Mike Hesson on RCB skipper Faf du Plessis: We have set things in place for next 3 years
India Today
Faf du Plessis was named RCB captain ahead of the IPL 2022. He took over the reigns from Virat Kohli, who stepped down from the position last year.
Mike Hesson, Royal Challengers Bangalore's Director of cricket operations, has said that he and skipper Faf du Plessis have "set things in place for the next three years and hopefully beyond" after the franchise qualified for the playoffs for the third consecutive year.
The Bangalore-based franchise's fate was, however, not in their hands this season. They swam into the knockout stage following the victory of the five-time champions Mumbai Indians over Delhi Capitals in their final league game. Had the result been the other way around, Delhi would have qualified and Bangalore would have crashed out of the tournament.
Du Plessis was named as the captain of RCB ahead of the 2022 season, taking the mantle from Virat Kohli. Interestingly, the South African is 37 years old while Kohli, who stepped down from the role last year, is just 33.
"Faf has been great. Once we decided and made him aware of that (captaincy), it was all about him actually coming in and contributing to the culture. For me, culture happens first. It is something quite hard to define. It is more about how you react under pressure, towards your teammates and Faf is big on that. He is big on creating a legacy as well. We actually have got set things in place for the next three years and hopefully beyond. He also has the capability of bringing people along for a ride, which I think is really important," said Hesson in a video posted by RCB on Twitter.
Mike Hesson talks about making it to the playoffs for three years in a row, the top performers for #RCB this season, and Faf’s leadership skills, while Shahbaz Ahmed recounts his memorable moments of #IPL2022 so far, on @kreditbee presents Bold Diaries.#PlayBold #RCB pic.twitter.com/bdIqY631kq
