Faf du Plessis took longer than anticipated to recuperate from his damage and the previous South Africa captain is determined to return to the Caribbean Premier League after a compelled three-month break.
Du Plessis will lead the St Lucia Kings franchise within the CPL beginning on Thursday.
The South African legend, who introduced his retirement from Tests, suffered an damage through the Pakistan Super League in June. He was purported to make a comeback in The Hundred which ended earlier this month however couldn’t absolutely slot in for the inaugural occasion within the UK.
“I am really looking forward to being back on the cricket field in person again. It’s been a long time for me, now 3 months where I haven’t been able to play, so I want to get out there and do what I love again. I thought I would be fine in a month but it took three times as long,” he mentioned on the jersey launch.
St Lucia Kings is owned by the homeowners consortium of IPL franchise Punjab Kings.
“I am very excited to be with a new franchise with a new identity and a new team. People are really eager to go. In terms of sports, the competition is going to be very tough. Everyone is very excited about the coming three weeks,” Du Plessis mentioned.
Indibet is the staff’s title sponsor this season whereas main sponsors embrace St Lucia Tourism Authority and BKT Tires.
“We have such fantastic companions to help us this season as effectively. Satish Menon, CEO of St Lucia Kings mentioned, “His presence is a celebration and we wish to avenge it with a stellar efficiency on the sector.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
