At the age of 40, former Proteas captain Faf du Plessis will get another chance to play in the Indian Premier League after being picked up by Delhi Capitals in Monday’s auction.
Du Plessis has over 10 years worth of experience in the IPL, and first played for Chennai Super Kings back in 2011. In that time, he’s been involved in two IPL-winning campaigns, and finished second in the run-scoring charts during the 2023 tournament.
Marco Jansen set the bar for South African players with a staggering R14.9-million deal, while promising talent like Kwena Maphaka also found strong support at Rajasthan Royals. While there was a good number of South Africans who were selected, a handful of players will be disappointed at having gone unsold when the auction concluded.
Ottniel Baartman, Dewald Brevis, Keshav Maharaj, Wiaan Mulder, Nqaba Peter, Tabraiz Shamsi, and Rassie van der Dussen can all count themselves unlucky as they will not be involved in next year’s IPL.was the most expensive South African picked up in the bid when Gujurat Titans picked him up for just under R22 million.for R16 million after the Gujurat Titans decided not to retain the big-hitting South African.
Miller will have his Proteas white-ball captain Aiden Markram with him at the Super Giants after the right-hander was bought for R4 million after leading the Sunrisers last season., who last played for his country at the T20 World Cup in the West Indies, was bought for a handsome R7.7 million by the Kolkata Knight Riders.Heinrich Klaasen, retained by Sunrisers Hyderabad, R49.3-millionTristan Stubbs, retained by Delhi Capitals, R21.4-millionAnrich Nortje, Kolkata Knight Riders, R13.
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