IPL 2022: Virat Kohli believes new RCB skipper Fad du Plessis will do tremendous job
IPL 2022: 'We need a leader who commands a lot of respect. Commands, not demand, and he has done that,' says Kohli
INDIA: Former Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli believes that the newly-appointed franchise captain Faf du Plessis will do a "tremendous job" in this year's Indian Premier League (IPL).
du Plessis who replaced Kohli as RCB's skipper ahead of the upcoming season will be playing his very first season for the franchise.
"Getting Faf at the auctions for us, the plan was very clear. We need a leader in the change room who commands a lot of respect. Commands not demands, because he has been there done that," Kohli said in a video posted by RCB's Twitter handle, according to CricTracker.
It should be noted that Faf has represented South Africa in 69 Tests, 143 ODIs and 50 T20Is besides also captaining them in all forms of the game. And Kohli believes that Faf's profile comes with a lot of accolades and he believes the team will get along with him.
"He's a Test captain, that profile comes with a lot of accolades already and we are excited for him to lead RCB. He will do a tremendous job. We get along really well with him, all of us myself Maxi (Glenn Maxwell) Dinesh Karthik and I think all the guys will enjoy this tournament," he added.
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