team to win a World Cup, you play against him. It’s pretty one-dimensional to just say, ‘no, we just pick from our national players and that’s it.'”
“If Faf du Plessis is the Proteas’ best player in the next World T20, pick him. If not, don’t choose it. It’s as simple as that. Follow his progress. Take a look at the passion of him, his way, the way of him. Is he hitting the ball well? Is he playing the best cricket of his life or not? And is he the perfect candidate for a number 3 or 4 spot or for our team’s first spot in this World Cup? If the answer is yes, choose it.”
“Don’t be a coach with an ego and all kinds of agendas, which, unfortunately, I have had to deal with so many times in my career.”
Faf du Plessis played his last T20I match for South Africa in December 2020 and has been out of the team since. du Plessis has played 50 T20I matches for South Africa and has scored 1528 runs at an average of 35.53. He also has a hundred to his name and his highest score has been 119.
Faf du Plessis was part of the Abu Dhabi T10 league held in December last year.
South Africa is currently going through a transition phase where many of its best players are retiring and new players are emerging to showcase their talent. However, if Faf du Plessis is picked for the 2024 T20 World Cup, he will bring a lot to the Proteas.