Faf: Through Fire

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Former Proteas captain Faf du Plessis recalled a painful incident involving him and volatile former Proteas batter Daryll Cullinan. In his journey to perfecting his newfound talent, Du Plessis stumbled upon AB de Villiers. The pair were the same age at the same high school, Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Affies), and followed the same journey to the Titans after school before playing together for the Proteas. South Africa vs Australia, 2nd ODI Stats: Faf du Plessis becomes first batsman to score centuries in all formats at a single venue". Sportskeeda.com . Retrieved 16 November 2021. We suspected that someone had been nurturing the ball too much to get it to reverse so wildly, and we watched the second Test at St George’s through binoculars, so that we could follow the ball more closely while Australia was fielding.

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du Plessis's test performance in the 2012 Adelaide test is judged as the best test batting performance by any batsmen on Australian soil since the year 2000, hence making it the best 21st-century test performance in Australia. [12] a b "2nd Test: South Africa tour of Australia at Adelaide, Nov 22–26, 2012". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 28 December 2020. AB de Villiers & Ampie du Preez – Maak Jou Drome Waar". YouTube. 27 April 2010. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012 . Retrieved 21 April 2012.Ultimately, this book has been a revelation and it was worth the read. I just wish we all live to see FAF’s vision of a diverse and unified Proteas team, winning a world cup, become a reality. Test (D/N): South Africa tour of Australia at Adelaide, Nov 24-27, 2016". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 28 December 2020. Upon concluding Faf: Through Fire, it would be hard not to reflect on the degree of vulnerability that Du Plessis displays. Given that he was a part of dominant teams since his school days featuring future internationals such as AB de Villiers, Neil Wagner, Kruger van Wyk, Heino Kuhn, and Jacques Rudolph, where they lost two games in three years, it must have been challenging for Du Plessis to come to terms with the long transition that the Proteas faced under his leadership. Then, a few minutes into the (Titans coach Dave Nosworthy's) speech, Daryll raised his hand and told the coach to shut up. Then he turned to me: 'What the f**k are you doing next to me? Why the f**k are you sitting here?'