Francois “Faf” du Plessis, born 13 July 1984, is a South African cricketer and the current Test and T20I captain of the Proteas.
He is a usual fixture at international level for the South African National Cricket team. A right-handed middle order batsman who moved up to number 3 and also bowls part-time leg spin, du Plessis has played South African domestic cricket for Northerns and the Titans, as well as matches for Lancashire, the Chennai Super Kings, and the Melbourne Renegades.
He made his Test debut in November 2012, he became the fourth South African to score a Test century on debut. du Plessis was subsequently also named T20 captain of South Africa for the following Twenty20 series against New Zealand and confirmed full-time skipper in Feb 2013.
Du Plessis took over the Test captaincy from teammate AB de Villiers in December 2016 after he relinquished it.
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