Faf du Plessis reveals ‘incriminating’ details over his retirement from international cricket
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Former South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis has released his autobiography ‘Faf Through Fire’. As it turns out the book is living its name quite literally. In the book, the Protean has revealed some ‘incriminating’ details regarding Cricket South Africa. Currently, the right-hander isn’t playing for his national side and is likely to have had his last hoorah at the highest level.
Meanwhile, in the book, the Pretoria-born player has compared his relationship with the CSA with a husband-wife relationship. In other words, he said it felt like dealing with someone who doesn’t value you so much. The 38-year-old also revealed that he wanted to play the white-ball format for the Proteas but wasn’t considered. Notably, he announced his retirement from Tests in early 2021.
“Dealing with CSA during this time was like being in a relationship with someone who doesn’t value you as much as you value them. That complicated matters. I had to work much harder than should have been necessary to get them to communicate efficiently,” Du Plessis wrote in his book.
“He (Boucher) never responded to my message, nor did he contact me after the announcement had been made. His silence confirmed to me that I had made the right decision to retire from Tests,” Du Plessis explained.
Miscommunication from CSA led to AB de Villiers not playing 2019 ODI World Cup: Faf du Plessis
Further in the book, Du Plessis revealed that AB de Villiers couldn’t play in the 2019 ODI World Cup due to miscommunication from the CSA. The former added that he spoke to the likes of Graeme Smith, Mark Boucher, and Victor Mpitsang about the same.
“Sent Graeme, Mark and Victor Mpitsang an email asking for better two-way communication. I said a breakdown in communication had led to AB de Villiers not playing in the 2019 World Cup, which became a media mess. I wanted us to prevent a repetition of that. So what did they expect of a player who was not contracted but was in contention for the World Cup?” Du Plessis wrote.
