{"id":166533,"date":"2024-11-02T05:14:23","date_gmt":"2024-11-02T05:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/02\/ipl-2025-why-did-rcb-not-retain-faf-du-plessis-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-11-02T05:14:24","modified_gmt":"2024-11-02T05:14:24","slug":"ipl-2025-why-did-rcb-not-retain-faf-du-plessis-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/02\/ipl-2025-why-did-rcb-not-retain-faf-du-plessis-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2025: Why did RCB not retain Faf du Plessis? | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-114870184,imgsize-82988,width-400,resizemode-4\/114870184.jpg?resize=400,225&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"IPL 2025: Why did RCB not retain Faf du Plessis? | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"IPL 2025: Why did RCB not retain Faf du Plessis? | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\">\n<div class=\"_s30J clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cj2hz img_cptn\"><span title=\"Faf du Plessis. (PTI Photo)\">Faf du Plessis. (PTI Photo)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/faf-du-plessis\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Faf du Plessis<\/a>, who led the <!-- -->Royal Challengers Bengaluru<!-- --> (<a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/ipl-live-score\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">RCB<\/a>) for three <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/ipl\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">IPL<\/a> seasons from 2022 to 2024, was <a href=\"https:\/\/m.timesofindia.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/top-stories\/rcb-royal-challengers-bengaluru-retentions-ipl-2025-mega-auction-players-squad\/articleshow\/114805563.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">not retained by the franchise<\/a> for the upcoming league. This places du Plessis alongside Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, and KL Rahul in the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/top-stories\/ipl-retentions-top-10-players-who-havent-been-retained\/articleshow\/114838965.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">pool for the IPL mega auctions<\/a>. <br \/>Du Plessis demonstrated his value to RCB in the past two seasons. In 2024, he guided the team to the playoffs with a remarkable seven consecutive wins. In 2023, he was a strong contender for the Orange Cap with 730 runs at a strike rate of 153.68 from 14 matches. <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/andy-flower\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Andy Flower<\/a>, RCB&#8217;s head coach, acknowledged du Plessis&#8217;s contributions. &#8220;Last year, Faf&#8217;s captaincy and leadership &#8211; in what was a really tough season, particularly in the first half &#8211; was sensational,&#8221; Flower said. &#8220;He led the revival that took us into the finals.&#8221; <br \/>Director of Cricket <!-- -->Mo Bobat<!-- --> explained the decision: &#8220;The decision to not retain Faf is a tricky one because I have nothing but admiration for him&#8230; Faf, I&#8217;m sure, will admit himself, is at the latter part of his career now. And obviously for Andy and I, we have to think really strongly around RCB&#8217;s leadership moving forward.&#8221;<br \/>Du Plessis&#8217;s performance and leadership will be missed, but the focus now turns to RCB&#8217;s future plans and leadership restructuring.<br \/>RCB retained former skipper Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar and uncapped Yash Dayal. The franchise ended up spending Rs. 37 crore in the process and will enter the mega auction later this month with Rs. 83 crore in their kitty. <br \/>Additionally, RCB can retain members from their IPL 2024 squad by using their three Right to Match cards. 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