Faf du Plessis Has Retired from Test Cricket
After playing 69 matches, in which he scored 4163 runs at 40.02, former South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis has decided to call a halt to his Test career. He was quoted as saying he wanted to “walk into a new chapter” and play only T20 cricket ahead of two World Cups due to take place in 2021 and 2022.
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Brilliant Test Debut in Adelaide
Thirty-six-year-old Du Plessis played his first Test match in Adelaide on South Africa’s tour of Australia in the 2012-13 season. He had a brilliant debut, making 78 and 110 not out to help his side to a draw after batting out nearly five sessions on a deteriorating wicket. Over the course of his Test career, Du Plessis made 10 tons and 21 fifties.
“I stand in a place of utmost gratitude for a Test career full of blessings bestowed on me. Every high and low has shaped me into the man I am proud to stand up as today. In all things, those instances worked towards the good of who I believe I am today.”
“The next two years are ICC T20 World Cup years. Because of this, my focus is shifting to this format and I want to play as much of it as possible around the world so that I can be the best player I can possibly be.”