Faf Du Plessis is one of the most popular and richest Cricket Player who was born on July 13, 1984 in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. The duo of He and Lonwabo Tsotsobe both played for South Africa in the 2011 Cricket World Cup. both were players with South Africa in the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
Francois “Faf” du Plessis (/ˈ d uː p l ɛ s i / DOO -pless-ee; born 13 July 1984) is a South African international cricketer and former captain of the South Africa national cricket team.
Du Plessis was on a 6-month contract with Lancashire for the 2008 season starting in April as a Kolpak player after impressing the board with good performances in the local Nottinghamshire leagues for Mansfield Hosiery Mills and in the Lancashire League for Todmorden. Du Plessis started his Lancashire account by scoring 55 against Durham UCCE before being dismissed by opening bowler Foster. Following his six-month stint with Lancashire, du Plessis signed a new three-year deal with the club. Lancashire coach Mike Watkinson praised du Plessis’ fielding, saying “if there’s a better fielder in county cricket I’ve not seen him this season”. In March 2010, it was announced that du Plessis would no longer be allowed to play for Lancashire as a Kolpak player after changes to the Kolpak rules. In 2011, he was signed by the 2010 IPL Champions Chennai Super Kings for US$120,000 at the Indian Premier League player auction.
His cousin is the former rugby athlete Marcel du Plessis.
He is among the few batsmen to score more than 50 during Test matches throughout his entire career.
Du Plessis attended Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Afrikaans High School for Boys, also known as Affies), a public school located in Pretoria. He attended alongside fellow Titans cricketers AB de Villiers, Heino Kuhn and Jacques Rudolph. He is also a graduate of the University of Pretoria. Du Plessis is a second cousin of Namibian rugby player Marcel du Plessis. His father Francois Du Plessis played rugby in the centre position for Northern Transvaal in the 1980s. Du Plessis was featured in the music video for the song “Maak Jou Drome Waar”, a duet by AB de Villiers and Ampie du Preez.
