South African batter Faf du Plessis who was picked up by the Royal Challengers Bangalore within the mega public sale for Rs 7 crores, stated Virat Kohli’s had messaged him to welcome him into the Royal Challengers’ fold.
Speaking on a RevSportz present, Faf stated, “I just got a message from Virat welcoming me into the squad which was very nice. I and Virat have got a good relationship over the years.”
We cannot wait to see this duo collectively on the sphere within the crimson and gold!#PlayBold #WeAreChallengers #IPL2022 #ClassOf2022 pic.twitter.com/Igl8LUSLVM
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) February 15, 2022
“Especially within the final yr or two, we began talking a bit extra usually and that is going to be a terrific alternative for me to play alongside one of many world’s biggest cricketers we have seen. I’m trying ahead to that,” he added.
Faf who had represented the Chennai Super Kings from 2011-2015 and once more from 2018-2021 earlier than being snapped up by RCB this yr, shared a heartwarming message for the CSK followers on Instagram.
“I just wanted to do a quick video message to say thank you to Chennai, the fans, the staff, the management and players for it has been a decade with one team,” Faf stated on Instagram.
#SuperKingForever @faf1307 pic.twitter.com/rt3MUcOD4o
— Chennai Super Kings – Mask P😷du Whistle P🥳du! (@ChennaiIPL) February 13, 2022
“You create a number of particular recollections. I believe it is actually vital for me to say thanks. I’ve actually loved my time so much. I’ll actually miss everybody there. But as one door closes, a brand new one opens up and that comes up with nice alternatives. I’m excited to see what the long run holds. From me and my household, thanks very a lot,” he added.
The Chennai Super Kings Twitter deal with additionally shared the video from Faf, writing ‘Super King Forever’.
RCB retained a complete of three gamers forward of the mega public sale within the type of Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, and Mohammed Siraj. In the public sale, they received the likes of Harshal Patel, Faf du Plessis, Dinesh Karthik to call a number of.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
