The franchise bid INR 7 crores to welcome the South African cricketer. There are speculations that he would also act as the captain for the IPL team.
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Since Virat Kohli stepped down from the captaincy last season, RCB was looking for a skipper. According to the speculations, Plessis would be a better captain choice than strong players like Dinesh Karthik and Glenn Maxwell.
“100 percent. In my opinion, he is their captain, and they will eventually announce it for sure. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have gone that hard for that long because other options are available. If you are looking only at openers, there are options, and there will be more in Jonny Bairstow, Jason Roy. They did not go for someone like a Warner or Quinton de Kock,” Aakash Chopra said.
“They knew; they had their eyes set on Faf that he is our captain. His record is phenomenal. What he brings are stability and consistency. No international cricket is working in his favour now,” elaborated Chopra.
Former wicketkeeper Saba Karim also concurred with Chopra, saying that it is a “no brainer” that RCB is going to announce former Chennai Super Kings opener du Plessis as the captain.
“It’s a no brainer. RCB will go with Faf du Plessis as the captain and that is why they went after him so aggressively at the auction. He will be the number 1 candidate to lead them,” he said.
