Faf du Plessis Retires from IPL After 14 Years

Former South African captain Faf du Plessis announced his retirement from the Indian Premier League on November 30, ending a 14-year career that spanned four franchises and included two titles with the Chennai Super Kings. The 41-year-old batter, who last played for the Delhi Capitals in the 2025 season, will now join the Pakistan Super League, marking a shift in his T20 commitments.

Du Plessis debuted in the IPL in 2012 with the Chennai Super Kings, where he played from 2012 to 2015 and returned from 2018 to 2021, contributing to championship wins in 2018 and 2021. In the 2021 final, he earned Player of the Match honors with an unbeaten 86 off 59 balls. He later represented the now-defunct Rising Pune Supergiant in 2016 and 2017, then captained the Royal Challengers Bengaluru from 2022 to 2024, where he had his most prolific season in 2023, scoring 730 runs. His final IPL stint came with the Delhi Capitals in 2025, where he accumulated 202 runs in nine matches.

Across 154 IPL matches, du Plessis scored 4,773 runs at an average of 35.10 and a strike rate of 135.79, including 39 half-centuries and a highest score of 96. Known for his consistency at the top order, high-class...