IPL 2025: Faf du Plessis appointed vice-captain of Delhi Capitals | Cricket News

Faf du Plessis (Image credit score: BCCI/IPL)

NEW DELHI: Veteran South African batter Faf du Plessis has been named the vice-captain of Delhi Capitals for the upcoming 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) season. The franchise introduced the appointment through its social media handles on Monday.
“You mean right now? I’m at home, where else would I be? Yes, that’s true, I’m vice-captain of DC and I’m very excited. Delhi’s been great, the boys have been fantastic, definitely feel happy and I feel ready,” du Plessis expressed in a video shared by the franchise.

The Delhi-based staff secured du Plessis at his base value of Rs 2 crore throughout final 12 months’s mega public sale in Jeddah, after he was launched by Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) forward of the public sale.
With this improvement, du Plessis is now set to be a assured starter in DC’s taking part in XI and can help captain Axar Patel in making essential choices each on and off the sphere. Having captained South Africa on the worldwide stage and led RCB from 2022 to 2024, du Plessis brings a wealth of expertise to the management group.

During his stint as RCB skipper, du Plessis led the facet in 42 matches, securing 21 wins and struggling 21 losses, with a balanced win-loss ratio of 1.000. Under his management, RCB reached the playoffs twice however fell quick within the Eliminator on each events. Over the previous 5 IPL seasons, he has amassed 2,718 runs in 74 innings.
Du Plessis and Axar will work intently with DC’s revamped teaching employees, which incorporates Hemang Badani as head coach, Venugopal Rao as director of cricket, Munaf Patel as bowling coach, Matthew Mott as assistant coach, Kevin Pietersen as mentor, and Gnaneswara Rao and Anton Roux as fielding coaches.
Delhi Capitals will kick off their IPL 2025 marketing campaign in opposition to Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on March 24. DC stays one of the three franchises, alongside Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, but to elevate the IPL trophy.